The women's 800 metres event at the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 2 and 3 March.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Ella Kovacs Romania
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Nadiya Olizarenko Soviet Union
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Cristieana Cojocaru Romania
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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 | 1 | Ella Kovacs | Romania |
2:02.18 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Nadiya Olizarenko | Soviet Union |
2:03.12 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Kirsty McDermott |  Great Britain |
2:03.42 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Cristieana Cojocaru | Romania |
2:03.88 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Rosa Colorado |  Spain |
2:04.03 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Slobodanka Čolović |  Yugoslavia |
2:04.04 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Petra Kleinbrahm |  West Germany |
2:04.44 | |
| 8 | 2 | Sigrun Ludwigs |  East Germany |
2:04.62 | |
| 9 | 2 | Mayte Zúñiga | Spain |
2:06.21 | |
| 10 | 2 | Svobodka Damyanova |  Bulgaria |
2:06.76 | |
| 1 | Zuzana Moravčíková |  Czechoslovakia |
DNF |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ella Kovacs | Romania |
2:00.51 | |
 |
Nadiya Olizarenko | Soviet Union |
2:00.90 | |
 |
Cristieana Cojocaru | Romania |
2:01.01 | |
| 4 | Rosa Colorado | Spain |
2:04.53 | |
| 5 | Slobodanka Čolović | Yugoslavia |
2:06.38 | |
| 6 | Kirsty McDermott | Great Britain |
2:07.98 |