1986 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres

Medalists

Gold	Nadiya Olizarenko  Soviet Union
Silver	Sigrun Wodars  East Germany
Bronze	Lyubov Gurina  Soviet Union

Results

Final

28 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Nadiya Olizarenko	Soviet Union	1:57.15
	Sigrun Wodars	East Germany	1:57.42
	Lyubov Gurina	Soviet Union	1:57.73
4	Gaby Bussmann	West Germany	1:58.57
5	Milena Strnadová	Czechoslovakia	1:58.89
6	Mitica Junghiatu	Romania	1:59.22
7	Lyubov Kiryukhina	Soviet Union	1:59.67
8	Christine Wachtel	East Germany	2:00.02

Semi-finals

27 August

Semi-final 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Lyubov Gurina	Soviet Union	1:59.66	Q
2	Milena Strnadová	Czechoslovakia	2:00.02	Q
3	Mitica Junghiatu	Romania	2:00.02	Q
4	Christine Wachtel	East Germany	2:00.36	Q
5	Shireen Bailey	United Kingdom	2:00.50
6	Lorraine Baker	United Kingdom	2:02.03
7	Slobodanka Čolović	Yugoslavia	2:02.59
8	Rosa-María Colorado	Spain	2:05.56

Semi-final 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Sigrun Wodars	East Germany	1:58.26	Q
2	Nadiya Olizarenko	Soviet Union	1:58.70	Q
3	Gaby Bussmann	West Germany	1:58.97	Q
4	Lyubov Kiryukhina	Soviet Union	1:59.05	Q
5	Gabriela Sedláková	Czechoslovakia	2:00.61
6	Diane Edwards	United Kingdom	2:00.84
7	Régine Berg	Belgium	2:02.05
8	Violeta Beclea	Romania	2:08.25

Heats

26 August

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Lyubov Gurina	Soviet Union	2:00.22	Q
2	Gaby Bussmann	West Germany	2:00.27	Q
3	Sigrun Wodars	East Germany	2:00.28	Q
4	Mitica Junghiatu	Romania	2:00.35	Q
5	Shireen Bailey	United Kingdom	2:00.41	q
6	Kaisa Ylimäki	Finland	2:06.37

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Diane Edwards	United Kingdom	2:03.59	Q
2	Milena Strnadová	Czechoslovakia	2:03.59	Q
3	Lyubov Kiryukhina	Soviet Union	2:03.65	Q
4	Rosa-María Colorado	Spain	2:03.74	Q
5	Christine Wachtel	East Germany	2:03.81	q
6	Violeta Beclea	Romania	2:04.86	q

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Nadiya Olizarenko	Soviet Union	2:02.12	Q
2	Gabriela Sedláková	Czechoslovakia	2:02.57	Q
3	Slobodanka Čolović	Yugoslavia	2:02.59	Q
4	Lorraine Baker	United Kingdom	2:02.62	Q
5	Régine Berg	Belgium	2:02.67	q

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.