1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
# 1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Kelvin Hall on 3 and 4 March.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Lyubov Gurina Soviet Union | Sabine Zwiener West Germany | Lorraine Baker Great Britain |

## Results

### Heats

First 3 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Gabi Lesch | West Germany | 2:05.67 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Lyubov Gurina | Soviet Union | 2:05.76 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Aisling Molloy | Ireland | 2:05.90 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Tudorita Chidu | Romania | 2:06.15 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Sabine Zwiener | West Germany | 2:06.71 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Dawn Gandy | Great Britain | 2:07.30 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Rossana Morabito | Italy | 2:07.30 | q |
| 8 | 2 | Helen Thorpe | Great Britain | 2:08.18 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Ellen Kießling | East Germany | 2:09.59 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Lorraine Baker | Great Britain | 2:10.19 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Mayte Zúñiga | Spain | 2:10.40 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Inna Yevseyeva | Soviet Union | 2:10.43 | |
| 13 | 1 | Elsa Amaral | Portugal | 2:11.66 | |
| | 2 | Theresia Kiesl | Austria | DQ | |

### Semifinals

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

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Sabine Zwiener | West Germany | 2:03.62 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Tudorita Chidu | Romania | 2:03.72 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Lorraine Baker | Great Britain | 2:03.78 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Lyubov Gurina | Soviet Union | 2:03.82 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Ellen Kießling | East Germany | 2:04.07 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Aisling Molloy | Ireland | 2:04.21 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Gabi Lesch | West Germany | 2:04.79 | |
| 8 | 2 | Mayte Zúñiga | Spain | 2:05.26 | |
| 9 | 2 | Dawn Gandy | Great Britain | 2:05.44 | |
| 10 | 2 | Helen Thorpe | Great Britain | 2:07.08 | |
| 11 | 1 | Rossana Morabito | Italy | 2:07.18 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Lyubov Gurina | Soviet Union | 2:01.63 |
| | Sabine Zwiener | West Germany | 2:02.23 |
| | Lorraine Baker | Great Britain | 2:02.42 |
| 4 | Ellen Kießling | East Germany | 2:02.58 |
| 5 | Tudorita Chidu | Romania | 2:02.88 |
| 6 | Aisling Molloy | Ireland | 2:05.98 |
