Athletics at the 1961 Summer Universiade – Women's 800 metres

The women's 800 metres event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria, in September 1961.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Antje Gleichfeld
  West Germany
Florica Grecescu
  Romania
Tsvetana Isaeva
  Bulgaria

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Florica Grecescu   Romania 2:16.4 Q
2 1 Antje Gleichfeld   West Germany 2:16.8 Q
3 1 Joy Catling   Great Britain 2:16.9 Q
4 1 Lydia Ilkova   Bulgaria 2:17.0
1 2 Tsvetana Isaeva   Bulgaria 2:13.9 Q
2 2 Edith Schiller   West Germany 2:14.7 Q
3 2 Roma Ashby   Great Britain 2:14.9 Q
4 2 Monika Kropacová   Czechoslovakia 2:15.4
5 2 Pelagia Truszan   Poland 2:20.4

Final

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes
  Antje Gleichfeld   West Germany 2:07.76
  Florica Grecescu   Romania 2:08.67
  Tsvetana Isaeva   Bulgaria 2:12.59
4 Edith Schiller   West Germany 2:14.2
5 Joy Catling   Great Britain 2:14.4
6 Roma Ashby   Great Britain 2:14.4

References

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