Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres
Rank Athlete Country Notes
1 Marie Dollinger Germany OR , Q
2 Inga Gentzel Sweden Q
3 Bobbie Rosenfeld Canada Q
4 Jo Mallon Netherlands
5 Elisabeth Oestreich Germany
6 Dee Boeckmann United States
Results -- Heats
Heat 1
The women's 800 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics took place between August 1 and August 2. Some press reports of the event claimed that many of the competitors were exhausted or failed to finish the race. According to Lynne Emery, these reports were inaccurate and the athletes were winded as normal after a race. In any case, the idea that the distance was too great for women prompted the IOC to drop it from the Olympic programme. It was reintroduced in 1960.