1954 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres
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 |
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Nina Otkalenko | Soviet Union | 2:08.8 | CR | |
Diane Leather | Great Britain | 2:09.8 | ||
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 |
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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 |
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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.
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References[]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 377–384, retrieved 13 August 2014
Categories:
- Events at the 1954 European Athletics Championships
- 800 metres at the European Athletics Championships
- 1954 in women's athletics