Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games – Women's 800 metres

Women's 800 metres at the Pan American Games

The women's 800 metres event at the 1999 Pan American Games was held July 24–25.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Letitia Vriesde Suriname	Zulia Calatayud Cuba	Meredith Valmon United States

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Meredith Valmon	United States	2:01.95	Q
2	2	Zulia Calatayud	Cuba	2:02.34	Q
3	2	Yanelis Lara	Cuba	2:02.55	Q
4	2	Jeanette Castro	Mexico	2:02.64	q
5	2	Vicky Lynch-Pounds	Canada	2:02.80	q
6	1	Letitia Vriesde	Suriname	2:03.96	Q
7	1	Diane Cummins	Canada	2:04.53	Q
8	1	Kathleen Rounds	United States	2:04.63	Q
9	1	Charmaine Howell	Jamaica	2:04.65
10	1	Yaneth Lucumí	Colombia	2:05.60
11	2	Augustina Charles	Saint Lucia	2:09.14
12	1	Niusha Mancilla	Bolivia	2:09.91
	2	Madrea Hyman	Jamaica	DNS

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Letitia Vriesde	Suriname	1:59.95
	Zulia Calatayud	Cuba	2:00.67
	Meredith Valmon	United States	2:01.51
4	Vicky Lynch-Pounds	Canada	2:02.78
5	Diane Cummins	Canada	2:03.10
6	Yanelis Lara	Cuba	2:03.32
7	Jeanette Castro	Mexico	2:05.06
	Kathleen Rounds	United States	DNF