2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 18 and 20 July. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Medalists

Gold	Rebecca Lyne   United Kingdom
Silver	Lucia Klocová   Slovakia
Bronze	Esther Desviat   Spain

Results

Final

20 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Rebecca Lyne	United Kingdom	2:04.66
	Lucia Klocová	Slovakia	2:05.02
	Esther Desviat	Spain	2:05.38
4	Mihaela Olaru	Romania	2:06.12
5	Joanna Kaczor	Poland	2:06.39
6	Alina Ripanu	Romania	2:06.41
7	Tetyana Petlyuk	Ukraine	2:06.57
8	Joanna Buza	Poland	2:06.75

Heats

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

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Rebecca Lyne	United Kingdom	2:03.53	Q
2	Joanna Buza	Poland	2:04.28	Q
3	Svitlana Chervan	Ukraine	2:05.96
4	Anny Christofidou	Cyprus	2:06.53
5	Patricia Conde	Spain	2:09.46
6	Daniela Cîmpanu	Romania	2:09.83

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Mihaela Olaru	Romania	2:05.18	Q
2	Lucia Klocová	Slovakia	2:05.35	Q
3	Svetlana Sidunova	Russia	2:05.58
4	Beata Rudzińska	Poland	2:06.21
5	Catherine Riley	United Kingdom	2:08.97

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Esther Desviat	Spain	2:02.77	Q
2	Alina Ripanu	Romania	2:02.83	Q
3	Tetyana Petlyuk	Ukraine	2:02.93	q
4	Joanna Kaczor	Poland	2:03.06	q
5	Petra Ptiček	Croatia	2:06.52

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.

•   Croatia (1)
•   Cyprus (1)
•   Poland (3)
•   Romania (3)
•   Russia (1)
•   Slovakia (1)
•   Spain (2)
•   Ukraine (2)
•   United Kingdom (2)

References

1. European Athletics U23 Championships Ostrava 2011 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK - 4th European Athletics U23 Championships - Bydgoszcz, Poland 17.-20. 7. 2003 (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 43–55, retrieved 24 October 2014
2. European Championships U23 - Bydgoszcz/POL - 17.-20.07.03 (PDF), sportfieber.pytalhost.com, archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-05, retrieved 4 November 2014
3. European Championships U'23 Bydgoszcz 2003 - Zawisza Stadion - 17 - 20 July 2003 - Result lists - As of 18/07/2003 (PDF), European Athletics Association, 18 July 2003, archived from the original on 7 December 2003, retrieved 4 November 2014
4. European Championships U'23 Bydgoszcz 2003 - Zawisza Stadion - 17 - 20 July 2003 - Result lists - As of 20/07/2003 (PDF), European Athletics Association, 20 July 2003, archived from the original on 7 December 2003, retrieved 4 November 2014