title: 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
text: # 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 |
  