1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 and 6 March.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Svetlana Kitova Soviet Union	Zuzana Moravčíková Czechoslovakia	Olga Simakova Soviet Union

Results

Heats

First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Svetlana Kitova	Soviet Union	2:02.93	Q
2	1	Ines Vogelgesang	East Germany	2:03.25	Q
3	2	Olga Simanova	Soviet Union	2:03.31	Q
4	2	Jane Finch	Great Britain	2:03.32	Q
5	2	Zuzana Moravčíková	Czechoslovakia	2:03.33	q
6	2	Doina Melinte	Romania	2:03.33	q
7	1	Teena Colebrook	Great Britain	2:03.89
	1	Jarmila Kratochvílová	Czechoslovakia	DNS
	1	Anne-Marie Van Nuffel	Belgium	DNS

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Svetlana Kitova	Soviet Union	2:01.28
	Zuzana Moravčíková	Czechoslovakia	2:01.66
	Olga Simanova	Soviet Union	2:02.25
4	Doina Melinte	Romania	2:02.70
5	Ines Vogelgesang	East Germany	2:03.11
6	Jane Finch	Great Britain	2:03.21