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Women’s 800 metres
Held at 18 Games, 1928–2024. Most golds: Soviet Union (3). Most medals: Caster Semenya (2). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games181928–2024
Medals54
Delegations26on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Keely Hodgkinson Great Britain | Tsige Duguma Ethiopia | Mary Moraa Kenya |
| 2020 Tokyo | Athing Mu United States | Keely Hodgkinson Great Britain | Raevyn Rogers United States |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Caster Semenya South Africa | Francine Niyonsaba Burundi | Margaret Wambui Kenya |
| 2012 London | Caster Semenya South Africa | Pamela Jelimo Kenya | Alysia Johnson Montaño United States |
| 2008 Beijing | Pamela Jelimo Kenya | Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei Kenya | Hasna Benhassi Morocco |
| 2004 Athens | Kelly Holmes Great Britain | Hasna Benhassi Morocco | Jolanda Čeplak Slovenia |
| 2000 Sydney | Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique | Stephanie Graf Austria | Kelly Holmes Great Britain |
| 1996 Atlanta | Svetlana Masterkova Russia | Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba | Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique |
| 1992 Barcelona | Ellen van Langen Netherlands | Liliya Nurutdinova Unified Team | Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba |
| 1988 Seoul | Sigrun Wodars East Germany | Christine Wachtel East Germany | Kim Gallagher United States |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Doina Melinte Romania | Kim Gallagher United States | Fița Lovin Romania |
| 1980 Moscow | Nadezhda Olizarenko Soviet Union | Olga Mineyeva Soviet Union | Tatyana Providokhina Soviet Union |
| 1976 Montreal | Tatyana Kazankina Soviet Union | Nikolina Shtereva Bulgaria | Elfi Zinn East Germany |
| 1972 Munich | Hildegard Falck West Germany | Nijolė Sabaitė Soviet Union | Gunhild Hoffmeister East Germany |
| 1968 Mexico City | Madeline Manning United States | Ileana Silai Romania | Mia Gommers Netherlands |
| 1964 Tokyo | Ann Packer Great Britain | Maryvonne Dupureur France | Marise Chamberlain New Zealand |
| 1960 Rome | Lyudmila Shevtsova Soviet Union | Brenda Jones Australia | Ursula Donath United Team of Germany |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Lina Radke Germany | Kinue Hitomi Japan | Inga Gentzel Sweden |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | United States | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Kenya | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | East Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |