European Athletics Championships 1982/1500 m women
| 13th European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| discipline | 1500-meter run for women |
| city |
 Athens
|
| Stadion | Athens Olympic Stadium |
| Participants | 13 athletes from 10 countries |
| Competition phase | September 11 |
| Medalists | |
 gold |
Olga Dwirna ( URS )
 |
 silver |
Samira Saizewa ( URS )
|
 bronze |
Gabriella Dorio ( ITA )
 |
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The women's 1,500-meter run at the 1982 European Athletics Championships was held on September 11, 1982 in the Olympic Stadium in Athens .
In this competition there was a double victory for the runners from the USSR. European champion was Olga Dwirna . Second place went to Samira Saizewa . Bronze went to the Italian Gabriella Dorio .
Records
Existing records
| World record | 3: 52.47 min |
.svg){kind=small} Tatiana Kasankina
|
Zurich , Switzerland | August 13, 1980 |
| European record | ||||
| EM record | 3: 59.01 min |
Giana Romanova
|
EM Prague , Czechoslovakia | 3rd September 1978 |
Record improvement
European champion Olga Dwirna improved the existing championship record in the final on September 11th by 1.21 seconds to 3: 57.80 minutes.
execution
Since only thirteen runners took part in this competition, preliminary and intermediate rounds were not necessary. The athletes entered the final together.
final
September 11, 1982
| space | Surname | nation | Time (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olga Dwirna |
Soviet Union
|
3: 57.80 CR |
| 2 | Samira Saizewa |
Soviet Union
|
3: 58.82 |
| 3 | Gabriella Dorio |
Italy
|
3: 59.02 |
| 4th | Maricica Puică |
.svg){kind=small} Romania
|
3: 59.31 |
| 5 | Ulrike Bruns |
 GDR
|
4: 00.78 SB |
| 6th | Tamara Sorokina |
Soviet Union
|
4: 01.22 |
| 7th | Vessela Jazinska |
.svg){kind=small} Bulgaria
|
4: 06.98 SB |
| 8th | Elly van Hulst |
 Netherlands
|
4: 07.76 SB |
| 9 | Doina Melinte |
Romania
|
4: 08.49 |
| 10 | Aurora Cunha |
 Portugal
|
4: 12.51 PB |
| 11 | Birgit Friedmann |
 BR Germany
|
4: 14.66 SB |
| 12 | Stavroula Konstantinidou |
Greece
|
4: 28.95 PB |
| 13 | Katarina Sävestrand |
 Sweden
|
4: 29.28 PB |
The Olympic fifth from 1980 Ulrike Bruns reached fifth place - later she won bronze at the European Championships in 1986 over 10,000 meters and at the World Championships in 1987 over 3000 meters
After she was eliminated over 800 meters in the semifinals, Elly van Hulst finished eighth
After finishing sixth over 800 meters, Doina Melinte reached ninth place - at the 1984 Olympic Games she won gold over 800 and silver over 1500 meters
Web links
- European Athletics Championships - Athens 1982 from european-athletics.org, accessed August 24, 2019
- Women 1500m European Championship 1982 Athens on todor66.com, accessed August 24, 2019
- Track and Field Statistics, EM 1982 on trackfield.brinkster.net, accessed on August 24, 2019
- European Athletics Championships Zurich 2014 - Statistics Handbook , Women 1500m European Championship 1982 Athens, p. 441 (PDF, 13.363 kB), Spanish / English at european-athletics.org, accessed on August 24, 2019
- Results of all European Athletics Championships - 1982, 1500 m women on sportschau.de, accessed on August 24, 2019
- 13th European Athletics Championships 1982 in Athens, Greece from ifosta.de, accessed on August 24, 2019
References and comments
- ↑ IAAF world records. 1500m women , accessed August 24, 2019