2021 World Para Athletics European Championships – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres events were held at the 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

The competition featured record breaking performances in both the T53 and T54 categories, breaking five year old marks originally set at the 2016 championships in Grosseto. In the T53 final, Switzerland's Catherine Debrunner clocked 1:56.14 to eclipse the previous championship record of 1:57.22 held by Turkey's Hamide Doğangün by 1.08 seconds.International Paralympic Committee, Bydgoszcz 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships Results Book, pages 200 to 201 In the T54 classification final, her compatriot Patricia Eachus narrowly edged out Germany's Merle Menje by 0.02 seconds to secure the title in 1:52.02, lowering the 2016 championship record of 1:53.07 held by Russia's Natalia Kocherova by over a full second.International Paralympic Committee, Bydgoszcz 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships Results Book, pages 250 to 252International Paralympic Committee, 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships Records Set, Grosseto 2016 Official Report Additionally, Great Britain's Fabienne André won the T34 event with a personal best time of 2:15.18.

Medalists T34 2:15.18 PB 2:22.02 3:02.65 T53 1:56.14 CR 1:57.57 Not awarded T54 1:52.02 CR 1:52.04 PB 1:52.65

See also List of IPC world records in athletics

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