2001 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, at Olympisch Stadion on 14 and 15 July. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Medalists

Gold	Anna Zagórska   Poland
Silver	Irina Somesan   Romania
Bronze	Tatyana Rodionova   Russia

Results

Final

15 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Anna Zagórska	Poland	2:07.27
	Irina Somesan	Romania	2:07.27
	Tatyana Rodionova	Russia	2:07.60
4	Olga Mikayeva	Russia	2:07.70
5	Yuliya Gurtovenko	Ukraine	2:08.40
6	Natalia Vasko	Belarus	2:08.53
7	Suvi Myllymäki	Finland	2:09.15
8	Aurélie Coulaud	France	2:09.57

Heats

14 July
Qualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Irina Somesan	Romania	2:03.79	Q
2	Olga Mikayeva	Russia	2:03.94	Q
3	Yuliya Gurtovenko	Ukraine	2:04.23	Q
4	Aurélie Coulaud	France	2:04.36	q
5	Alex Carter	United Kingdom	2:05.24
6	Kristin Roset	Norway	2:05.38
7	Petra Ptiček	Croatia	2:05.79
8	Lotte Visschers	Netherlands	2:07.70

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Anna Zagórska	Poland	2:04.42	Q
2	Tatyana Rodionova	Russia	2:04.47	Q
3	Suvi Myllymäki	Finland	2:04.60	Q
4	Natalia Vasko	Belarus	2:04.85	q
5	Aoife Byrne	Ireland	2:04.96
6	Monika Gradzki	Germany	2:05.71
7	Lena Nilsson	Sweden	2:06.77
8	Inesa Kliukoitytė	Lithuania	2:11.04

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

•   Belarus (1)
•   Croatia (1)
•   Finland (1)
•   France (1)
•   Germany (1)
•   Ireland (1)
•   Lithuania (1)
•   Netherlands (1)
•   Norway (1)
•   Poland (1)
•   Romania (1)
•   Russia (2)
•   Sweden (1)
•   Ukraine (1)
•   United Kingdom (1)

References

1. European Athletics U23 Championships Ostrava 2011 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK - 3rd European Athletics U23 Championships - Amsterdam, Netherlands - 12.-15.7.2001 (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 30–42, retrieved 24 October 2014
2. European Championships U23 - Amsterdam/NED - 12.-15.07.01 (PDF), sportfieber.pytalhost.com, archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-01, retrieved 31 October 2014
3. 800m WOMEN Final 15/07/01 - 14:40 Official Results, European Athletics Association, 15 July 2001, archived from the original on 28 December 2004, retrieved 31 October 2014
4. 800m WOMEN 1st Round 1/2 14/07/01 - 12:40 Official Results, European Athletics Association, 14 July 2001, archived from the original on 5 November 2004, retrieved 31 October 2014
5. 800m WOMEN 1st Round 2/2 14/07/01 - 12:45 Official Results, European Athletics Association, 14 July 2001, archived from the original on 5 November 2004, retrieved 31 October 2014