# Athletics at the 2007 Summer Universiade – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 2007 Summer Universiade was held on 11–14 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Yuliya Krevsun Ukraine | Yekaterina Kostetskaya Russia | Charlotte Best Great Britain |

## Results
### Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Yekaterina Kostetskaya | Russia | 2:05.38 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Julia Howard | Canada | 2:05.49 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Laura Finucane | Great Britain | 2:05.57 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Alena Rücklová | Czech Republic | 2:05.65 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Jekaterina Duman | Estonia | 2:07.80 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Charlotte Best | Great Britain | 2:07.93 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Antonella Riva | Italy | 2:08.27 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Antony Vijila | India | 2:08.51 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Yuliya Krevsun | Ukraine | 2:09.38 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | Natallia Kareiva | Belarus | 2:09.56 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Anita Banović | Croatia | 2:09.64 | q |
| 12 | 4 | Olga Cristea | Moldova | 2:09.65 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Jekaterina Šakovič | Lithuania | 2:09.71 | Q |
| 14 | 4 | Mapaseka Makhanya | South Africa | 2:09.97 | Q |
| 15 | 1 | Rebecca Johnstone | Canada | 2:10.23 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | Loredana Vlaicu | Romania | 2:10.56 | q |
| 17 | 4 | Simona Barcău | Romania | 2:10.72 | |
| 18 | 4 | Margarita Matsko | Kazakhstan | 2:12.16 | |
| 19 | 1 | Buatip Boonprasert | Thailand | 2:14.50 | |
| 20 | 1 | Boikhutso Ramonene | Botswana | 2:16.93 | |
| 21 | 2 | Rashida Ayumah | Ghana | 2:18.03 | |
| 22 | 4 | Akuvi Degbotse-Goe | Togo | 2:22.35 | PB |
| 23 | 3 | Grace Mitambo | Kenya | 2:22.82 | |
| 24 | 1 | Nokuthula Khumalo | Swaziland | 2:28.13 | PB |
| 25 | 3 | Joyce Balle Baako | Uganda | 2:28.99 | |
| 26 | 1 | Gloria Moussallem | Lebanon | 3:00.98 | |
| | 2 | Seynabou Paye | Senegal | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Yuliya Krevsun | Ukraine | 2:00.71 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Yekaterina Kostetskaya | Russia | 2:02.00 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Charlotte Best | Great Britain | 2:03.02 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Olga Cristea | Moldova | 2:03.49 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Jekaterina Šakovič | Lithuania | 2:04.18 | |
| 6 | 1 | Antonella Riva | Italy | 2:04.27 | |
| 7 | 2 | Natallia Kareiva | Belarus | 2:04.71 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Laura Finucane | Great Britain | 2:05.25 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Rebecca Johnstone | Canada | 2:05.31 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Alena Rücklová | Czech Republic | 2:05.31 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Antony Vijila | India | 2:05.93 | |
| 12 | 2 | Jekaterina Duman | Estonia | 2:06.50 | PB |
| 13 | 2 | Mapaseka Makhanya | South Africa | 2:06.51 | |
| 14 | 1 | Julia Howard | Canada | 2:07.64 | |
| 15 | 2 | Anita Banović | Croatia | 2:08.81 | |
| 16 | 1 | Loredana Vlaicu | Romania | 2:14.57 | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | Yuliya Krevsun | Ukraine | 1:57.63 | PB |
| | Yekaterina Kostetskaya | Russia | 1:59.52 | |
| | Charlotte Best | Great Britain | 2:01.50 | PB |
| 4 | Olga Cristea | Moldova | 2:01.84 | |
| 5 | Natallia Kareiva | Belarus | 2:02.05 | |
| 6 | Laura Finucane | Great Britain | 2:03.18 | |
| 7 | Alena Rücklová | Czech Republic | 2:04.25 | |
| 8 | Rebecca Johnstone | Canada | 2:04.47 | |