| Times held | 18 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 516 |
| Total countries | 132 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 800 metres, Women | Olympic | 25 | 13 |
| 1960 | 800 metres, Women | Olympic | 27 | 15 |
| 1964 | 800 metres, Women | Olympic | 23 | 15 |
| 1968 | 800 metres, Women | Olympic | 24 | 16 |
| 1972 | 800 metres, Women | Olympic | 38 | 26 |
| 1976 | 800 metres, Women | Olympic | 35 | 20 |
| 1980 | 800 metres, Women | Olympic | 28 | 17 |
| 1984 | 800 metres, Women | Olympic | 25 | 20 |
| 1988 | 800 metres, Women | Olympic | 29 | 20 |
| 1992 | 800 metres, Women | Olympic | 36 | 26 |
| 1996 | 800 metres, Women | Olympic | 36 | 30 |
| 2000 | 800 metres, Women | Olympic | 38 | 30 |
| 2004 | 800 metres, Women | Olympic | 43 | 36 |
| 2008 | 800 metres, Women | Olympic | 42 | 33 |
| 2012 | 800 metres, Women | Olympic | 41 | 32 |
| 2016 | 800 metres, Women | Olympic | 65 | 45 |
| 2020 | 800 metres, Women | Olympic | 46 | 29 |
| 2024 | 800 metres, Women | Olympic | 50 | 32 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | URS |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| United States | USA |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| South Africa | RSA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenya | KEN |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| East Germany | GDR |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Romania | ROU |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Germany | GER |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mozambique | MOZ |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Netherlands | NED |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| West Germany | FRG |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cuba | CUB |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Morocco | MAR |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Australia | AUS |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Austria | AUT |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | BUL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Burundi | BDI |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ethiopia | ETH |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France | FRA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan | JPN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Unified Team | EUN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand | NZL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Slovenia | SLO |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden | SWE |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caster Semenya | RSA |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Keely Hodgkinson | GBR |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kelly Holmes | GBR |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Maria Mutola | MOZ |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pamela Jelimo | KEN |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |