The women's 800 metres event at the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, at Olympisch Stadion on 14 and 15 July.
| Gold | Anna Zagórska | |
| Silver | Irina Somesan | |
| Bronze | Tatyana Rodionova |
15 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 2:07.27 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 2:07.27 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 2:07.60 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 2:07.70 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:08.40 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:08.53 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:09.15 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:09.57 |
14 July
Qualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 2:03.79 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 2:03.94 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 2:04.23 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 2:04.36 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 2:05.24 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:05.38 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 2:05.79 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 2:07.70 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 2:04.42 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 2:04.47 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 2:04.60 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 2:04.85 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:04.96 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 2:05.71 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:06.77 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:11.04 |
According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
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