# 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 16, 17 and 18 September.

## Medalists

| Gold | Lu Yi China |
| Silver | Chen Yumei China |
| Bronze | Kati Kovacs Germany |

## Results
### Final

18 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Lu Yi | China | 2:02.91 |
| | Chen Yumei | China | 2:03.14 |
| | Kati Kovacs | Germany | 2:03.81 |
| 4 | Natalya Zaytseva | Commonwealth of Independent States | 2:04.76 |
| 5 | Monica Lundgren | Sweden | 2:05.33 |
| 6 | Melissa Baker | Australia | 2:05.34 |
| 7 | Salina Kosgei | Kenya | 2:13.48 |
| | Séverine Foulon | France | DQ |

### Semifinals

17 September

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Chen Yumei | China | 2:04.27 | Q |
| 2 | Kati Kovacs | Germany | 2:04.39 | Q |
| 3 | Séverine Foulon | France | 2:04.46 | Q |
| 4 | Melissa Baker | Australia | 2:04.49 | Q |
| 5 | Emma James | New Zealand | 2:04.58 | |
| 6 | Michelle Wilkinson | United Kingdom | 2:06.71 | |
| 7 | Mariana Florea | Romania | 2:08.00 | |
| 8 | Irina Bezmenova | Commonwealth of Independent States | 2:09.32 | |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Lu Yi | China | 2:03.96 | Q |
| 2 | Natalya Zaytseva | Commonwealth of Independent States | 2:06.68 | Q |
| 3 | Salina Kosgei | Kenya | 2:06.86 | Q |
| 4 | Monica Lundgren | Sweden | 2:06.93 | Q |
| 5 | Aurica Rautu | Romania | 2:07.22 | |
| 6 | Andrea Šuldesová | Czechoslovakia | 2:08.30 | |
| 7 | Kim Hae-Yeong | South Korea | 2:08.80 | |
| 8 | Rachael Rowberry | New Zealand | 2:17.17 | |

### Heats

16 September

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kati Kovacs | Germany | 2:04.98 | Q |
| 2 | Séverine Foulon | France | 2:06.19 | Q |
| 3 | Melissa Baker | Australia | 2:06.21 | Q |
| 4 | Andrea Šuldesová | Czechoslovakia | 2:08.15 | q |
| 5 | Michelle Wilkinson | United Kingdom | 2:08.56 | q |
| 6 | Rachael Rowberry | New Zealand | 2:09.77 | q |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Chen Yumei | China | 2:11.18 | Q |
| 2 | Emma James | New Zealand | 2:12.39 | Q |
| 3 | Mariana Florea | Romania | 2:13.05 | Q |
| 4 | Yumiko Tokuda | Japan | 2:14.19 | |
| 5 | Fátima dos Santos | Brazil | 2:14.60 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Salina Kosgei | Kenya | 2:07.57 | Q |
| 2 | Natalya Zaytseva | Commonwealth of Independent States | 2:08.53 | Q |
| 3 | Monica Lundgren | Sweden | 2:09.04 | Q |
| 4 | Kim Hae-Yeong | South Korea | 2:09.95 | q |
| 5 | Ludmila Formanová | Czechoslovakia | 2:22.34 | |
| 6 | Alison Cano | Gibraltar | 2:22.68 | |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Lu Yi | China | 2:03.75 | Q |
| 2 | Irina Bezmenova | Commonwealth of Independent States | 2:08.11 | Q |
| 3 | Aurica Rautu | Romania | 2:09.80 | Q |
| 4 | Plamena Aleksandrova | Bulgaria | 2:15.90 | |
| 5 | Jowanna McMullen | United States | 2:16.24 | |
| | Jackline Maranga | Kenya | DQ | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
* Australia (1)
* Brazil (1)
* Bulgaria (1)
* China (2)
* Commonwealth of Independent States (2)
* Czechoslovakia (2)
* France (1)
* Germany (1)
* Gibraltar (1)
* Japan (1)
* Kenya (2)
* New Zealand (2)
* Romania (2)
* South Korea (1)
* Sweden (1)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (1)