title: Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres
text: # Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres
  
  These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States. The final was held on August 6, 1984.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Doina Melinte Romania |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Kim Gallagher United States |
  | Bronze | Fiţa Lovin Romania |
  
  ## Records
  
  These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics.
  
  | World Record | 1:53.28 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | Munich (FRG) | July 26, 1983 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Olympic Record | 1:53.43 | Nadiya Olizarenko | Moscow (URS) | July 27, 1980 |
  
  ## Final
  
  Held on August 6, 1984
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Doina Melinte | Romania | 1:57.60 |
  | | Kim Gallagher | United States | 1:58.63 |
  | | Fiţa Lovin | Romania | 1:58.83 |
  | 4 | Gabriella Dorio | Italy | 1:59.05 |
  | 5 | Lorraine Baker | Great Britain | 2:00.03 |
  | 6 | Ruth Wysocki | United States | 2:00.34 |
  | 7 | Margrit Klinger | West Germany | 2:00.65 |
  | 8 | Caroline O'Shea | Ireland | 2:00.77 |
  
  ## Semifinals
  
  * Held on August 4, 1984
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kim Gallagher | United States | 2:00.48 |
  | 2 | Doina Melinte | Romania | 2:01.42 |
  | 3 | Ruth Wysocki | United States | 2:02.31 |
  | 4 | Caroline O'Shea | Ireland | 2:02.70 |
  | 5 | Elly van Hulst | Netherlands | 2:03.25 |
  | 6 | Angelita Lind | Puerto Rico | 2:03.27 |
  | 7 | Christine Slythe | Canada | 2:04.95 |
  | 8 | Ranza Clark | Canada | 2:05.42 |
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
  | 1 | Fiţa Lovin | Romania | 1:59.29 |
  | 2 | Gabriella Dorio | Italy | 1:59.53 |
  | 3 | Margrit Klinger | West Germany | 2:00.00 |
  | 4 | Lorraine Baker | Great Britain | 2:00.66 |
  | 5 | Robin Campbell | United States | 2:01.21 |
  | 6 | Jill McCabe | Sweden | 2:02.20 |
  | 7 | Grace Verbeek | Canada | 2:03.23 |
  | 8 | Shiny Abraham | India | 2:05.42 |
  
  ## Round one
  
  * Held on August 3, 1984
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Margrit Klinger | West Germany | 2:03.66 |
  | 2 | Ruth Wysocki | United States | 2:04.05 |
  | 3 | Jill McCabe | Sweden | 2:04.16 |
  | 4 | Ranza Clark | Canada | 2:04.67 |
  | 5 | Céléstine N'Drin | Ivory Coast | 2:06.06 |
  | 6 | Christine Bakombo | Zaire | 2:18.79 |
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
  | 1 | Fiţa Lovin | Romania | 2:01.51 |
  | 2 | Robin Campbell | United States | 2:01.72 |
  | 3 | Lorraine Baker | Great Britain | 2:01.73 |
  | 4 | Angelita Lind | Puerto Rico | 2:01.84 |
  | 5 | Selina Chirchir | Kenya | 2:07.17 |
  | 6 | Grace Bakari | Ghana | 2:14.50 |
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
  | 1 | Doina Melinte | Romania | 2:02.77 |
  | 2 | Caroline O'Shea | Ireland | 2:03.60 |
  | 3 | Christine Slythe | Canada | 2:04.17 |
  | 4 | Shiny Abraham | India | 2:04.69 |
  | 5 | Alejandra Ramos | Chile | 2:05.77 |
  | 6 | Evelyn Adiru | Uganda | 2:07.39 |
  | 7 | Zonia Meigham | Guatemala | 2:14.17 |
  | Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
  | 1 | Kim Gallagher | United States | 2:00.37 |
  | 2 | Gabriella Dorio | Italy | 2:01.41 |
  | 3 | Elly van Hulst | Netherlands | 2:03.38 |
  | 4 | Grace Verbeek | Canada | 2:04.16 |
  | 5 | Albertina Machado | Portugal | 2:05.74 |
  | 6 | Laverne Bryan | Antigua and Barbuda | 2:11.44 |
  