# 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships is scheduled to be held on the short track of Omnisport in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, on 7, 8 and 9 March 2025. This will be the 38th time the event is 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). 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 Championships :
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Time (s) | Location | Date |
| World record | Jolanda Čeplak (SLO) | 1:55.82 | Vienna, Austria | 3 March 2002 |
| European record | Jolanda Čeplak (SLO) | 1:55.82 | Vienna, Austria | 3 March 2002 |
| Championship record | Jolanda Čeplak (SLO) | 1:55.82 | Vienna, Austria | 3 March 2002 |
| World leading | Tsige Duguma (ETH) | 1:58.97 | Metz, France | 8 February 2025 |
| European leading | Jemma Reekie (GBR) | 1:59.72 | Metz, France | 8 February 2025 |

## Qualification

For the women's 800 metres, the qualification period runs from 25 February 2024 until 23 February 2025. 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. Qualification Rule: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 by time (q) qualify for the final.
Results of round 1 :
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes | PB |
| 1 | 4 | Audrey Werro | Switzerland | 2:00.92 | Q, AU23R | 2:00.16 |
| 2 | 4 | Clara Liberman | France | 2:01.00 | Q, PB | 2:01.46 |
| 3 | 4 | Wilma Nielsen | Sweden | 2:02.68 | q | 2:01.27 |
| 4 | 1 | Eveliina Määttänen | Finland | 2:02.73 | Q | 2:01.55 |
| 5 | 4 | Daniela García | Spain | 2:02.75 | q | 2:02.99 |
| 6 | 1 | Charlotte Dumas | France | 2:02.96 | Q | 2:01.91 |
| 7 | 1 | Erin Wallace | Great Britain | 2:03.38 | | 2:01.35 |
| 8 | 1 | Majtie Kolberg | Germany | 2:03.38 | | 2:00.53 |
| 9 | 1 | Lorea Ibarzabal | Spain | 2:03.50 | | 2:00.56 |
| 10 | 1 | Georgia-Maria Despollari | Greece | 2:03.80 | | 2:03.38 |
| 11 | 5 | Angelika Sarna | Poland | 2:03.91 | Q | 2:00.76 |
| 12 | 3 | Anna Wielgosz | Poland | 2:03.94 | Q | 2:00.38 |
| 13 | 3 | Rachel Pellaud | Switzerland | 2:04.04 | Q | 2:02.19 |
| 14 | 5 | Eloisa Coiro | Italy | 2:04.09 | Q | 1:59.76 |
| 15 | 5 | Gabija Galvydytė | Lithuania | 2:04.18 | | 2:00.97 |
| 16 | 5 | Isabelle Boffey | Great Britain | 2:04.28 | | 2:00.25 |
| 17 | 3 | Léna Kandissounon | France | 2:04.86 | | 2:01.22 |
| 18 | 3 | Gabriela Gajanová | Slovakia | 2:04.95 | | 2:01.55 |
| 19 | 5 | Marta Mitjans | Spain | 2:05.52 | | 2:02.90 |
| 20 | 5 | Nina Vuković | Croatia | 2:05.94 | | 2:01.75 |
| 21 | 3 | Malin Ingeborg Nyfors | Norway | 2:06.98 | | 2:01.97 |
| 22 | 2 | Anita Horvat | Slovenia | 2:08.71 | Q | 2:00.44 |
| 23 | 2 | Lore Hoffmann | Switzerland | 2:08.75 | Q | 2:00.06 |
| 24 | 2 | Grace Vans Agnew | Great Britain | 2:08.87 | | 2:03.32 |
| 25 | 2 | Caroline Bredlinger | Austria | 2:08.90 | | 2:01.76 |
| 26 | 3 | Priscilla van Oorschot | Netherlands | 2:09.07 | | 2:04.58 |
| 27 | 2 | Aleksandra Formella | Poland | 2:09.60 | | 2:01.53 |
| 28 | 2 | Bianka Bartha-Kéri | Hungary | 2:09.71 | | 2:01.95 |
| | 4 | Annemarie Nissen | Denmark | DNF | | 2:02.15 |

### Semi-finals

The semi-finals were held on 8 March, starting at 19:53 (UTC+1) in the evening.
Results of the semi-finals :
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Audrey Werro | Switzerland | 2:01.76 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Clara Liberman | France | 2:01.79 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Eloisa Coiro | Italy | 2:02.02 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Daniela García | Spain | 2:02.16 | PB |
| 5 | 1 | Angelika Sarna | Poland | 2:02.54 | |
| 6 | 1 | Eveliina Määttänen | Finland | 2:03.04 | |
| 7 | 2 | Anna Wielgosz | Poland | 2:03.29 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Anita Horvat | Slovenia | 2:03.48 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Rachel Pellaud | Switzerland | 2:03.53 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Wilma Nielsen | Sweden | 2:03.55 | |
| 11 | 2 | Lore Hoffmann | Switzerland | 2:03.82 | |
| 12 | 2 | Charlotte Dumas | France | 2:05.84 | |

### Final

The final is scheduled for 9 March, starting at 16:33 (UTC+1) in the evening.
Results of the final :
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time |
| | 4 | Anna Wielgosz | Poland | 2:02.09 |
| | 3 | Clara Liberman | France | 2:02.32 |
| | 5 | Anita Horvat | Slovenia | 2:02.52 |
| 4 | 1 | Eloisa Coiro | Italy | 2:02.59 |
| 5 | 2 | Rachel Pellaud | Switzerland | 2:03.87 |
| 6 | 6 | Audrey Werro | Switzerland | 2:27.37 |