1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
# 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Stockholm Globe Arena on 8–10 March.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Patricia Djaté-Taillard France | Stella Jongmans Netherlands | Svetlana Masterkova Russia |

## 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 | 2 | Stella Jongmans | Netherlands | 2:03.54 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Ludmila Formanová | Czech Republic | 2:03.64 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Patricia Djaté-Taillard | France | 2:03.70 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Svetlana Masterkova | Russia | 2:03.83 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Ella Kovacs | Romania | 2:04.01 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Stephanie Graf | Austria | 2:04.04 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Karen Gydesen | Denmark | 2:04.70 | |
| 8 | 2 | Ana Menéndez | Spain | 2:04.99 | |
| 9 | 1 | Carmen Stanciu | Romania | 2:05.35 | |
| 10 | 2 | Jolanda Čeplak | Slovenia | 2:08.84 | |
| | 2 | Petya Strashilova | Bulgaria | DQ | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Patricia Djaté-Taillard | France | 2:01.71 |
| | Stella Jongmans | Netherlands | 2:01.88 |
| | Svetlana Masterkova | Russia | 2:02.86 |
| 4 | Ludmila Formanová | Czech Republic | 2:03.47 |
| 5 | Stephanie Graf | Austria | 2:04.76 |
| 6 | Ella Kovacs | Romania | 2:05.39 |
