1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres
| Women's 800 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
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The women's 800 metres at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 15 and 16 September 1962.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Gerda Kraan Netherlands
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| Silver | Waltraud Kaufmann East Germany
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| Bronze | Olga Kazi Hungary
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Results
Final
16 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gerda Kraan | Netherlands |
2:02.8 | AR |
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Waltraud Kaufmann | East Germany |
2:05.0 | NR |
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Olga Kazi | Hungary |
2:05.0 | NR |
| 4 | Joy Jordan |  Great Britain |
2:05.0 | NR |
| 5 | Krystyna Nowakowska |  Poland |
2:05.8 | NR |
| 6 | Vera Mukhanova |  Soviet Union |
2:07.2 |
Heats
15 September
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerda Kraan | Netherlands |
2:06.3 | CR Q |
| 2 | Vera Mukhanova | Soviet Union |
2:08.3 | Q |
| 3 | Phyllis Perkins | Great Britain |
2:08.4 | |
| 4 | Ilse Schönemann | East Germany |
2:09.4 | |
| 5 | Gizella Sasvári | Hungary |
2:11.1 | |
| 6 | Maeve Kyle |  Ireland |
2:13.0 | NR |
| 7 | Elisabeta Teodorof |  Romania |
2:13.6 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Joy Jordan | Great Britain |
2:07.4 | Q |
| 2 | Waltraud Kaufmann | East Germany |
2:07.7 | Q |
| 3 | Lyudmila Lysenko | Soviet Union |
2:08.4 | |
| 4 | Florica Grecescu | Romania |
2:08.8 | |
| 5 | Milica Rajkov |  Yugoslavia |
2:16.5 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olga Kazi | Hungary |
2:08.1 | Q |
| 2 | Krystyna Nowakowska | Poland |
2:08.1 | Q |
| 3 | Tamara Dmitriyeva | Soviet Union |
2:08.9 | |
| 4 | Anita Wörner |  West Germany |
2:09.5 | |
| 5 | Madeline Ibbotson | Great Britain |
2:09.7 | |
| 6 | Jannie van Eyck-Vos | Netherlands |
2:11.3 | |
| 7 | Gilda Jannacone |  Italy |
2:13.6 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
- East Germany (2)
- Hungary (2)
- Ireland (1)
- Italy (1)
- Netherlands (2)
- Poland (1)
- Romania (2)
- Soviet Union (3)
- Great Britain (3)
- West Germany (1)
- Yugoslavia (1)
References
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 391–397, retrieved 13 August 2014
European Athletics Championships champions in women's 800 metres | |
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