1958 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres at the 1958 European Athletics Championships was held in Stockholm, Sweden, at Stockholms Olympiastadion on 22 and 24 August 1958.[1]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Yelizaveta Yermolayeva Soviet Union |
| Silver | Diane Leather Great Britain |
| Bronze | Dzidra Levicka Soviet Union |
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
24 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Yelizaveta Yermolayeva | Soviet Union | 2:06.3 | CR |
 | Diane Leather | Great Britain | 2:06.6 | |
 | Dzidra Levicka | Soviet Union | 2:06.6 | |
| 4 | Ariane Döser |  West Germany | 2:08.2 | |
| 5 | Vera Mukhanova | Soviet Union | 2:08.4 | |
| 6 | Edith Schiller | West Germany | 2:10.2 | |
| 7 | Beata Żbikowska |  Poland | 2:11.0 | |
| 8 | Betty Loakes | Great Britain | 2:11.4 | |
| 9 | Joy Jordan | Great Britain | 2:11.6 |
Heats[edit]
22 August
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yelizaveta Yermolayeva | Soviet Union | 2:10.1 | Q |
| 2 | Joy Jordan | Great Britain | 2:10.5 | Q |
| 3 | Ariane Döser | West Germany | 2:10.7 | Q |
| 4 | Krystyna Nowakowska | Poland | 2:10.7 | |
| 5 | Eila Helin |  Finland | 2:11.9 | |
| 6 | Jytte Kort |  Denmark | 2:16.4 | |
| 7 | Maria Kessels |  Belgium | 2:38.5 |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diane Leather | Great Britain | 2:09.8 | Q |
| 2 | Dzidra Levicka | Soviet Union | 2:10.0 | Q |
| 3 | Beata Żbikowska | Poland | 2:10.2 | Q |
| 4 | Margrete Buscher | West Germany | 2:11.3 | |
| 5 | Nicole Goullieux |  France | 2:11.7 | |
| 6 | Milica Rajkov |  Yugoslavia | 2:13.3 |
Heat 3[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betty Loakes | Great Britain | 2:10.6 | Q |
| 2 | Vera Mukhanova | Soviet Union | 2:10.6 | Q |
| 3 | Edith Schiller | West Germany | 2:10.8 | Q |
| 4 | Gül Çıray |  Turkey | 2:11.6 | NR |
| 5 | Aranka Kazi |  Hungary | 2:12.1 | |
| 6 | Saara Vilén | Finland | 2:15.1 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
Belgium (1)
Denmark (1)
Finland (2)
France (1)
Hungary (1)
Poland (2)
Soviet Union (3)
Turkey (1)
Great Britain (3)
West Germany (3)
Yugoslavia (1)
References[edit]
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 384–390, retrieved 13 August 2014
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