1971 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres

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Women's 800 metres
at the 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. [1]

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Medalists

Gold Vera Nikolić
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Silver Patricia Lowe
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze Rosemary Stirling
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

Results

Final

12 August

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Vera Nikolić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 2:00.00NR CR
Silver medal icon.svg Patricia Lowe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:01.66
Bronze medal icon.svg Rosemary Stirling Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:02.08
4 Danuta Wierzbowska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:04.16
5 Gisela Ellenberger Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:05.14
6 Claire Walsh Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2:08.57
Hildegard Falck Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany DNF
Gunhild Hoffmeister Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany DNF

Semi-finals

11 August

Semi-final 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Vera Nikolić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 2:03.7Q
2 Danuta Wierzbowska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:05.3Q
3 Gisela Ellenberger Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:05.4Q
4 Patricia Lowe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:05.4Q
5 Magdolna Kulcsár Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:06.2
6 Waltraud Pöhland Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:06.9
7 Angela Ramello Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:07.5
8 Kirsten Hoiler Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:07.6

Semi-final 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Gunhild Hoffmeister Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:03.1Q
2 Hildegard Falck Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:03.2Q
3 Rosemary Stirling Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:03.3Q
4 Claire Walsh Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2:03.4NR Q
5 Ileana Silai Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 2:03.9
6 Sylvia Schenk Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:04.6
7 Donata Govoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:05.0
Nijolė Sabaitė Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union DNS

Heats

10 August

Heat 1

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Hildegard Falck Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:04.96Q
2 Magdolna Kulcsár Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2:05.30Q
3 Waltraud Pöhland Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:05.31Q
4 Angela Ramello Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:05.70Q
5 Vasilena Amzina Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 2:06.39
6 Sandra Sutherland Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:09.46

Heat 2

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Vera Nikolić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 2:04.81Q
2 Rosemary Stirling Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:06.74Q
3 Sylvia Schenk Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:07.41Q
4 Danuta Wierzbowska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:07.93Q
5 Birgitte Jennes Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:09.54
6 Maria-Coro Fuentes Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 2:12.58

Heat 3

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Gunhild Hoffmeister Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 2:05.87Q
2 Claire Walsh Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2:06.06Q
3 Patricia Lowe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 2:06.37Q
4 Kirsten Hoiler Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2:06.67Q
5 Elżbieta Skowrońska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2:06.94

Heat 4

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Ileana Silai Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 2:04.88Q
2 Donata Govoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:05.48Q
3 Nijolė Sabaitė Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2:05.54Q
4 Gisela Ellenberger Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 2:05.57Q
5 Tonka Petrova Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 2:05.91
6 Grete Andersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2:07.63

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

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References

  1. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 412–420, retrieved 13 August 2014