The women's 800 metres event at the 1978 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 and 12 March in Milan.ResultsResults (p. 473)
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeUlrike BrunsTotka PetrovaMariana Suman
Results Heats First 2 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 3 Totka Petrova 2:01.5 Q 2 3 Mariana Suman 2:01.6 Q 3 3 Tatyana Providokhina 2:02.4 4 2 Heike Roock 2:02.9 Q 5 3 Marie-Françoise Dubois 2:03.0 6 2 Anne-Marie Van Nuffel 2:03.1 Q 7 2 Elżbieta Katolik 2:03.4 8 1 Ulrike Bruns 2:04.3 Q 8 1 Verona Elder 2:04.3 Q 8 2 Elena Tărîță 2:04.3 11 3 Silvana Cruciata 2:04.7 12 1 Chantal Aubry 2:05.9 13 1 Gabriella Dorio 2:06.0 14 2 Galina Atanasova 2:06.7 15 1 Lilja Guðmundsdóttir 2:11.6
Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Ulrike Bruns 2:02.3 Totka Petrova 2:02.5 Mariana Suman 2:03.4 4 Anne-Marie Van Nuffel 2:03.8 5 Heike Roock 2:03.8 6 Verona Elder 2:09.2
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