1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres
These are the results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece. The event took place on 6, 7 and 9 August. Doping disqualification. Lyubov Tsyoma tested positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol after the semifinals and was disqualified. Results. Heats. First 2 of each Heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals. Semifinals. First 4 of each Semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.