1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
# 1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 18 and 19 February.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Doina Melinte Romania | Ellen Kiessling East Germany | Tatyana Grebenchuk 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 | Doina Melinte | Romania | 2:01.76 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Tatyana Grebenchuk | Soviet Union | 2:02.10 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Mayte Zúñiga | Spain | 2:02.25 | q |
| 4 | 1 | Ellen Kiessling | East Germany | 2:02.36 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Svetlana Kitova | Soviet Union | 2:04.18 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Gabi Lesch | West Germany | 2:04.20 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Aisling Molloy | Ireland | 2:05.44 | |
| 8 | 2 | Karolina Szabó | Hungary | 2:05.67 | |
| 9 | 1 | Anneke Matthys | Belgium | 2:06.50 | |
| 10 | 2 | Julia Merino | Spain | 2:07.23 | |
| 11 | 2 | Regine Berg | Belgium | 2:15.31 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Doina Melinte | Romania | 1:59.89 |
| | Ellen Kiessling | East Germany | 2:01.24 |
| | Tatyana Grebenchuk | Soviet Union | 2:01.63 |
| 4 | Mayte Zúñiga | Spain | 2:02.77 |
| 5 | Gabi Lesch | West Germany | 2:03.04 |
| | Svetlana Kitova | Soviet Union | DNF |
