Athletics at the 1979 Summer Universiade – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres event at the 1979 Summer Universiade was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City on 12 and 13 September 1979.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Nadezhda Mushta Soviet Union | Olga Dvirna Soviet Union | Fița Lovin Romania |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Olga Dvirna | Soviet Union | 2:00.78 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Natalia Mărășescu | Romania | 2:02.47 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Fița Lovin | Romania | 2:02.93 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Gabriella Dorio |  Italy | 2:02.94 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Margherita Gargano | Italy | 2:03.38 | q |
| 6 | 3 | Janet Prictoe |  Great Britain | 2:03.39 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Nadezhda Mushta | Soviet Union | 2:03.43 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Galina Atanasova |  Bulgaria | 2:03.97 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Cherry Hanson | Great Britain | 2:04.44 | |
| 10 | 1 | Éva Mohácsi |  Hungary | 2:04.85 | |
| 11 | 2 | Anne Mackie-Morelli |  Canada | 2:05.05 | |
| 12 | 1 | Ana Orendain |  Mexico | 2:09.29 | |
| 13 | 3 | Deborah Campbell | Canada | 2:12.12 | |
| 14 | 1 | Kay Hawkins |  New Zealand | 2:15.32 | |
| 15 | 2 | Marta Vázquez | Mexico | 2:20.80 | |
| 16 | 1 | Sonia Lemus |  Guatemala | 2:31.64 | |
| 17 | 3 | Lai Wah Ho |  Hong Kong | 2:35.95 |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Nadezhda Mushta | Soviet Union | 2:00.50 | |
 | Olga Dvirna | Soviet Union | 2:00.77 | |
 | Fița Lovin | Romania | 2:00.81 | |
| 4 | Gabriella Dorio | Italy | 2:01.60 | |
| 5 | Janet Prictoe | Great Britain | 2:03.21 | |
| 6 | Galina Atanasova | Bulgaria | 2:03.29 | |
| 7 | Margherita Gargano | Italy | 2:05.54 | |
| Natalia Mărășescu | Romania | DNS |
References[edit]
- ^ Holzbach, Gerd (25 September 1979). "Pietro Mennea war der große Held von Mexico" [Pietro Mennea was the big hero of Mexico]. Leichtathletik (in German). 39/1979. Bartels & Wernitz: 1240–1245. ISSN 0343-5369.
- ^ Results at Tilastopaja
- ^ "Final results". El Paso Times. 14 September 1979. p. 17. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Final results". Hartford Courant. 14 September 1979. p. 40. Retrieved 22 March 2020.