The women's 800 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics took place between August 1 and August 2.

[1] Some press reports of the event claimed that many of the competitors were exhausted or failed to finish the race.

[2][3] According to Lynne Emery, these reports were inaccurate and the athletes were winded as normal after a race.

[2] In any case, the idea that the distance was too great for women prompted the IOC to drop it from the Olympic programme.

[3] Key: OR = Olympic record, Q = Qualified Key: Q = Qualified Key: Q = Qualified Key: WR = World record