Athletics at the 1961 Summer Universiade – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria, in September 1961. ^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Antje Gleichfeld   West Germany	Florica Grecescu Romania	Tsvetana Isaeva Bulgaria

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Florica Grecescu	Romania	2:16.4	Q
2	1	Antje Gleichfeld	West Germany	2:16.8	Q
3	1	Joy Catling	Great Britain	2:16.9	Q
4	1	Lydia Ilkova	Bulgaria	2:17.0
1	2	Tsvetana Isaeva	Bulgaria	2:13.9	Q
2	2	Edith Schiller	West Germany	2:14.7	Q
3	2	Roma Ashby	Great Britain	2:14.9	Q
4	2	Monika Kropacová	Czechoslovakia	2:15.4
5	2	Pelagia Truszan	Poland	2:20.4

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Antje Gleichfeld	West Germany	2:07.76
	Florica Grecescu	Romania	2:08.67
	Tsvetana Isaeva	Bulgaria	2:12.59
4	Edith Schiller	West Germany	2:14.2
5	Joy Catling	Great Britain	2:14.4
6	Roma Ashby	Great Britain	2:14.4

References

1. Results at Tilastopaja