Athletics at the 1970 Summer Universiade – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 1970 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale in Turin on 4 and 5 September 1970. ^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Gunhild Hoffmeister   East Germany	Maria Sykora   Austria	Karin Burneleit   East Germany

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Vera Nikolić	Yugoslavia	2:04.3	Q
2	1	Abby Hoffman	Canada	2:06.3	Q
3	1	Jane Perry	Great Britain	2:06.9	q
4	1	Nijolė Sabaitė	Soviet Union	2:07.2	[2]
5	1	Angela Ramello	Italy	2:08.2
6	1	Sissy Brandnegger	Austria	2:14.2
7	1	Shelly Marshall	United States	2:19.0
1	2	Gunhild Hoffmeister	East Germany	2:07.4	Q
2	2	Sára Ligetkutiné	Hungary	2:07.4	Q
3	2	Terry Hull	United States	2:07.8
4	2	Eva Hansumäe	Soviet Union	2:11.3	[2]
5	2	Aurelia Pentón	Cuba	2:12.3
6	2	Harpal Brar	India	2:25.6
1	3	Karin Burneleit	East Germany	2:02.2	Q
2	3	Ileana Silai	Romania	2:02.6	Q
3	3	Maria Sykora	Austria	2:04.7	q
4	3	Carmen Trustée	Cuba	2:09.7
5	3	Thelma Fynn	Canada	2:13.2
6	3	Irenice Rodrigues	Brazil	2:22.0

Final

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Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Gunhild Hoffmeister	East Germany	2:01.8	UR , NR
	Maria Sykora	Austria	2:01.9
	Karin Burneleit	East Germany	2:02.2
4	Ileana Silai	Romania	2:02.6
5	Vera Nikolić	Yugoslavia	2:04.1
6	Sára Ligetkutiné	Hungary	2:06.1
7	Jane Perry	Great Britain	2:07.8
8	Abby Hoffman	Canada	2:12.9

References

1. Results at Tilastopaja
2. Soviet results Archived 2021-10-31 at the Wayback Machine (p124)
3. "Universiade in Turin abgeschlossen" (in German). Zurich Die Tat. 8 September 1970. p. 9. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
4. "Three British victories in Universiade". Athletics Weekly. 24 (37). Athletics Weekly Ltd: 4, 38. 4 September 1970. ISSN   0004-6671.