1966 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres explained

Event:Women's 800 metres
Competition:European Athletics Championships

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.

Medalists

GoldVera Nikolić
SilverZsuzsa Szabó
BronzeAntje Gleichfeld

Results

Final

4 September

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
align=left align=left 2:02.8 =CR, NR
align=left align=left 2:03.1 NR
align=left align=left 2:03.7 NR
4 align=left align=left 2:04.1
5 align=left align=left 2:04.2
6 align=left align=left 2:04.8
7 align=left align=left 2:05.2
8 align=left align=left 2:12.1

Semi-finals

3 September

Semi-final 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 2:04.2 Q
2 align=left align=left 2:04.9 Q
3 align=left align=left 2:05.2 Q
4 align=left align=left 2:05.5 Q
5 align=left align=left 2:08.0
6 align=left align=left 2:08.0
7 align=left align=left 2:08.4
align=left align=left DQ

Semi-final 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 2:05.1 Q
2 align=left align=left 2:05.1 Q
3 align=left align=left 2:05.4 Q
4 align=left align=left 2:05.5 Q
5 align=left align=left 2:05.8
6 align=left align=left 2:05.9
7 align=left align=left 2:06.3
8 align=left align=left 2:09.2

Heats

2 September

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 2:08.5 Q
2 align=left align=left 2:08.9 Q
3 align=left align=left 2:09.0 Q
4 align=left align=left 2:09.4 Q
5 align=left align=left 2:10.3
6 align=left align=left 2:10.4 NR
7 align=left align=left 2:11.9

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 2:08.8 Q
2 align=left align=left 2:08.8 Q
3 align=left align=left 2:09.2 Q
4 align=left align=left 2:09.5 Q
5 align=left align=left 2:09.9
6 align=left align=left 2:10.0
7 align=left align=left 2:10.8

Heat 3

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 2:05.5 Q
2 align=left align=left 2:05.6 Q
3 align=left align=left 2:05.6 Q
4 align=left align=left 2:05.8 Q
5 align=left align=left 2:06.1
6 align=left align=left 2:07.5 NR
7 align=left align=left 2:09.2

Heat 4

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 align=left align=left 2:06.9 Q
2 align=left align=left 2:07.2 Q
3 align=left align=left 2:07.3 Q
4 align=left align=left 2:07.5 Q
5 align=left align=left 2:09.5
6 align=left align=left 2:12.8 NR
7 align=left align=left 2:13.2
8 align=left align=left 2:13.2 NR

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.