1962 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres
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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[edit]
| Gold | Gerda Kraan Netherlands |
| Silver | Waltraud Kaufmann East Germany |
| Bronze | Olga Kazi Hungary |
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
16 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gerda Kraan | Netherlands | 2:02.8 | AR |
 | Waltraud Kaufmann | East Germany | 2:05.0 | NR |
 | 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[edit]
15 September
Heat 1[edit]
| 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[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 391–397, retrieved 13 August 2014
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