# Athletics at the 2003 Summer Universiade – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 2003 Summer Universiade was held in Daegu, South Korea on 27–30 August.
The winning margin was 0.05 seconds which as of 2024 remains the narrowest winning margin in the women's 800 metres at these games.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Liliana Barbulescu Romania | Anna Zagórska Poland | Irina Vashentseva Russia |

## Results
### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Irina Vashentseva | Russia | 2:02.91 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Miki Nishimura | Japan | 2:03.44 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Sandra Teixeira | Portugal | 2:03.87 | q |
| 4 | 4 | Anna Zagórska | Poland | 2:03.94 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Liu Qing | China | 2:04.51 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | Alexia Oberstolz | Italy | 2:04.59 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Sviatlana Klimkovich | Belarus | 2:04.60 | q |
| 8 | 6 | Tamara Volkova | Ukraine | 2:04.91 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Laura Gerber | Switzerland | 2:04.92 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | Becky Lyne | Great Britain | 2:04.93 | q |
| 11 | 6 | Mihaela Olaru | Romania | 2:04.98 | Q |
| 12 | 6 | Sonja Roman | Slovenia | 2:05.24 | |
| 13 | 3 | Tatyana Yegorova | Russia | 2:05.43 | Q |
| 14 | 3 | Najla Jaber | Netherlands | 2:05.44 | |
| 15 | 5 | Christiane dos Santos | Brazil | 2:05.95 | Q |
| 16 | 5 | Liliana Barbulescu | Romania | 2:06.06 | Q |
| 17 | 1 | Houria Chlihi | Morocco | 2:06.40 | |
| 18 | 5 | Rikke Rønholt | Denmark | 2:06.52 | |
| 19 | 5 | Aimee Teteris | Canada | 2:06.83 | |
| 20 | 4 | Kristin Roset | Norway | 2:06.85 | |
| 21 | 3 | Sheena Gooding | Barbados | 2:07.14 | |
| 22 | 6 | Binnaz Uslu | Turkey | 2:07.27 | |
| 23 | 3 | Melissa Thomas | New Zealand | 2:08.35 | |
| 24 | 2 | Anny Christofidou | Cyprus | 2:08.77 | Q |
| 25 | 5 | Lisbeth Pedersen | Norway | 2:08.86 | |
| 26 | 2 | Joanna Buza | Poland | 2:09.10 | Q |
| 27 | 4 | Rochelle Heron | New Zealand | 2:09.64 | |
| 28 | 6 | Chantal Breedt | South Africa | 2:10.50 | |
| 29 | 2 | Tatsiana Buloichik | Belarus | 2:10.73 | |
| 30 | 1 | Lisa van der Merwe | South Africa | 2:11.91 | |
| 31 | 6 | Irina Krakoviak | Lithuania | 2:12.42 | |
| 32 | 5 | Euridice Borges Semedo | São Tomé and Príncipe | 2:13.87 | |
| 33 | 2 | Nam Sun-ha | South Korea | 2:14.89 | |
| 34 | 1 | Yuliya Belkova | Azerbaijan | 2:14.95 | |
| 35 | 3 | Buathip Boonprasert | Thailand | 2:15.01 | |
| 36 | 3 | Sudati Masasu | Uganda | 2:18.01 | |
| 37 | 4 | Catherine Angwech | Uganda | 2:23.17 | |
| 38 | 2 | Wongani Lornifar Chirwa | Malawi | 2:55.38 | |

### Semifinals

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Irina Vashentseva | Russia | 2:01.59 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Anna Zagórska | Poland | 2:01.95 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Liliana Barbulescu | Romania | 2:02.11 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Sandra Teixeira | Portugal | 2:02.42 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Christiane dos Santos | Brazil | 2:02.67 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Tamara Volkova | Ukraine | 2:03.11 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Miki Nishimura | Japan | 2:03.23 | |
| 8 | 2 | Laura Gerber | Switzerland | 2:03.40 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Tatyana Yegorova | Russia | 2:03.40 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Anny Christofidou | Cyprus | 2:03.45 | NR |
| 11 | 2 | Mihaela Olaru | Romania | 2:03.45 | |
| 12 | 2 | Liu Qing | China | 2:03.46 | |
| 13 | 2 | Joanna Buza | Poland | 2:03.84 | |
| 14 | 1 | Alexia Oberstolz | Italy | 2:05.14 | |
| 15 | 2 | Sviatlana Klimkovich | Belarus | 2:05.91 | |
| | 1 | Becky Lyne | Great Britain | DNF | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Liliana Barbulescu | Romania | 2:00.06 |
| | Anna Zagórska | Poland | 2:00.11 |
| | Irina Vashentseva | Russia | 2:00.77 |
| 4 | Laura Gerber | Switzerland | 2:01.39 |
| 5 | Christiane dos Santos | Brazil | 2:01.53 |
| 6 | Tamara Volkova | Ukraine | 2:01.86 |
| 7 | Tatyana Yegorova | Russia | 2:02.64 |
| 8 | Sandra Teixeira | Portugal | 2:03.01 |