1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 50 metres explained

The women's 50 metres event at the 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 12 March in Grenoble.^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Renate Stecher	Annegret Richter	Sylviane Telliez

Results

Heats

First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			6.33	Q, NR
2	4			6.35	Q
3	3			6.36	Q
4	2			6.37	Q
5	3			6.40	Q
6	2			6.42	Q
7	3			6.44	q
8	4			6.46	Q
9	1			6.47	Q
10	4			6.49	q
11	4			6.50	q
12	3			6.51	q
13	2			6.55
13	3			6.55
15	2			6.57
16	1			6.59
17	1			6.60
18	4			6.61
19	2			6.62

Semifinals

First 3 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			6.32	Q, =WB
2	1			6.33	Q, NR
3	2			6.35	Q
4	1			6.39	Q
5	1			6.42	Q
6	2			6.44	Q
7	2			6.46
8	1			6.49
9	2			6.50
10	2			6.50
11	1			6.52
12	1			6.54

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			6.25	WB
			6.28	NR
			6.31	NR
4			6.34
5			6.34
6			6.39	NR

Notes and References

1. Web site: Competitions - European Athletics Indoor Championships - History. European Athletics. 2019-01-26.
2. http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/28/07/76/StatisticsHandbookEICH2017_FINAL_Neutral.pdf Results