title: 1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
text: # 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 |
  