The women's 800 metres at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships was held over three rounds at the Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń in Toruń, Poland, on 20, 21 and 22 March 2026. This was the 22nd time the event was contested at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
Background The women's 800 metres was contested 21 times before 2026, at every previous edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships.
+ Records before the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record 1:54.87 Liévin, France 19 February 2026 World lead Championship record 1:56.90 Maebashi, Japan 7 March 1999
Qualification For the women's 800 metres, the qualification period ran from 1 November 2025 until 8 March 2026. Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard of 2:00.90 s. Athletes could also qualify by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event or by virtue of their World Athletics Indoor Tour wildcard. There is a target number of 30 athletes.
Results Round 1 Round 1 was held on 20 March, starting at 12:51 (UTC+1) in the morning. Qualification: First 2 of each heat () plus 6 fastest times () qualify to Semi-Final.
Heat 1 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes1Keely Hodgkinson2:00.322Valentina Rosamilia2:01.153Nina Vuković2:01.534Caroline Bredlinger2:01.735Rosemary Longisa2:03.48
Heat 2 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes1Pernille Karlsen Antonsen 2:00.77, 2Natoya Goule-Toppin 2:01.323Rocío Arroyo 2:01.354Alison Andrews-Paul 2:01.465Gladys Chepngetich 2:02.23
Heat 3 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes1Addison Wiley 2:00.852Hayley Kitching 2:00.993Charlotte Dumas 2:01.464Avery Pearson2:02.995Boh Ritchie2:03.286Kimberley Ficenec2:05.40
Heat 4 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes1Nigist Getachew 2:02.892Maeve O'Neill 2:03.203Maeliss Trapeau2:03.784Kelly-Ann Beckford2:04.095Julia Jaguścik 2:05.40Valery Tobias TR17.2.3
Heat 5 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes1Audrey Werro 1:59.912Gabriela Gajanová 2:00.083Clara Liberman 2:00.434Laura Pellicoro 2:01.99Anita Horvat
Heat 6 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes1Eloisa Coiro1:59.87, 2Anna Wielgosz2:00.133Isabelle Boffey2:00.174Lorea Ibarzabal2:01.355Emma Moore2:02.00
Semi-finals The semi-finals were held on 21 March, starting at 12:22 (UTC+1) in the morning.
Semi-final 1 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes1Hayley Kitching 2:00.06 2Clara Liberman2:00.283Valentina Rosamilia 2:00.674Isabelle Boffey 2:01.125Pernille Karlsen Antonsen 2:01.676Maeve O'Neill 2:02.46
Semi-final 2 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes1Keely Hodgkinson 1:58.53 2Addison Wiley 1:58.75 , 3Eloisa Coiro 1:59.334Anna Wielgosz 2:00.485Rocío Arroyo 2:01.146Alison Andrews-Paul 2:01.38
Semi-final 3 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes1Audrey Werro 1:59.27 2Nigist Getachew 1:59.46 3Gabriela Gajanová 2:00.49 4Natoya Goule-Toppin 2:00.695Lorea Ibarzabal 2:00.746Charlotte Dumas 2:02.23
Final The final was held on 22 March, starting at 19:53 (UTC+1) in the evening.
+ Results of the final Place Athlete Nation Notes 1:55.30 CR 1:56.64 1:58.36 4 1:59.73 5 2:00.50 6 2:03.30
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