title: 1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
text: # 1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
  
  The women's 800 metres event at the 1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 5 and 6 March.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Sabine Zwiener West Germany | Olga Nelyubova Soviet Union | Gabi Lesch West Germany |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 3 | Olga Nelyubova | Soviet Union | 2:04.95 | Q |
  | 2 | 3 | Gabriela Sedláková | Czechoslovakia | 2:05.50 | Q |
  | 3 | 3 | Rosa-María Colorado | Spain | 2:05.51 | q |
  | 4 | 2 | Montserrat Pujol | Spain | 2:05.61 | Q |
  | 5 | 4 | Gabi Lesch | West Germany | 2:05.88 | Q |
  | 6 | 4 | Mónika Balint | Hungary | 2:06.04 | Q |
  | 7 | 4 | Janet Bell | Great Britain | 2:06.08 | q |
  | 8 | 2 | Dawn Gandy | Great Britain | 2:06.38 | Q |
  | 9 | 4 | Desireé de Leeuw | Netherlands | 2:07.16 | q |
  | 10 | 1 | Sabine Zwiener | West Germany | 2:07.26 | Q |
  | 11 | 2 | Giuseppina Cirulli | Italy | 2:07.47 | q |
  | 12 | 1 | Slobodanka Čolović | Yugoslavia | 2:07.48 | Q |
  | 13 | 3 | Nicoleta Tozzi | Italy | 2:07.64 | |
  | 14 | 1 | Yvonne van der Kolk | Netherlands | 2:07.66 | |
  | 15 | 1 | Anushka Dimitrova | Bulgaria | 2:07.69 | |
  | 16 | 1 | Erika Rossi | Italy | 2:10.99 | |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | Sabine Zwiener | West Germany | 2:03.20 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Gabriela Sedláková | Czechoslovakia | 2:03.40 | Q |
  | 3 | 1 | Olga Nelyubova | Soviet Union | 2:03.93 | Q |
  | 4 | 1 | Gabi Lesch | West Germany | 2:04.02 | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | Janet Bell | Great Britain | 2:04.28 | Q |
  | 6 | 1 | Slobodanka Čolović | Yugoslavia | 2:04.35 | Q |
  | 7 | 1 | Montserrat Pujol | Spain | 2:04.49 | |
  | 8 | 1 | Dawn Gandy | Great Britain | 2:04.50 | |
  | 8 | 2 | Rosa-María Colorado | Spain | 2:04.50 | |
  | 10 | 2 | Giuseppina Cirulli | Italy | 2:04.95 | |
  | 11 | 2 | Mónika Balint | Hungary | 2:05.12 | |
  | 12 | 1 | Desireé de Leeuw | Netherlands | 2:08.96 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Sabine Zwiener | West Germany | 2:01.19 | PB |
  | | Olga Nelyubova | Soviet Union | 2:01.61 | |
  | | Gabi Lesch | West Germany | 2:01.85 | |
  | 4 | Slobodanka Čolović | Yugoslavia | 2:02.34 | |
  | 5 | Janet Bell | Great Britain | 2:02.70 | |
  | 6 | Gabriela Sedláková | Czechoslovakia | 2:05.59 | |
  