The women's 800 metres event at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest on March 4 and 5.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Christine Wachtel East Germany
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Tatyana Grebenchuk Soviet Union
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Ellen Kiessling East Germany
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Results edit
Heats edit
First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Ellen Kiessling | East Germany |
2:01.74 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Violeta Beclea |  Romania |
2:01.88 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Joetta Clark |  United States |
2:01.96 | q |
| 4 | 2 | Gabriela Lesch |  West Germany |
2:02.20 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Christine Wachtel | East Germany |
2:02.29 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Tatyana Grebenchuk | Soviet Union |
2:02.35 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Tudorita Chidu | Romania |
2:02.85 | |
| 8 | 2 | Erzsébet Szabó |  Hungary |
2:03.37 | =NR |
| 9 | 1 | Maite Zúñiga |  Spain |
2:03.65 | |
| 10 | 1 | Alisa Harvey | United States |
2:04.03 | |
| 11 | 2 | Marcia Tate |  Jamaica |
2:05.28 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Christine Wachtel | East Germany |
1:59.24 | CR |
 |
Tatyana Grebenchuk | Soviet Union |
1:59.53 | PB |
 |
Ellen Kiessling | East Germany |
1:59.68 | PB |
| 4 | Violeta Beclea | Romania |
2:00.26 | PB |
| 5 | Gabriela Lesch | West Germany |
2:01.09 | |
| Joetta Clark | United States |
DNS |