Athletics at the 1965 Summer Universiade – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 1965 Summer Universiade was held at the People's Stadium in Budapest on 27 and 29 August 1965.^[1]

Medalists edit

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Laine Erik Soviet Union	Antje Gleichfeldt West Germany	Abby Hoffman Canada

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Abby Hoffman	Canada	2:09.1	Q^[3]
2	1	Laine Erik	Soviet Union	2:09.6	Q
3	1	Olga Kazi	Hungary	2:10.6	Q
4	1	Pat Brown	Great Britain	2:11.0	Q
5	1	Jutta von Haase	West Germany	2:13.1
6	1	Jarmila Popelková	Czechoslovakia	2:14.0
7	1	Ika Maričić	Yugoslavia	2:14.1
8	1	Maria Habas	Poland	2:14.4
1	2	Marie Ingrová	Czechoslovakia	2:11.3	Q
2	2	Antje Gleichfeldt	West Germany	2:11.5	Q
3	2	Sára Szenteleki	Hungary	2:12.0	Q
4	2	Mary Speedman-Campbell	Great Britain	2:13.2	Q
5	2	Yvonne Herisson	France	2:13.9	^[4]
6	2	Wanda Witter	Poland	2:16.0

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
	Laine Erik	Soviet Union	2:06.2
	Antje Gleichfeldt	West Germany	2:06.6
	Abby Hoffman	Canada	2:07.8
4	Pat Brown	Great Britain	2:08.0
5	Sára Szenteleki	Hungary	2:08.1
6	Marie Ingrová	Czechoslovakia	2:09.2
7	Olga Kazi	Hungary	2:10.6
8	Mary Speedman-Campbell	Great Britain	2:13.0

^ Results at Tilastopaja
^ Rodda, John (28 August 1965). "Murray's courage earns him a bronze medal". The Manchester Guardian. p. 8. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^ "Crothers sparkles at student games". Star-Phoenix. 29 August 1965. p. 20. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^ French results
^ García, Gerardo (30 August 1965). "Adios, Universiade, hasta... ¿Hasta Tokio?" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 6. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^ "Wilkinson cautions against enlarging of World Games". Hartford Courant. 30 August 1965. p. 34. Retrieved 15 February 2021.