The women's 800 metres event at the 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 1 and 2 March in Sindelfingen.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Jolanta Januchta Poland
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Anne-Marie Van Nuffel Belgium
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Liz Barnes Great Britain
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Results edit
Heats edit
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Liz Barnes | Great Britain |
2:05.2 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Elżbieta Katolik | Poland |
2:05.3 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Violeta Tsvetkova |  Bulgaria |
2:05.3 | q |
| 4 | 1 | Anne-Marie Van Nuffel | Belgium |
2:05.7 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Kirsti Voldnes |  Norway |
2:05.7 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Jolanta Januchta | Poland |
2:06.3 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Fița Lovin |  Romania |
2:06.4 | |
| 8 | 1 | Petra Kleinbrahm |  West Germany |
2:06.5 | |
| 9 | 2 | Brigitte Koczelnik | West Germany |
2:07.7 | |
| 10 | 2 | Rosa María Colorado |  Spain |
2:08.2 | |
| 11 | 1 | Mary Appleby |  Ireland |
2:08.8 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Jolanta Januchta | Poland |
2:00.6 | CR |
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Anne-Marie Van Nuffel | Belgium |
2:00.9 | |
 |
Liz Barnes | Great Britain |
2:01.5 | |
| 4 | Elżbieta Katolik | Poland |
2:02.3 | |
| 5 | Violeta Tsvetkova | Bulgaria |
2:02.8 | |
| 6 | Kirsti Voldnes | Norway |
2:03.8 | NR |