Athletics at the 1965 Summer Universiade – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 1965 Summer Universiade was held at the People's Stadium in Budapest on 27 and 29 August 1965. ^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Laine Erik   Soviet Union	Antje Gleichfeldt   West Germany	Abby Hoffman   Canada

Results

Heats

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Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Abby Hoffman	Canada	2:09.1	Q [3]
2	1	Laine Erik	Soviet Union	2:09.6	Q
3	1	Olga Kazi	Hungary	2:10.6	Q
4	1	Pat Brown	Great Britain	2:11.0	Q
5	1	Jutta von Haase	West Germany	2:13.1
6	1	Jarmila Popelková	Czechoslovakia	2:14.0
7	1	Ika Maričić	Yugoslavia	2:14.1
8	1	Maria Habas	Poland	2:14.4
1	2	Marie Ingrová	Czechoslovakia	2:11.3	Q
2	2	Antje Gleichfeldt	West Germany	2:11.5	Q
3	2	Sára Szenteleki	Hungary	2:12.0	Q
4	2	Mary Speedman-Campbell	Great Britain	2:13.2	Q
5	2	Yvonne Herisson	France	2:13.9	[4]
6	2	Wanda Witter	Poland	2:16.0

Final

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Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Laine Erik	Soviet Union	2:06.2
	Antje Gleichfeldt	West Germany	2:06.6
	Abby Hoffman	Canada	2:07.8
4	Pat Brown	Great Britain	2:08.0
5	Sára Szenteleki	Hungary	2:08.1
6	Marie Ingrová	Czechoslovakia	2:09.2
7	Olga Kazi	Hungary	2:10.6
8	Mary Speedman-Campbell	Great Britain	2:13.0

References

1. Results at Tilastopaja
2. Rodda, John (28 August 1965). "Murray's courage earns him a bronze medal". The Manchester Guardian. p. 8. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
3. "Crothers sparkles at student games". Star-Phoenix. 29 August 1965. p. 20. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
4. French results
5. García, Gerardo (30 August 1965). "Adios, Universiade, hasta... ¿Hasta Tokio?" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 6. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
6. "Wilkinson cautions against enlarging of World Games". Hartford Courant. 30 August 1965. p. 34. Retrieved 15 February 2021.