The women's 800 metres event at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 and 12 March in Milan.[1][2]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Ulrike Bruns East Germany
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Totka Petrova Bulgaria
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Mariana Suman Romania
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Results edit
Heats edit
First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Totka Petrova | Bulgaria |
2:01.5 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Mariana Suman | Romania |
2:01.6 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Tatyana Providokhina |  Soviet Union |
2:02.4 | |
| 4 | 2 | Heike Roock | East Germany |
2:02.9 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Marie-Françoise Dubois |  France |
2:03.0 | |
| 6 | 2 | Anne-Marie Van Nuffel |  Belgium |
2:03.1 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Elżbieta Katolik |  Poland |
2:03.4 | |
| 8 | 1 | Ulrike Bruns | East Germany |
2:04.3 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Verona Elder |  Great Britain |
2:04.3 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Elena Tărîță | Romania |
2:04.3 | |
| 11 | 3 | Silvana Cruciata |  Italy |
2:04.7 | |
| 12 | 1 | Chantal Aubry | France |
2:05.9 | |
| 13 | 1 | Gabriella Dorio | Italy |
2:06.0 | |
| 14 | 2 | Galina Atanasova | Bulgaria |
2:06.7 | |
| 15 | 1 | Lilja Guðmundsdóttir |  Iceland |
2:11.6 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ulrike Bruns | East Germany |
2:02.3 | |
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Totka Petrova | Bulgaria |
2:02.5 | |
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Mariana Suman | Romania |
2:03.4 | |
| 4 | Anne-Marie Van Nuffel | Belgium |
2:03.8 | |
| 5 | Heike Roock | East Germany |
2:03.8 | |
| 6 | Verona Elder | Great Britain |
2:09.2 |