# Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 2001 Summer Universiade was held at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, China between 30 August and 1 September.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Brigita Langerholc Slovenia | Nédia Semedo Portugal | Tatyana Rodionova Russia |

## Results
### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Nédia Semedo | Portugal | 2:02.68 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Sasha Spencer | United States | 2:03.36 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Irina Krakoviak | Lithuania | 2:03.46 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Wang Yuanping | China | 2:03.58 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Tatyana Rodionova | Russia | 2:03.78 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Anna Zagórska | Poland | 2:04.18 | Q |
| 7 | 6 | Brigita Langerholc | Slovenia | 2:04.82 | Q |
| 8 | 3 | Miriam Bravo | Spain | 2:04.85 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Natallia Dziadkova | Belarus | 2:04.87 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Miki Nishimura | Japan | 2:05.33 | Q |
| 11 | 6 | Anjolie Wisse | Netherlands | 2:05.36 | Q |
| 12 | 6 | Tamieka Grizzle | United States | 2:05.95 | q |
| 13 | 2 | Mina Aït Hammou | Morocco | 2:06.09 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | Aoife Byrne | Ireland | 2:06.14 | Q |
| 15 | 5 | Kristin Roset | Norway | 2:06.15 | Q |
| 16 | 1 | Lisbeth Pedersen | Norway | 2:06.21 | q |
| 17 | 4 | Irina Someşan | Romania | 2:06.49 | |
| 18 | 2 | Alexandra Carter | Great Britain | 2:06.50 | |
| 19 | 3 | Yang Wei | China | 2:06.54 | |
| 20 | 1 | Jouma Kekana | South Africa | 2:07.01 | |
| 21 | 6 | Sara Palmas | Italy | 2:07.57 | |
| 22 | 1 | Yuliya Gurtovenko | Ukraine | 2:07.86 | |
| 23 | 5 | Petra Sedláková | Czech Republic | 2:08.23 | |
| 24 | 2 | Victoria Moradeyo | Nigeria | 2:08.40 | |
| 25 | 1 | Michelle Prowse | New Zealand | 2:08.64 | |
| 26 | 2 | Irina Latve | Latvia | 2:09.11 | |
| 27 | 4 | Anna Anfinogentova | Latvia | 2:09.43 | |
| 28 | 5 | Khadija Touati | Algeria | 2:10.69 | |
| 29 | 3 | Tanya Wright | Canada | 2:14.08 | |
| 30 | 6 | Fiona Crombie | New Zealand | 2:14.69 | |
| 31 | 2 | Madeleine Firita | Chad | 2:17.12 | |
| 32 | 3 | Evelyn Rojas | Costa Rica | 2:17.54 | |
| 33 | 5 | Maysa Hussein Matrood | Iraq | 2:20.47 | |
| 34 | 4 | Rossana Rodríguez | Costa Rica | 2:23.14 | |
| 35 | 6 | P. N. Somaratne | Sri Lanka | 2:28.44 | |
| 36 | 5 | Biye Engura | Equatorial Guinea | 2:46.69 | |

### Semifinals

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Brigita Langerholc | Slovenia | 2:03.25 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Anna Zagórska | Poland | 2:03.32 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Miki Nishimura | Japan | 2:03.73 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Nédia Semedo | Portugal | 2:03.84 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Natallia Dziadkova | Belarus | 2:04.47 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Miriam Bravo | Spain | 2:04.68 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Tatyana Rodionova | Russia | 2:04.69 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Sasha Spencer | United States | 2:04.75 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Aoife Byrne | Ireland | 2:04.97 | |
| 10 | 2 | Irina Krakoviak | Lithuania | 2:05.00 | |
| 11 | 1 | Tamieka Grizzle | United States | 2:05.12 | |
| 12 | 2 | Mina Aït Hammou | Morocco | 2:05.15 | |
| 13 | 2 | Anjolie Wisse | Netherlands | 2:05.50 | |
| 14 | 2 | Lisbeth Pedersen | Norway | 2:06.45 | |
| 15 | 1 | Wang Yuanping | China | 2:06.77 | |
| 16 | 1 | Kristin Roset | Norway | 2:07.52 | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Brigita Langerholc | Slovenia | 2:00.96 |
| | Nédia Semedo | Portugal | 2:01.64 |
| | Tatyana Rodionova | Russia | 2:01.68 |
| 4 | Anna Zagórska | Poland | 2:02.21 |
| 5 | Sasha Spencer | United States | 2:02.68 |
| 6 | Miriam Bravo | Spain | 2:03.35 |
| 7 | Miki Nishimura | Japan | 2:06.65 |
| 8 | Natallia Dziadkova | Belarus | 2:08.21 |