1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 50 metres explained

The women's 50 metres event at the 1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 22 February.^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Sofka Popova Bulgaria	Linda Haglund	Marita Koch

Results

Heats

First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			6.20	Q, CR
2	2			6.20	Q, CR
3	3			6.21	Q
4	1			6.26	Q
5	4			6.26	Q
6	2			6.27	q
7	2			6.27	q
8	3			6.31	Q
9	3			6.34	q
10	1			6.35	Q
11	1			6.39	q
12	3			6.40
12	4			6.40	Q
14	4			6.42
15	1			6.45
15	3			6.45
17	1			6.46
18	3			6.48
19	1			6.52
20	4			6.63
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Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			6.17	Q, CR
2	2			6.19	Q
3	1			6.20	Q
4	1			6.21	Q
5	1			6.24	Q
6	2			6.25	Q
7	1			6.28
8	2			6.29
9	1			6.32
9	2			6.32
9	2			6.32
12	1			6.33	NR

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			6.17	=CR
			6.17	=CR
			6.19
4			6.20
5			6.22
6			6.30

Notes and References

1. http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/28/07/76/StatisticsHandbookEICH2017_FINAL_Neutral.pdf Results
2. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k64745054/f14.item.zoom L'Athletisme