The women's 800 metres at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Rome, Italy, at Stadio Olimpico on 2, 3, and 4 September 1974.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Lilyana Todorova Bulgaria
|
| Silver | Gunhild Hoffmeister East Germany
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| Bronze | Mariana Suman Romania
|
Results edit
Final edit
4 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Lilyana Todorova | Bulgaria |
1:58.14 | CR |
 |
Gunhild Hoffmeister | East Germany |
1:58.81 | NR |
 |
Mariana Suman | Romania |
1:59.84 | |
| 4 | Marie-Françoise Dubois |  France |
1:59.94 | NR |
| 5 | Valentina Gerasimova |  Soviet Union |
2:00.10 | |
| 6 | Nina Morgunova | Soviet Union |
2:00.76 | |
| 7 | Elżbieta Katolik |  Poland |
2:01.37 | |
| 8 | Gisela Ellenberger |  West Germany |
2:01.48 |
Semi-finals edit
3 September
Semi-final 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariana Suman | Romania |
2:00.2 | Q |
| 2 | Marie-Françoise Dubois | France |
2:00.3 | NR Q |
| 3 | Valentina Gerasimova | Soviet Union |
2:00.8 | Q |
| 4 | Gisela Ellenberger | West Germany |
2:01.5 | Q |
| 5 | Waltraud Pöhland | East Germany |
2:01.9 | |
| 6 | Mary Purcell |  Ireland |
2:04.0 | |
| 7 | Nikolina Shtereva | Bulgaria |
2:04.1 | |
| 8 | Rosemary Wright |  Great Britain |
2:04.9 |
Semi-final 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunhild Hoffmeister | East Germany |
2:03.0 | Q |
| 2 | Elżbieta Katolik | Poland |
2:03.1 | Q |
| 3 | Lilyana Todorova | Bulgaria |
2:03.3 | Q |
| 4 | Nina Morgunova | Soviet Union |
2:03.6 | Q |
| 5 | Anne-Marie Van Nuffel |  Belgium |
2:04.1 | |
| 6 | Lesley Kiernan | Great Britain |
2:05.4 | |
| Nijolė Sabaitė | Soviet Union |
DNS | ||
| Gunilla Lindh |  Sweden |
DNS |
Heats edit
2 September
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marie-Françoise Dubois | France |
2:01.2 | Q |
| 2 | Elżbieta Katolik | Poland |
2:01.4 | Q |
| 3 | Mariana Suman | Romania |
2:01.5 | Q |
| 4 | Nina Morgunova | Soviet Union |
2:01.7 | Q |
| 5 | Mary Purcell | Ireland |
2:02.8 | q |
| 6 | Birgitte Jennes |  Denmark |
2:09.2 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunhild Hoffmeister | East Germany |
2:02.6 | Q |
| 2 | Gisela Ellenberger | West Germany |
2:02.7 | Q |
| 3 | Nijolė Sabaitė | Soviet Union |
2:02.9 | Q |
| 4 | Nikolina Shtereva | Bulgaria |
2:03.2 | Q |
| 5 | Anne-Marie Van Nuffel | Belgium |
2:03.6 | q |
| 6 | Rosemary Wright | Great Britain |
2:03.9 | q |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lilyana Todorova | Bulgaria |
2:02.1 | Q |
| 2 | Valentina Gerasimova | Soviet Union |
2:02.2 | Q |
| 3 | Waltraud Pöhland | East Germany |
2:02.3 | Q |
| 4 | Gunilla Lindh | Sweden |
2:02.3 | NR Q |
| 5 | Lesley Kiernan | Great Britain |
2:02.8 | q |
| 6 | Jolanta Januchta | Poland |
2:04.7 |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
Belgium (1)
Bulgaria (2)
Denmark (1)
East Germany (2)
France (1)
Ireland (1)
Poland (2)
Romania (1)
Soviet Union (3)
Sweden (1)
Great Britain (2)
West Germany (1)
References edit
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 420–427, retrieved 13 August 2014