Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Women's 800 metres
# Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 8 and 9 July 1983.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Irina Podyalovskaya Soviet Union | Robin Campbell United States | Doina Melinte Romania |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Robin Campbell | United States | 2:01.37 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Irina Podyalovskaya | Soviet Union | 2:01.65 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Kirsty McDermott | Great Britain | 2:02.44 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Doina Melinte | Romania | 2:03.69 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Heather Barralet | Australia | 2:04.30 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Svetlana Kitova | Soviet Union | 2:04.45 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Diana Richburg | United States | 2:04.54 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Margaret Lindenmann | Switzerland | 2:06.03 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Grace Verbeek | Canada | 2:06.40 | |
| 10 | 1 | Sara Toulbi | Tunisia | 2:09.42 | |
| 11 | 2 | Yolanda González | Mexico | 2:12.18 | |
| 12 | 2 | Shiny Kurishgal Abraham | India | 2:14.63 | |
| 13 | 2 | Sara Tavares | Angola | 2:27.64 | |
| 14 | 1 | Ana Daio | Angola | 2:32.63 | |
| | 2 | Christine Slythe | Canada | DNF | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Irina Podyalovskaya | Soviet Union | 1:59.29 |
| | Robin Campbell | United States | 1:59.81 |
| | Doina Melinte | Romania | 1:59.93 |
| 4 | Svetlana Kitova | Soviet Union | 2:01.66 |
| 5 | Diana Richburg | United States | 2:02.32 |
| 6 | Heather Barralet | Australia | 2:03.30 |
| 7 | Margaret Lindenmann | Switzerland | 2:04.09 |
| 8 | Kirsty McDermott | Great Britain | 2:04.37 |
