title: Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metres
text: # Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metres
  
  The Women's 800 metres at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday 10 October and Monday 11 October 2010.
  
  ## Records
  
  | World Record | 1:53.28 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | CZE | München, Germany | 26 July 1983 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Games Record | 1:57.35 | Maria Mutola | MOZ | Manchester, England | 2002 |
  
  ## Round 1
  
  First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
  
  ### Heat 1
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 7 | Winny Chebet (KEN) | 2:02.58 | Q |
  | 2 | 4 | Hannah England (ENG) | 2:02.63 | Q |
  | 3 | 3 | Nikki Hamblin (NZL) | 2:02.82 | q |
  | 4 | 6 | Kelly McNeice (NIR) | 2:04.72 | |
  | 5 | 8 | Marie Lascar (MRI) | 2:06.25 | SB |
  | 6 | 5 | Helen Hadjam (GUE) | 2:15.08 | |
  
  ### Heat 2
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 4 | Emma Jackson (ENG) | 2:01.63 | Q |
  | 2 | 6 | Nancy Langat (KEN) | 2:01.82 | Q |
  | 3 | 3 | Diane Cummins (CAN) | 2:02.25 | q |
  | 4 | 7 | Sinimole Paulose (IND) | 2:03.44 | SB |
  | – | 5 | Leonor Piuza (MOZ) | | DNF |
  
  ### Heat 3
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 4 | Tintu Luka (IND) | 2:02.73 | Q |
  | 2 | 3 | Cherono Koech (KEN) | 2:03.45 | Q |
  | 3 | 6 | Salome Dell (PNG) | 2:03.53 | PB |
  | 4 | 7 | Annet Negesa (UGA) | 2:03.69 | |
  | 5 | 2 | Claire Gibson (SCO) | 2:05.03 | |
  | 6 | 5 | Mahriam Kamara (SLE) | 2:31.24 | |
  
  ## Final
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 5 | Nancy Langat (KEN) | 2:00.01 | |
  | | 4 | Nikki Hamblin (NZL) | 2:00.05 | |
  | | 8 | Diane Cummins (CAN) | 2:00.13 | |
  | 4 | 7 | Emma Jackson (ENG) | 2:00.46 | PB |
  | 5 | 2 | Hannah England (ENG) | 2:00.47 | SB |
  | 6 | 6 | Tintu Luka (IND) | 2:01.25 | |
  | 7 | 3 | Winny Chebet (KEN) | 2:11.58 | |
  | | 9 | Cherono Koech (KEN) | DSQ | R 163.3 |
  