1986 European Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres

Events at the 1986 European Athletics Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
3000 m				women
5000 m		men
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men		women
10 km walk				women
20 km walk		men
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany, held at Neckarstadion on 26, 27, and 28 August 1986.

Medalists

Gold	Nadezhda Olizarenko Soviet Union
Silver	Sigrun Wodars East Germany
Bronze	Lyubov Gurina Soviet Union

Results

Final

28 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Nadezhda Olizarenko	Soviet Union	1:57.15
	Sigrun Wodars	East Germany	1:57.42
	Lyubov Gurina	Soviet Union	1:57.73
4	Gaby Bussmann	West Germany	1:58.57
5	Milena Strnadová	Czechoslovakia	1:58.89
6	Mitica Junghiatu	Romania	1:59.22
7	Lyubov Kiryukhina	Soviet Union	1:59.67
8	Christine Wachtel	East Germany	2:00.02

Semi-finals

27 August

Semi-final 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Lyubov Gurina	Soviet Union	1:59.66	Q
2	Milena Strnadová	Czechoslovakia	2:00.02	Q
3	Mitica Junghiatu	Romania	2:00.02	Q
4	Christine Wachtel	East Germany	2:00.36	Q
5	Shireen Bailey	United Kingdom	2:00.50
6	Lorraine Baker	United Kingdom	2:02.03
7	Slobodanka Čolović	Yugoslavia	2:02.59
8	Rosa-María Colorado	Spain	2:05.56

Semi-final 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Sigrun Wodars	East Germany	1:58.26	Q
2	Nadezhda Olizarenko	Soviet Union	1:58.70	Q
3	Gaby Bussmann	West Germany	1:58.97	Q
4	Lyubov Kiryukhina	Soviet Union	1:59.05	Q
5	Gabriela Sedláková	Czechoslovakia	2:00.61
6	Diane Edwards	United Kingdom	2:00.84
7	Régine Berg	Belgium	2:02.05
8	Violeta Beclea	Romania	2:08.25

Heats

26 August

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Lyubov Gurina	Soviet Union	2:00.22	Q
2	Gaby Bussmann	West Germany	2:00.27	Q
3	Sigrun Wodars	East Germany	2:00.28	Q
4	Mitica Junghiatu	Romania	2:00.35	Q
5	Shireen Bailey	United Kingdom	2:00.41	q
6	Kaisa Ylimäki	Finland	2:06.37

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Diane Edwards	United Kingdom	2:03.59	Q
2	Milena Strnadová	Czechoslovakia	2:03.59	Q
3	Lyubov Kiryukhina	Soviet Union	2:03.65	Q
4	Rosa-María Colorado	Spain	2:03.74	Q
5	Christine Wachtel	East Germany	2:03.81	q
6	Violeta Beclea	Romania	2:04.86	q

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Nadezhda Olizarenko	Soviet Union	2:02.12	Q
2	Gabriela Sedláková	Czechoslovakia	2:02.57	Q
3	Slobodanka Čolović	Yugoslavia	2:02.59	Q
4	Lorraine Baker	United Kingdom	2:02.62	Q
5	Régine Berg	Belgium	2:02.67	q

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.

• Belgium (1)
• Czechoslovakia (2)
• East Germany (2)

• Finland (1)
• Romania (2)
• Soviet Union (3)

• Spain (1)
• United Kingdom (3)

• West Germany (1)
• Yugoslavia (1)

See also

• 1984 Women's Olympic 800 metres (Los Angeles)
• 1987 Women's World Championships 800 metres (Rome)
• 1988 Women's Olympic 800 metres (Seoul)

References

• Results