title: 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
text: # 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
  
  The women's 800 metres event at the 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 27 February–1 March.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Ludmila Formanová Czech Republic | Malin Ewerlöf Sweden | Judit Varga Hungary |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 3 | Ludmila Formanová | Czech Republic | 2:02.80 | Q |
  | 2 | 3 | Malin Ewerlöf | Sweden | 2:03.15 | Q |
  | 3 | 1 | Stella Jongmans | Netherlands | 2:03.92 | Q |
  | 4 | 1 | Sandra Stals | Belgium | 2:04.00 | Q |
  | 5 | 3 | Judit Varga | Hungary | 2:04.18 | q |
  | 6 | 2 | Stephanie Graf | Austria | 2:04.24 | Q |
  | 7 | 3 | Katrien Maenhout | Belgium | 2:04.28 | q |
  | 8 | 1 | Hayley Parry | Great Britain | 2:04.37 | |
  | 9 | 4 | Larisa Mikhaylova | Russia | 2:04.49 | Q |
  | 10 | 2 | Petya Strashilova | Bulgaria | 2:04.56 | Q |
  | 11 | 3 | Nuria Fernández | Spain | 2:04.60 | |
  | 12 | 4 | Eva Kasalová | Czech Republic | 2:04.74 | Q |
  | 13 | 2 | Virginie Fouquet | France | 2:04.94 | |
  | 14 | 5 | Maria Akraka | Sweden | 2:05.04 | Q |
  | 15 | 4 | Ana Menéndez | Spain | 2:05.09 | |
  | 16 | 4 | Monica Lundgren | Sweden | 2:05.13 | |
  | 17 | 5 | Ellen van Langen | Netherlands | 2:05.37 | Q |
  | 18 | 4 | Brigitte Mühlbacher | Austria | 2:05.48 | |
  | 19 | 1 | Pilar Barreiro | Spain | 2:05.51 | |
  | 20 | 5 | Dorota Fiut | Poland | 2:05.52 | |
  | 21 | 5 | Carmen Stanciu | Romania | 2:05.58 | |
  | 22 | 2 | Irina Krakoviak | Lithuania | 2:05.78 | |
  | 23 | 2 | Jolanda Čeplak | Slovenia | 2:05.98 | |
  | 24 | 1 | Aleksandra Dereń | Poland | 2:07.37 | |
  | 25 | 5 | Elisabetta Artuso | Italy | 2:07.93 | |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Malin Ewerlöf | Sweden | 2:01.53 | Q |
  | 2 | 1 | Ludmila Formanová | Czech Republic | 2:01.93 | Q |
  | 3 | 1 | Stephanie Graf | Austria | 2:01.96 | Q |
  | 4 | 1 | Larisa Mikhaylova | Russia | 2:01.99 | |
  | 5 | 2 | Stella Jongmans | Netherlands | 2:03.62 | Q |
  | 6 | 2 | Judit Varga | Hungary | 2:04.15 | Q |
  | 7 | 1 | Sandra Stals | Belgium | 2:04.50 | |
  | 8 | 2 | Petya Strashilova | Bulgaria | 2:04.56 | Q |
  | 9 | 2 | Eva Kasalová | Czech Republic | 2:04.62 | |
  | 10 | 2 | Katrien Maenhout | Belgium | 2:04.83 | |
  | | 2 | Maria Akraka | Sweden | DQ | |
  | | 1 | Ellen van Langen | Netherlands | DNS | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Ludmila Formanová | Czech Republic | 2:02.30 |
  | | Malin Ewerlöf | Sweden | 2:03.61 |
  | | Judit Varga | Hungary | 2:03.81 |
  | 4 | Stella Jongmans | Netherlands | 2:03.82 |
  | 5 | Petya Strashilova | Bulgaria | 2:05.74 |
  | 6 | Stephanie Graf | Austria | 2:07.99 |
  