The women's 800 metres event at the 1970 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 14 and 15 March in Vienna. [1] [2]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Maria Sykora | Lyudmila Bragina | Zofia Kołakowska |
First 4 in each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Hildegard Janze | 2:09.9 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Ilja Keizer | 2:10.5 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Lyudmila Bragina | 2:10.7 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Zofia Kołakowska | 2:10.9 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 | Annelise Damm Olesen | 2:14.5 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Lyudmila Safronova | 2:12.9 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Maria Sykora | 2:13.0 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | María Fuentes | 2:14.9 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Svetla Zlateva | 2:14.9 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Rosemary Stirling | 2:16.8 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Wenche Sørum | 2:18.9 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Sykora | 2:07.0 | |||
| Lyudmila Bragina | 2:07.5 | |||
| Zofia Kołakowska | 2:07.6 | |||
| 4 | Ilja Keizer | 2:07.7 | ||
| 5 | Lyudmila Safronova | 2:07.9 | ||
| 6 | Svetla Zlateva | 2:08.6 | ||
| 7 | María Fuentes | 2:09.0 | ||
| 8 | Hildegard Janze | 2:09.5 |