# 1994 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 1994 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 7, 8, and 10 August 1994.

## Medalists

| Gold | Lyubov Gurina Russia |
| Silver | Natalya Dukhnova Belarus |
| Bronze | Lyudmila Rogachova Russia |

## Results
### Final

10 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Lyubov Gurina | Russia | 1:58.55 |
| | Natalya Dukhnova | Belarus | 1:58.55 |
| | Lyudmila Rogachova | Russia | 1:58.69 |
| 4 | Małgorzata Rydz | Poland | 1:59.12 |
| 5 | Ann Griffiths | United Kingdom | 1:59.81 |
| 6 | Carla Sacramento | Portugal | 2:00.01 |
| 7 | Patricia Djaté | France | 2:00.34 |
| 8 | Anna Brzezińska | Poland | 2:00.41 |
| 9 | Irina Samorokova | Russia | 2:11.50 |

### Semi-finals

8 August

#### Semi-final 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Lyudmila Rogachova | Russia | 2:00.93 | Q |
| 2 | Natalya Dukhnova | Belarus | 2:01.09 | Q |
| 3 | Ann Griffiths | United Kingdom | 2:01.29 | Q |
| 4 | Carla Sacramento | Portugal | 2:01.48 | Q |
| 4 | Anna Brzezińska | Poland | 2:01.48 | Q |
| 6 | Christine Wachtel | Germany | 2:01.84 | |
| 7 | Maria Akraka | Sweden | 2:02.04 | |
| 8 | Karen Gydesen | Denmark | 2:02.16 | |

#### Semi-final 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Lyubov Gurina | Russia | 2:00.77 | Q |
| 2 | Patricia Djaté | France | 2:00.81 | Q |
| 3 | Irina Samorokova | Russia | 2:00.81 | Q |
| 4 | Małgorzata Rydz | Poland | 2:00.83 | Q |
| 5 | Stella Jongmans | Netherlands | 2:01.55 | |
| 6 | Diane Modahl | United Kingdom | 2:02.18 | |
| 7 | Malin Ewerlöf | Sweden | 2:02.28 | |
| 8 | Kati Kovacs | Germany | 2:03.54 | |

### Heats

7 August

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Natalya Dukhnova | Belarus | 2:04.49 | Q |
| 2 | Irina Samorokova | Russia | 2:04.52 | Q |
| 3 | Diane Modahl | United Kingdom | 2:04.56 | Q |
| 4 | Małgorzata Rydz | Poland | 2:04.57 | Q |
| 5 | Ester Goossens | Netherlands | 2:04.96 | |
| 6 | Satu Jääskeläinen | Finland | 2:08.38 | |
| 7 | Lenka Švanhalová | Czech Republic | 2:05.29 | |
| 8 | Aisling Molloy | Ireland | 2:08.46 | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Carla Sacramento | Portugal | 2:01.86 | Q |
| 2 | Lyubov Gurina | Russia | 2:01.87 | Q |
| 3 | Maria Akraka | Sweden | 2:01.91 | Q |
| 4 | Kati Kovacs | Germany | 2:02.04 | Q |
| 5 | Karen Gydesen | Denmark | 2:02.05 | q |
| 6 | Anna Brzezińska | Poland | 2:02.10 | q |
| 7 | Ann Griffiths | United Kingdom | 2:02.42 | q |
| | Ellen van Langen | Netherlands | DNS | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Patricia Djaté | France | 2:02.19 | Q |
| 2 | Lyudmila Rogachova | Russia | 2:02.74 | Q |
| 3 | Stella Jongmans | Netherlands | 2:02.85 | Q |
| 4 | Christine Wachtel | Germany | 2:03.13 | Q |
| 5 | Malin Ewerlöf | Sweden | 2:03.19 | q |
| 6 | Yelena Zavadskaya | Ukraine | 2:03.20 | |
| 7 | Marjo Piipponen | Finland | 2:08.81 | |
| | Sonya Bowyer | United Kingdom | DNS | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
* Belarus (1)
* Czech Republic (1)
* Denmark (1)
* Finland (2)
* France (1)
* Germany (2)
* Ireland (1)
* Netherlands (2)
* Poland (2)
* Portugal (1)
* Russia (3)
* Sweden (2)
* Ukraine (1)
* United Kingdom (2)