The women's 800 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis on 6 and 7 March.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Christine Wachtel East Germany
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Gabriela Sedláková Czechoslovakia
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Lyubov Kiryukhina Soviet Union
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Results edit
Heats edit
The first 2 of each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Slobodanka Čolović |  Yugoslavia |
2:03.13 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Janet Bell |  Great Britain |
2:03.45 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Lyubov Kiryukhina | Soviet Union |
2:03.63 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Gabriela Sedláková | Czechoslovakia |
2:03.69 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Diana Richburg |  United States |
2:03.85 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Maria Pintea |  Romania |
2:03.91 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Violeta Beclea | Romania |
2:04.03 | |
| 8 | 3 | Christine Wachtel | East Germany |
2:04.39 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Joetta Clark | United States |
2:04.56 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | Montserrat Pujol |  Spain |
2:04.88 | |
| 11 | 3 | Soraya Telles |  Brazil |
2:05.09 | AR |
| 12 | 2 | Maureen Stewart |  Costa Rica |
2:07.72 | NR |
| 13 | 2 | Rosa Colorado | Spain |
2:07.72 | |
| 14 | 3 | Célestine N'Drin |  Ivory Coast |
2:07.96 | NR |
| 15 | 3 | Alejandra Ramos |  Chile |
2:08.42 | |
| 16 | 2 | Justine Craig |  New Zealand |
2:09.48 | |
| 17 | 1 | Geeta Zutshi |  India |
2:10.79 | |
| 18 | 2 | Donna Bean |  Bermuda |
2:13.98 | NR |
| 19 | 1 | Cristina Girón |  Guatemala |
2:22.80 | NR |
| 1 | Sadoa Sowumi |  Nigeria |
DNS |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Christine Wachtel | East Germany |
2:01.32 | CR |
 |
Gabriela Sedláková | Czechoslovakia |
2:01.85 | WJR |
 |
Lyubov Kiryukhina | Soviet Union |
2:01.98 | |
| 4 | Slobodanka Čolović | Yugoslavia |
2:02.33 | |
| 5 | Janet Bell | Great Britain |
2:02.96 | |
| 6 | Joetta Clark | United States |
2:03.92 | |
| 7 | Maria Pintea | Romania |
2:04.33 | |
| 8 | Diana Richburg | United States |
2:05.86 |