The women's 800 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships was held over three rounds at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from 6 to 9 July 2016.

Background + Records before the 2016 European Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record 1:53.28 Munich, West Germany 26 July 1983 European record Championship record 1:55.41 Athens, Greece 8 September 1982 World leading 1:56.64 Rabat, Morocco 22 May 2016 European leading 1:58.01 Birmingham, United Kingdom 5 June 2016

Results

Round 1

On 6 July 2016, thirty-two athletes from twenty-two nations and one independent athlete in the five heats of round 1, starting at 18:25 (UTC+2). Twenty-four athletes, the first four athletes in each heat () and the next fastest four athletes overall (), qualified for the semi-finals."European Athletics Championships – Results – 800m Women - Round 1", European Athletics, 6 July 2016. Archived 2 December 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2026.

+ Results of round 1 Rank Heat Lane Athlete Nation Note 1 1 4 2:01.60 2 1 2 2:01.77 3 1 5 2:01.85 4 1 7 2:02.44 5 3 3 2:02.57 6 1 8 2:02.76 7 5 6 2:03.10 8 5 5 2:03.13 9 3 8 2:03.64 10 5 2 2:03.72 11 3 5 2:03.78 12 5 3 2:03.80 13 3 4 2:03.95 14 3 7 2:04.28 15 2 4 2:04.50 16 4 5 2:04.53 17 4 7 2:04.53 18 3 2 2:04.58 19 5 4 2:04.60 , 20 4 8 2:04.62 21 2 3 2:04.69 22 4 6 2:04.90 23 4 3 2:04.97 24 4 4 2:05.41 25 3 6 2:05.54 26 1 3 2:05.72 27 2 6 2:05.73 28 2 1 2:05.78 29 2 5 2:05.78 30 1 6 2:06.15 31 2 8 2:08.14 2 2 EAA 4 2 2 7 5 7 5 8

EAA : Independent athlete competing under European Athletics Association flag.

Semi-finals On 7 July 2016, twenty-four athletes from nineteen nations competed in the three heats of the semi-finals, starting at 18:50 (UTC+2). Eight athletes, the first two athletes in each heat () and the next two fastest athletes overall (), qualified for the final."European Athletics Championships – Results – 800m Women - Semifinal", European Athletics, 7 July 2016. Archived 18 September 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2026.

+ Results of the semi-finals Rank Heat Lane Athlete Nation Note 1 2 5 1:59.87 2 2 4 2:00.30 , 3 2 3 2:00.66 4 2 6 2:01.41 5 1 4 2:01.52 6 1 7 2:01.57 7 2 8 2:01.62 8 2 2 2:01.73 9 1 6 2:01.74 10 3 4 2:01.75 11 2 7 2:01.91 12 3 5 2:02.21 13 3 3 2:02.31 14 1 8 2:02.38 15 1 3 2:02.56 16 3 7 2:02.75 17 1 5 2:03.13 18 3 8 2:03.17 19 1 1 2:03.27 20 2 1 2:03.32 21 3 6 2:03.33 22 1 2 2:03.37 23 3 1 2:03.47 24 3 2 2:03.99

Final On 9 July 2016, eight athletes from eight different nations competed in the final at 21:40 (UTC+2). The race was won by Nataliya Pryshchepa of Ukraine in 1:59.70 min, followed by Rénelle Lamote of France in second place in 2:00.19 min and Lovisa Lindh of Sweden in third place in 2:00.37 min."European Athletics Championships – Results – 800m Women - Final", European Athletics, 9 July 2016. Archived 19 August 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2026.

+ Results of the final Rank Lane Athlete Nation Note 3 1:59.70 5 2:00.19 7 2:00.37 4 4 2:00.47 5 6 2:00.53 6 2 2:00.57 7 1 2:00.94 8 8 2:02.55

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