The women's 800 metres event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria, in September 1961.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Antje Gleichfeld West Germany |
Florica Grecescu.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania |
Tsvetana Isaeva.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Florica Grecescu | Romania | 2:16.4 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Antje Gleichfeld | West Germany | 2:16.8 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Joy Catling |  Great Britain | 2:16.9 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Lydia Ilkova | Bulgaria | 2:17.0 | |
| 1 | 2 | Tsvetana Isaeva | Bulgaria | 2:13.9 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Edith Schiller | West Germany | 2:14.7 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Roma Ashby | Great Britain | 2:14.9 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Monika Kropacová |  Czechoslovakia | 2:15.4 | |
| 5 | 2 | Pelagia Truszan | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland | 2:20.4 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Antje Gleichfeld | West Germany | 2:07.76 | |
 | Florica Grecescu | Romania | 2:08.67 | |
 | Tsvetana Isaeva | Bulgaria | 2:12.59 | |
| 4 | Edith Schiller | West Germany | 2:14.2 | |
| 5 | Joy Catling | Great Britain | 2:14.4 | |
| 6 | Roma Ashby | Great Britain | 2:14.4 |
References
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