Thewomen's800 metres at the2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships will be held at theAtaköy Athletics Arena on 9 and 11 March.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Pamela Jelimo Kenya | Nataliia Lupu Ukraine | Erica Moore United States |
| Standing records prior to the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Jolanda Čeplak (SLO) | 1:55.82 | Vienna,Austria | 3 March 2002 |
| Championship record |  Ludmila Formanová (CZE) | 1:56.90 | Maebashi,Japan | 7 March 1999 |
| World Leading |  Malika Akkaoui (MAR) | 1:59.01 | Liévin,France | 14 February 2012 |
| African record |  Maria Mutola (MOZ) | 1:57.06 | Liévin, France | 21 February 1999 |
| Asian record |  Miho Sugimori (JPN) | 2:00.78 | Yokohama, Japan | 22 February 2003 |
| European record | Jolanda Čeplak (SLO) | 1:55.82 | Vienna, Austria | 3 March 2002 |
| North and Central American and Caribbean record |  Nicole Teter (USA) | 1:58.71 | New York City,United States | 2 March 2002 |
| Oceanian Record |  Toni Hodgkinson (NZL) | 2:00.36 | Paris, France | 9 March 1997 |
| South American record |  Letitia Vriesde (SUR) | 1:59.21 | Birmingham,Great Britain | 23 February 1997 |
| Indoor | Outdoor |
|---|---|
| 2:03.50 | 1:59.50 |
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| March 9, 2012 | 11:50 | Heats |
| March 11, 2012 | 15:35 | Final |
Qualification: 1st of each heat (Q) plus 3 fastest times (q) qualified.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Elena Kofanova |  Russia | 1:59.80 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Erica Moore | United States | 2:00.24 | q, PB |
| DQ | 1 | Yuliya Rusanova | Russia | Q, | |
| 4 | 1 | Pamela Jelimo | Kenya | 2:00.32 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Nataliia Lupu | Ukraine | 2:01.17 | q, PB |
| 6 | 3 | Merve Aydın |  Turkey | 2:01.19 | NR |
| 7 | 2 | Fantu Magiso |  Ethiopia | 2:01.69 | Q, PB |
| 8 | 2 | Maryna Arzamasava |  Belarus | 2:02.05 | |
| 9 | 3 | Eléni Filándra |  Greece | 2:02.67 | |
| 10 | 1 | Lenka Masná | Czech Republic | 2:03.08 | |
| 11 | 1 | Phoebe Wright | United States | 2:03.11 | |
| 12 | 2 | Carolin Walter |  Germany | 2:03.61 | |
| 13 | 2 | Marilyn Okoro |  Great Britain | 2:04.06 | |
| 14 | 2 | Malika Akkaoui | Morocco | 2:04.20 | |
| 15 | 3 | Elena Popescu |  Moldova | 2:05.24 | PB |
| 16 | 2 | Rabia Ashiq |  Pakistan | 2:27.03 | PB |
| 17 | 1 | Woroud Sawalha |  Palestine | 2:51.87 | PB |
| 3 | Elisa Cusma Piccione |  Italy | DNF |
The final started at 15:35.[2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Pamela Jelimo | Kenya | 1:58.83 | WL,NR |
 | Nataliia Lupu | Ukraine | 1:59.67 | PB |
 | Erica Moore | United States | 1:59.97 | PB |
| 4 | Fantu Magiso | Ethiopia | 2:00.30 | PB |
| 5 | Elena Kofanova | Russia | 2:00.67 | |
| DQ | Yuliya Rusanova | Russia | Doping |
