1954 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres

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The women's 800 metres at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 25 and 27 August 1954. [1]

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Medalists

Gold Nina Otkalenko
Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union
Silver Diane Leather
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze Lyudmila Lysenko
Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union

Results

Final

27 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Nina Otkalenko Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 2:08.8CR
Silver medal icon.svg Diane Leather Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:09.8
Bronze medal icon.svg Lyudmila Lysenko Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 2:11.2
4 Aranka Kazi Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 2:11.9
5 Bożena Pestka Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:12.6
6Valerie WinnFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:13.3
7 Anne Oliver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:13.3
8 Bedřiška Müllerová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 2:13.6
9 Anna Bácskai Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 2:14.6

Heats

25 August

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Nina Otkalenko Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 2:09.9Q
2 Anne Oliver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:11.8Q
3 Bedřiška Müllerová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 2:11.8NR Q
4 Ágnes Oros Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 2:11.8
5 Inga Nyqvist Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2:17.2

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Aranka Kazi Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 2:11.8Q
2 Bożena Pestka Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:12.0NR Q
3Valerie WinnFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:12.4Q
4 Nina Cernoscek Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 2:12.7
5 Marianne Weiss Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:15.6NR
6 Odile Monguillon Flag of France.svg  France 2:17.3
7 Maria Kessels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2:33.7

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Lyudmila Lysenko Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg  Soviet Union 2:08.8CR Q
2 Diane Leather Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:08.9Q
3 Anna Bácskai Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 2:12.5Q
4 Claude Laurent Flag of France.svg  France 2:14.7
5 Loredana Simonetti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:16.5 NR
6 Isolde Beichler Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:17.6
7 Ludmila Dunst Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2:24.7

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

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References

  1. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014