These are the official results of the
Women's 800 metres event at the
1993 IAAF World Championships in
Stuttgart, Germany
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. There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats and the final held on Tuesday 1993-08-17.
Doping disqualification
Liliya Nurutdinova (Russia) had originally placed seventh, but was disqualified after testing positive for the anabolic steroid
stanozolol
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.
[Phil Hersh]
Dopers, Ex-dopers And `Hmmm' Take Spotlight
Chicago Tribune, 22 August 1993
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Final
Semifinals
*Held on Sunday 1993-08-15
Qualifying heats
*Held on Saturday 1993-08-14
See also
* 1990 Women's European Championships 800 metres (Split)
* 1991 Women's World Championships 800 metres (Tokyo)
* 1992 Women's Olympic 800 metres (Barcelona)
* 1994 Women's European Championships 800 metres (Helsinki)
* 1995 Women's World Championships 800 metres (Gothenburg)
* 1996 Women's Olympic 800 metres (Atlanta)
References
Results
{{DEFAULTSORT:1993 World Championships In Athletics - Women's 800 Metres
800 metres at the World Athletics Championships
1993 in women's athletics