The women's 800 metres at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 2, 3, and 4 September 1966.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Vera Nikolić Yugoslavia
|
| Silver | Zsuzsa Szabó Hungary
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| Bronze | Antje Gleichfeld West Germany
|
Results edit
Final edit
4 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Vera Nikolić | Yugoslavia |
2:02.8 | =CR, NR |
 |
Zsuzsa Szabó | Hungary |
2:03.1 | NR |
 |
Antje Gleichfeld | West Germany |
2:03.7 | NR |
| 4 | Pam Piercy |  Great Britain |
2:04.1 | |
| 5 | Alla Krivoshchekova |  Soviet Union |
2:04.2 | |
| 6 | Vera Mukhanova | Soviet Union |
2:04.8 | |
| 7 | Ilja Laman |  Netherlands |
2:05.2 | |
| 8 | Waltraud Pöhlitz |  East Germany |
2:12.1 |
Semi-finals edit
3 September
Semi-final 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vera Nikolić | Yugoslavia |
2:04.2 | Q |
| 2 | Antje Gleichfeld | West Germany |
2:04.9 | Q |
| 3 | Zsuzsa Szabó | Hungary |
2:05.2 | Q |
| 4 | Vera Mukhanova | Soviet Union |
2:05.5 | Q |
| 5 | Ileana Silai |  Romania |
2:08.0 | |
| 6 | Karin Kessler | West Germany |
2:08.0 | |
| 7 | Patricia Lowe | Great Britain |
2:08.4 | |
| Regina Kleinau | East Germany |
DQ |
Semi-final 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waltraud Pöhlitz | East Germany |
2:05.1 | Q |
| 2 | Alla Krivoshchekova | Soviet Union |
2:05.1 | Q |
| 3 | Ilja Laman | Netherlands |
2:05.4 | Q |
| 4 | Pam Piercy | Great Britain |
2:05.5 | Q |
| 5 | Sára Szenteleki | Hungary |
2:05.8 | |
| 6 | Anita Wörner | West Germany |
2:05.9 | |
| 7 | Tamara Babincheva | Soviet Union |
2:06.3 | |
| 8 | Paola Pigni |  Italy |
2:09.2 |
Heats edit
2 September
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vera Nikolić | Yugoslavia |
2:08.5 | Q |
| 2 | Waltraud Pöhlitz | East Germany |
2:08.9 | Q |
| 3 | Anita Wörner | West Germany |
2:09.0 | Q |
| 4 | Patricia Lowe | Great Britain |
2:09.4 | Q |
| 5 | Zofia Kaliszczuk |  Poland |
2:10.3 | |
| 6 | Britt Ramstad |  Norway |
2:10.4 | NR |
| 7 | Florentina Stancu | Romania |
2:11.9 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilja Laman | Netherlands |
2:08.8 | Q |
| 2 | Ileana Silai | Romania |
2:08.8 | Q |
| 3 | Karin Kessler | West Germany |
2:09.2 | Q |
| 4 | Tamara Babincheva | Soviet Union |
2:09.5 | Q |
| 5 | Teresa Jędrak | Poland |
2:09.9 | |
| 6 | Jette Andersen |  Denmark |
2:10.0 | |
| 7 | Katalin Nagy | Hungary |
2:10.8 |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antje Gleichfeld | West Germany |
2:05.5 | Q |
| 2 | Alla Krivoshchekova | Soviet Union |
2:05.6 | Q |
| 3 | Sára Szenteleki | Hungary |
2:05.6 | Q |
| 4 | Regina Kleinau | East Germany |
2:05.8 | Q |
| 5 | Danuta Wierzbowska | Poland |
2:06.1 | |
| 6 | Marie Ingrova |  Czechoslovakia |
2:07.5 | NR |
| 7 | Elisabeta Baciu | Romania |
2:09.2 |
Heat 4 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zsuzsa Szabó | Hungary |
2:06.9 | Q |
| 2 | Pam Piercy | Great Britain |
2:07.2 | Q |
| 3 | Vera Mukhanova | Soviet Union |
2:07.3 | Q |
| 4 | Paola Pigni | Italy |
2:07.5 | Q |
| 5 | Dobroslava Žáková | Czechoslovakia |
2:09.5 | |
| 6 | Francine Peyskens |  Belgium |
2:12.8 | NR |
| 7 | Maeve Kyle |  Ireland |
2:13.2 | |
| 8 | Adile Dani |  Albania |
2:13.2 | NR |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
Albania (1)
Belgium (1)
Czechoslovakia (2)
Denmark (1)
East Germany (2)
Hungary (3)
Ireland (1)
Italy (1)
Netherlands (1)
Norway (1)
Poland (3)
Romania (3)
Soviet Union (3)
Great Britain (2)
West Germany (3)
Yugoslavia (1)
References edit
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 397–405, retrieved 13 August 2014