The women's 800 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on the short track of Omnisport in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on 7, 8 and 9 March 2025. This was the 38th time the event was contested at the European Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
Round 1 is scheduled for 7 March during the morning session. The semi-finals are scheduled for 8 March during the evening session. The final is scheduled for 9 March during the evening session.
Background The women's 800 metres was contested 37 times before 2025, at every previous edition of the European Athletics Indoor Championships (1970–2023).András Szabó, "Statistics Handbook", pp. 6 and 322–323, European Athletics. Retrieved 21 November 2024."European Athletics Indoor Championships – 800m Women – Final – Results ", European Athletics, 4 March 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2024. The 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships will be held in Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The removable indoor athletics track was retopped for these championships in September 2024.
Jolanda Čeplak is the world and European record holder with a time of 1:55.82, set at the 2002 championships.
+Records before the 2025 European Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsRecordAthlete (nation) (s)LocationDateWorld record"All time Top lists – Senior – 800 Metres women", World Athletics. Retrieved 13 January 2025.1:55.82Vienna, Austria3 March 2002European recordChampionship recordWorld leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2025 – 800 Metres Short Track women", World Athletics, 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.1:58.97Metz, France8 February 2025European leading1:59.72
Qualification For the women's 800 metres, the qualification period runs from 25 February 2024 until 23 February 2025."Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 29 October 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standards of 2:02.00 s indoors or 1:59.00 s outdoor, or by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event. There is a target number of 30 athletes.
Rounds Round 1 Round 1 was held on 7 March, starting at 10:15 (UTC+1) in the morning."Competition schedule – European Athletics Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2025", European Athletics, 15 February 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024. First 2 in each heat () and the next 2 by time () qualify for the semi-finals. Heat 1 Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Eveliina Määttänen 2:02.73 2 Charlotte Dumas 2:02.96 3 Erin Wallace 2:03.38 4 Majtie Kolberg 2:03.38 5 Lorea Ibarzabal 2:03.50 6 Georgia-Maria Despollari 2:03.80
Heat 2 Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Anita Horvat 2:08.71 2 Lore Hoffmann 2:08.75 3 Grace Vans Agnew 2:08.87 4 Caroline Bredlinger 2:08.90 5 Aleksandra Formella 2:09.60 6 Bianka Bartha-Kéri 2:09.71
Heat 3 Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Anna Wielgosz 2:03.94 2 Rachel Pellaud 2:04.04 3 Léna Kandissounon 2:04.86 4 Gabriela Gajanová 2:04.95 5 Malin Ingeborg Nyfors 2:06.98 6 Priscilla van Oorschot 2:09.07
Heat 4 Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Audrey Werro 2:00.92 , 2 Clara Liberman 2:01.00 , 3 Wilma Nielsen 2:02.68 4 Daniela García 2:02.75 Annemarie Nissen
Heat 5 Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Angelika Sarna 2:03.91 2 Eloisa Coiro 2:04.09 3 Gabija Galvydytė 2:04.18 4 Isabelle Boffey 2:04.28 5 Marta Mitjans 2:05.52 6 Nina Vuković 2:05.94
Semi-finals The semi-finals were held on 8 March, starting at 19:53 (UTC+1) in the evening. First 3 in each heat () qualify for the final. Heat 1 Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Audrey Werro 2:01.76 2 Clara Liberman 2:01.79 3 Eloisa Coiro 2:02.02 4 Daniela García 2:02.16 5 Angelika Sarna 2:02.54 6 Eveliina Määttänen 2:03.04
Heat 2 Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Anna Wielgosz 2:03.29 2 Anita Horvat 2:03.48 3 Rachel Pellaud 2:03.53 4 Wilma Nielsen 2:03.55 5 Lore Hoffmann 2:03.82 6 Charlotte Dumas 2:05.84
Final The final was held on 9 March, starting at 16:33 (UTC+1) in the evening. Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes Anna Wielgosz 2:02.09 Clara Liberman 2:02.32 Anita Horvat 2:02.52 4 Eloisa Coiro 2:02.59 5 Rachel Pellaud 2:03.87 6 Audrey Werro 2:27.37
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