Athletics at the 1977 Summer Universiade – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres event at the 1977 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia on 22 and 23 August.[1]

Medalists[edit]

Gold Silver Bronze
Tom Andrews
 Bulgaria
Natalia Mărăşescu
 Romania
Maricica Puică
 Romania

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Christine Tranter  Great Britain 4:13.7 Q
1 1 Vesela Yatsinska  Bulgaria 4:13.7 Q
3 1 Natalia Mărășescu  Romania 4:13.9 Q
4 1 Lyubov Ivanova  Soviet Union 4:14.0 Q
5 2 Maricica Puică  Romania 4:15.8 Q
6 1 Julie Brown  United States 4:16.1 Q
7 1 Penny Werthner  Canada 4:16.7 q
8 2 Charlotte Bradley  Mexico 4:17.0 Q
9 2 Totka Petrova  Bulgaria 4:17.3 Q
10 2 Waltraud Strotzer  East Germany 4:17.4 Q
11 2 Celina Sokołowska  Poland 4:18.5 Q
12 1 Angela Cook  Australia 4:18.6 q[2]
13 2 Sakina Boutamine  Algeria 4:19.1
14 2 Valentina Ilyinykh  Soviet Union 4:23.1 [3]
15 2 Debbie Scott  Canada 4:25.1
16 1 Geertje Meersseman  Belgium 4:25.4
17 1 Margherita Gargano  Italy 4:39.3
18 1 Sosor Sarantuja  Mongolia 4:44.5

Final[edit]

[4][5]

Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Totka Petrova  Bulgaria 4:05.7
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Natalia Mărășescu  Romania 4:05.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Maricica Puică  Romania 4:06.4
4 Vesela Yatsinska  Bulgaria 4:07.2
5 Christine Tranter  Great Britain 4:09.7
6 Lyubov Ivanova  Soviet Union 4:11.8
7 Waltraud Strotzer  East Germany 4:13.2
8 Penny Werthner  Canada 4:13.2
9 Julie Brown  United States 4:13.6
10 Charlotte Bradley  Mexico 4:13.7
11 Celina Sokołowska  Poland 4:18.1
12 Angela Cook  Australia 4:19.6

References[edit]

  1. ^ Results at Tilastopaja
  2. ^ Australian results
  3. ^ Soviet results Archived 2021-10-31 at the Wayback Machine (p127)
  4. ^ "Final results". Chicago Tribune. 24 August 1977. p. 64. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Final results". The San Bernardino County Sun. 24 August 1977. p. 52. Retrieved 22 March 2020.