title: 1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
text: # 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 |
  