| Event: | Women's 800 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The women's 800 metres at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 10, 11, and 12 August 1971.
| Gold | Vera Nikolić | |
| Silver | Patricia Lowe | |
| Bronze | Rosemary Stirling |
12 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 2:00.00 | NR CR | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 2:01.66 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 2:02.08 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:04.16 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 2:05.14 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:08.57 | |||
| align=left | align=left | DNF | |||||
| align=left | align=left | DNF |
11 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 2:03.7 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 2:05.3 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 2:05.4 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 2:05.4 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:06.2 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 2:06.9 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:07.5 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 2:07.6 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 2:03.1 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 2:03.2 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 2:03.3 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 2:03.4 | NR Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:03.9 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 2:04.6 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 2:05.0 | |||
| align=left | align=left | DNS |
10 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 2:04.96 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 2:05.30 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 2:05.31 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 2:05.70 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 2:06.39 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 2:09.46 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 2:04.81 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 2:06.74 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 2:07.41 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 2:07.93 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 2:09.54 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:12.58 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 2:05.87 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 2:06.06 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 2:06.37 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 2:06.67 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 2:06.94 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 2:04.88 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 2:05.48 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 2:05.54 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 2:05.57 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 2:05.91 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:07.63 |
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
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