| Event: | Women's 800 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The women's 800 metres at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 15 and 16 September 1962.
| Gold | Gerda Kraan | |
| Silver | Waltraud Kaufmann | |
| Bronze | Olga Kazi |
16 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 2:02.8 | AR | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 2:05.0 | NR | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 2:05.0 | NR | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:05.0 | NR | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:05.8 | NR | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 2:07.2 |
15 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 2:06.3 | CR Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 2:08.3 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 2:08.4 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 2:09.4 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 2:11.1 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:13.0 | NR | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:13.6 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 2:07.4 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 2:07.7 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 2:08.4 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 2:08.8 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 2:16.5 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 2:08.1 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 2:08.1 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 2:08.9 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 2:09.5 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 2:09.7 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 2:11.3 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:13.6 |
According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
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