# Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 2017 Summer Universiade was held on 23, 24 and 25 August at the Taipei Municipal Stadium.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Rose Mary Almanza Cuba | Olga Liakhova Ukraine | Docus Ajok Uganda |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Rose Mary Almanza | Cuba | 2:03.78 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Docus Ajok | Uganda | 2:04.14 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Georgia Griffith | Australia | 2:04.17 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Olga Liakhova | Ukraine | 2:04.47 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Bianka Kéri | Hungary | 2:04.51 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Amela Terzić | Serbia | 2:04.51 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Natalia Evangelidou | Cyprus | 2:04.56 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Irene Baldessari | Italy | 2:04.96 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Dihia Haddar | Algeria | 2:05.07 | q, PB |
| 10 | 4 | Adelle Tracey | Great Britain | 2:05.78 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | Jenna Westaway | Canada | 2:05.80 | Q |
| 12 | 4 | Christina Hering | Germany | 2:05.80 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | Rachel Aubry | Canada | 2:06.08 | q |
| 14 | 4 | Anuscha Nice | South Africa | 2:06.38 | |
| 15 | 3 | Dagmar Olsen | Denmark | 2:08.94 | SB |
| 16 | 4 | Louise Jørgensen | Denmark | 2:10.59 | SB |
| 17 | 1 | Julie Mathisen | Norway | 2:10.72 | |
| 18 | 2 | Charline Mathias | Luxembourg | 2:11.18 | Q |
| 19 | 2 | Paulina Mikiewicz-Łapińska | Poland | 2:11.43 | Q |
| 20 | 2 | Monika Elenska | Lithuania | 2:11.69 | Q |
| 21 | 2 | Tsepang Sello | Lesotho | 2:11.93 | |
| 22 | 2 | Kelly Nevolihhin | Estonia | 2:11.96 | |
| 23 | 3 | Faten Laribi | Algeria | 2:12.41 | |
| 24 | 1 | Louielyn Pamatian | Philippines | 2:17.95 | |
| 25 | 4 | Agnes Amuron | Uganda | 2:18.95 | |
| 26 | 4 | Mariama Kamara | Sierra Leone | 2:54.36 | |
| | 1 | Eva Kavka | Slovenia | DQ | R163.3a |
| | 2 | Bertha Maseka | Zambia | DQ | R163.3a |
| | 2 | Abike Egbeniyi | Nigeria | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Rose Mary Almanza | Cuba | 2:02.22 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Olga Liakhova | Ukraine | 2:02.57 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Bianka Kéri | Hungary | 2:02.64 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Docus Ajok | Uganda | 2:03.13 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Georgia Griffith | Australia | 2:03.17 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Paulina Mikiewicz-Łapińska | Poland | 2:03.21 | q, PB |
| 7 | 1 | Adelle Tracey | Great Britain | 2:03.30 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Christina Hering | Germany | 2:03.58 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Charline Mathias | Luxembourg | 2:03.59 | |
| 10 | 1 | Natalia Evangelidou | Cyprus | 2:03.92 | |
| 11 | 1 | Jenna Westaway | Canada | 2:04.59 | |
| 12 | 2 | Rachel Aubry | Canada | 2:04.79 | |
| 13 | 2 | Irene Baldessari | Italy | 2:05.05 | |
| 14 | 2 | Dihia Haddar | Algeria | 2:05.46 | |
| 15 | 1 | Amela Terzić | Serbia | 2:07.54 | |
| 16 | 1 | Monika Elenska | Lithuania | 2:07.62 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Rose Mary Almanza | Cuba | 2:02.21 |
| | Olga Liakhova | Ukraine | 2:03.11 |
| | Docus Ajok | Uganda | 2:03.22 |
| 4 | Georgia Griffith | Australia | 2:03.52 |
| 5 | Adelle Tracey | Great Britain | 2:03.72 |
| 6 | Bianka Kéri | Hungary | 2:04.00 |
| 7 | Paulina Mikiewicz-Łapińska | Poland | 2:04.19 |
| 8 | Christina Hering | Germany | 2:04.76 |