Athletics at the 1981 Summer Universiade – Women's 800 metres
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The women's 800 metres event at the 1981 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadionul Naţional in Bucharest on 25 and 26 July 1981.[https://www.tilastopaja.eu/db/results.php?Season=1981&CID=12981191 Results at Tilastopaja]
Medalists
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| width=200 bgcolor=gold|Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver|Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966|Bronze |
| Doina Melinte {{flag|Romania|1965}} |Gabriella Dorio |Tudorita Morutan |
Results
=Heats=
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| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 1 | align=left| Doina Melinte | align=left| {{flag|Romania|1965}} | 2:02.92 | Q |
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| 2 | 1 | align=left| Nina Ruchayeva | align=left| {{URS}} | 2:03.56 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | align=left| Ewa Głódź | align=left| {{POL}} | 2:04.05 | |
| 4 | 1 | align=left| Heather Wright | align=left| {{AUS}} | 2:04.14 | {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160410014338/http://athhistory.imgstg.com/international/int57.htm Australian results]}} |
| 5 | 1 | align=left| Angelita Lind | align=left| {{flag|Puerto Rico|1952}} | 2:05.98 | |
| 6 | 1 | align=left| Hala El-Moughrabi | align=left| {{SYR}} | 2:14.39 | |
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| 1 | 2 | align=left| Gabriella Dorio | align=left| {{ITA}} | 1:59.17 | Q{{cite news |title=Wiley fends off asthma, McCoy|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46524252/the-spokesman-review/ |accessdate=9 February 2020 |publisher=The Spokesman-Review |date=26 July 1981 |page=6}} |
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| 2 | 2 | align=left| Cherry Hanson | align=left| {{GBR2}} | 2:00.30 | Q |
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| 3 | 2 | align=left| Ludmila Ashikhmina | align=left| {{URS}} | 2:02.05 | q |
| 4 | 2 | align=left| Nery McKeen | align=left| {{CUB}} | 2:04.05 | |
| 5 | 2 | align=left| Katharina Sävestrand | align=left| {{SWE}} | 2:11.00 | |
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| 1 | 3 | align=left| Robin Campbell | align=left| {{USA}} | 2:01.86 | Q |
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| 2 | 3 | align=left| Tudorita Morutan | align=left| {{flag|Romania|1965}} | {{sort|2:01.87|2:0?.??}} | Q |
| 3 | 3 | align=left| Christina Boxer | align=left| {{GBR2}} | 2:02.50 | |
| 4 | 3 | align=left| Gloria Pallé | align=left| {{flag|Spain|1977}} | 2:05.06 | [https://www.rfea.es/ranking/altt/alltimeESP_2017.pdf Spanish toplist] |
| 5 | 3 | align=left| Georgia Troubouki | align=left| {{GRE}} | 2:06.10 |
=Final=
{{cite news |title=Final results |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46306153/the-santa-fe-new-mexican/ |accessdate=9 February 2020 |publisher=The Santa Fe New Mexican |date=27 July 1981 |page=26}}{{cite news |title=Final results |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/07/26/World-University-Games-At-Bucharest-Romania-July-26/9562364968000/ |accessdate=9 February 2020 |publisher=United Press International |date=26 July 1981}}
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| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| {{Gold1}} | align=left| Doina Melinte | align=left| {{flag|Romania|1965}} | 1:57.81 | |
| {{Silver2}} | align=left| Gabriella Dorio | align=left| {{ITA}} | 1:58.99 | |
| {{Bronze3}} | align=left| Tudorita Morutan | align=left| {{flag|Romania|1965}} | 1:59.30 | |
| 4 | align=left| Nina Ruchayeva | align=left| {{URS}} | 1:59.31 | |
| 5 | align=left| LeAnn Warren | align=left| {{USA}} | 1:59.72 | |
| 6 | align=left| Ludmila Ashikhmina | align=left| {{URS}} | 2:01.13 | |
| 7 | align=left| Robin Campbell | align=left| {{USA}} | 2:01.44 | |
| 8 | align=left| Cherry Hanson | align=left| {{GBR2}} | 2:02.83 |
References
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