Athletics at the 1981 Summer Universiade – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 1981 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadionul Naţional in Bucharest on 25 and 26 July 1981.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Doina Melinte Romania	Gabriella Dorio Italy	Tudorita Morutan Romania

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Doina Melinte	Romania	2:02.92	Q
2	1	Nina Ruchayeva	Soviet Union	2:03.56	Q
3	1	Ewa Głódź	Poland	2:04.05
4	1	Heather Wright	Australia	2:04.14
5	1	Angelita Lind	Puerto Rico	2:05.98
6	1	Hala El-Moughrabi	Syria	2:14.39
1	2	Gabriella Dorio	Italy	1:59.17	Q
2	2	Cherry Hanson	Great Britain	2:00.30	Q
3	2	Ludmila Ashikhmina	Soviet Union	2:02.05	q
4	2	Nery McKeen	Cuba	2:04.05
5	2	Katharina Sävestrand	Sweden	2:11.00
1	3	Robin Campbell	United States	2:01.86	Q
2	3	Tudorita Morutan	Romania	2:0?.??	Q
3	3	Christina Boxer	Great Britain	2:02.50
4	3	Gloria Pallé	Spain	2:05.06
5	3	Georgia Troubouki	Greece	2:06.10

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Doina Melinte	Romania	1:57.81
	Gabriella Dorio	Italy	1:58.99
	Tudorita Morutan	Romania	1:59.30
4	Nina Ruchayeva	Soviet Union	1:59.31
5	LeAnn Warren	United States	1:59.72
6	Ludmila Ashikhmina	Soviet Union	2:01.13
7	Robin Campbell	United States	2:01.44
8	Cherry Hanson	Great Britain	2:02.83