The women's 800 metres event at the 1979 Summer Universiade was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City on 12 and 13 September 1979.Results at Tilastopaja

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeNadezhda MushtaOlga DvirnaFița Lovin

Results Heats Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes 1 3 Olga Dvirna 2:00.78 Q 2 3 Natalia Mărășescu 2:02.47 Q 3 2 Fița Lovin 2:02.93 Q 4 2 Gabriella Dorio 2:02.94 Q 5 3 Margherita Gargano 2:03.38 q 6 3 Janet Prictoe 2:03.39 q 7 1 Nadezhda Mushta 2:03.43 Q 8 1 Galina Atanasova 2:03.97 Q 9 2 Cherry Hanson 2:04.44 10 1 Éva Mohácsi 2:04.85 11 2 Anne Mackie-Morelli 2:05.05 12 1 Ana Orendain 2:09.29 13 3 Deborah Campbell 2:12.12 14 1 Kay Hawkins 2:15.32 15 2 Marta Vázquez 2:20.80 16 1 Sonia Lemus 2:31.64 17 3 Lai Wah Ho 2:35.95

Final

Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes Nadezhda Mushta 2:00.50 Olga Dvirna 2:00.77 Fița Lovin 2:00.81 4 Gabriella Dorio 2:01.60 5 Janet Prictoe 2:03.21 6 Galina Atanasova 2:03.29 7 Margherita Gargano 2:05.54 Natalia Mărășescu

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