1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres

1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships
Track events
50 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
3000 m	men
50 m hurdles	men	women
4 × 180 m relay		women
4 × 360 m relay	men	women
4 × 720 m relay	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
Shot put	men	women
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The women's 800 metres event at the 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 11 and 12 March in Grenoble. ^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Gunhild Hoffmeister   East Germany	Ileana Silai   Romania	Svetla Zlateva   Bulgaria

Results

Heats

First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Held on 11 March

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Gunhild Hoffmeister	East Germany	2:06.18	Q
2	1	Ileana Silai	Romania	2:06.28	Q
3	2	Donata Govoni	Italy	2:06.34	Q
4	2	Svetla Zlateva	Bulgaria	2:06.57	q
5	1	Gisela Ellenberger	West Germany	2:06.76	Q
6	2	Christa Merten	West Germany	2:06.82	q
7	1	Maria Sykora	Austria	2:07.26
8	1	Margaret Beacham	Great Britain	2:08.90
9	2	Marta Velekei	Hungary	2:09.69
10	1	Birgitte Jennes	Denmark	2:11.09
11	2	Danièle Verriest	France	2:11.82

Final

Held on 12 March

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Gunhild Hoffmeister	East Germany	2:04.83	CR , NR
	Ileana Silai	Romania	2:05.17	NR
	Svetla Zlateva	Bulgaria	2:05.50
4	Christa Merten	West Germany	2:05.86
5	Gisela Ellenberger	West Germany	2:08.72
6	Donata Govoni	Italy	2:09.69

References

1. "Competitions - European Athletics Indoor Championships - History". European Athletics. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
2. Results (p. 446)