1966 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres

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 Gold Vera Nikolić Silver Zsuzsa Szabó Bronze Antje Gleichfeld

Results

Final 4 September Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Vera Nikolić 2:02.8 =CR, NR Zsuzsa Szabó 2:03.1 NR Antje Gleichfeld 2:03.7 NR 4 Pam Piercy 2:04.1 5 Alla Krivoshchekova 2:04.2 6 Vera Mukhanova 2:04.8 7 Ilja Laman 2:05.2 8 Waltraud Pöhlitz 2:12.1

Semi-finals 3 September

Semi-final 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Vera Nikolić 2:04.2 Q 2 Antje Gleichfeld 2:04.9 Q 3 Zsuzsa Szabó 2:05.2 Q 4 Vera Mukhanova 2:05.5 Q 5 Ileana Silai 2:08.0 6 Karin Kessler 2:08.0 7 Patricia Lowe 2:08.4 Regina Kleinau DQ

Semi-final 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Waltraud Pöhlitz 2:05.1 Q 2 Alla Krivoshchekova 2:05.1 Q 3 Ilja Laman 2:05.4 Q 4 Pam Piercy 2:05.5 Q 5 Sára Szenteleki 2:05.8 6 Anita Wörner 2:05.9 7 Tamara Babincheva 2:06.3 8 Paola Pigni 2:09.2

Heats 2 September

Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Vera Nikolić 2:08.5 Q 2 Waltraud Pöhlitz 2:08.9 Q 3 Anita Wörner 2:09.0 Q 4 Patricia Lowe 2:09.4 Q 5 Zofia Kaliszczuk 2:10.3 6 Britt Ramstad 2:10.4 NR 7 Florentina Stancu 2:11.9

Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Ilja Laman 2:08.8 Q 2 Ileana Silai 2:08.8 Q 3 Karin Kessler 2:09.2 Q 4 Tamara Babincheva 2:09.5 Q 5 Teresa Jędrak 2:09.9 6 Jette Andersen 2:10.0 7 Katalin Nagy 2:10.8

Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Antje Gleichfeld 2:05.5 Q 2 Alla Krivoshchekova 2:05.6 Q 3 Sára Szenteleki 2:05.6 Q 4 Regina Kleinau 2:05.8 Q 5 Danuta Wierzbowska 2:06.1 6 Marie Ingrova 2:07.5 NR 7 Elisabeta Baciu 2:09.2

Heat 4 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Zsuzsa Szabó 2:06.9 Q 2 Pam Piercy 2:07.2 Q 3 Vera Mukhanova 2:07.3 Q 4 Paola Pigni 2:07.5 Q 5 Dobroslava Žáková 2:09.5 6 Francine Peyskens 2:12.8 NR 7 Maeve Kyle 2:13.2 8 Adile Dani 2:13.2 NR

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

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