1954 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres

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The women's 800 metres at the 1954 European Athletics Championships was held in Bern, Switzerland, at Stadion Neufeld on 25 and 27 August 1954.[1]

Medalists[]

Gold Nina Otkalenko
 Soviet Union
Silver Diane Leather
 Great Britain
Bronze Lyudmila Lysenko
 Soviet Union

Results[]

Final[]

27 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Nina Otkalenko  Soviet Union 2:08.8 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Diane Leather  Great Britain 2:09.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lyudmila Lysenko  Soviet Union 2:11.2
4  Hungary 2:11.9
5  Poland 2:12.6
6  Great Britain 2:13.3
7  Great Britain 2:13.3
8  Czechoslovakia 2:13.6
9  Hungary 2:14.6

Heats[]

25 August

Heat 1[]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Nina Otkalenko  Soviet Union 2:09.9 Q
2  Great Britain 2:11.8 Q
3  Czechoslovakia 2:11.8 NR Q
4  Hungary 2:11.8
5  Finland 2:17.2

Heat 2[]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1  Hungary 2:11.8 Q
2  Poland 2:12.0 NR Q
3  Great Britain 2:12.4 Q
4  Soviet Union 2:12.7
5  West Germany 2:15.6 NR
6  France 2:17.3
7  Belgium 2:33.7

Heat 3[]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Lyudmila Lysenko  Soviet Union 2:08.8 CR Q
2 Diane Leather  Great Britain 2:08.9 Q
3  Hungary 2:12.5 Q
4  France 2:14.7
5 Loredana Simonetti  Italy 2:16.5 NR
6  West Germany 2:17.6
7  Austria 2:24.7

Participation[]

According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

References[]

  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014
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