Women 's 400m race at the Indoor European Athletics Championships in Grenoble took place on February 21-22, 1981 at the Sports Palace .
The current European winter champion in the 400-meter race was Elke Dekker from Germany .
Content
Records
Before the start of the competition, the following indoor records were in force.
| Highest World Achievement | Yarmila Kratokhvilova ( Czechoslovakia ) | 49.64 | Vienna , Austria | January 28, 1981 |
| European record | ||||
| European Championship Record | Marita Koch ( GDR ) | 51.14 | San Sebastian , Spain | March 13, 1977 |
| The best season result in the world | Yarmila Kratokhvilova ( Czechoslovakia ) | 49.64 | Vienna , Austria | January 28, 1981 |
| The best result of the season in Europe |
Schedule
| date | Competition round |
|---|---|
| February 21, 1981 | Preliminary races |
| February 21, 1981 | Semifinals |
| February 22, 1981 | The final |
Local time (UTC + 2)
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Yarmila Kratokhvilova Czechoslovakia | Natalia Bochina the USSR | Verona Elder Great Britain |
Results
Designations: Q - Automatic Qualification | q - Qualification for the result shown | WB - World's Ultimate Achievement | ER - European Record | CR - European Championship Record | NR - National Record | WL - The best season result in the world | EL - The best result of the season in Europe | PB - Personal Record | SB - The best result of the season | DNS - Not Started | DNF - Not Finished | DQ - Disqualified
Preliminaries
Qualification: the first 2 athletes in each race (Q) plus the 2 best in time (q) went to the semifinals [1] .
At the start in 3 races came 10 athletes.
| A place | Athlete | Citizenship | Race | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Natalia Bochina | the USSR | one | 52.95 | Q, PB |
| 2 | Erica Rossi | Italy | one | 53.04 | Q, PB |
| 3 | Yarmila Kratokhvilova | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 53.25 | Q |
| four | Verona Elder | Great Britain | 3 | 53.69 | Q |
| five | Carolyn Kefer | Austria | 2 | 53.75 | Q |
| 6 | Rita Dimer | Germany | one | 53.87 | q, PB |
| 7 | Sophie malbranc | France | 2 | 54.10 | Q, PB |
| eight | Sylvia Revo | France | 3 | 54.55 | q, PB |
| 9 | Marie-Christine Champenois | France | one | 54.59 | |
| ten | Lilia Tuznikova | the USSR | 2 | 55.05 | PB |
Semifinals
Qualification: the first 2 athletes in each race (Q) went to the finals [2] .
| A place | Athlete | Citizenship | Race | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Yarmila Kratokhvilova | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 52.04 | Q |
| 2 | Carolyn Kefer | Austria | 2 | 52.56 | Q |
| 3 | Verona Elder | Great Britain | one | 52.80 | Q |
| four | Erica Rossi | Italy | 2 | 52.81 | Nr |
| five | Natalia Bochina | the USSR | one | 53.20 | Q |
| 6 | Sylvia Revo | France | 2 | 54.01 | PB |
| 7 | Sophie malbranc | France | one | 54.59 | |
| eight | Rita Dimer | Germany | one | 54.61 |
Final
The women's 400m final was held on February 22, 1981. A confident victory was won by Yarmila Kratokhvilova , a month earlier for the first time in world history, having run 400 meters in a room faster than 50 seconds [3] .
| A place | Athlete | Citizenship | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Yarmila Kratokhvilova | Czechoslovakia | 50.07 | CR |
| 2 | Natalia Bochina | the USSR | 52.32 | Nr |
| 3 | Verona Elder | Great Britain | 52.37 | |
| four | Carolyn Kefer | Austria | 52.50 |
Notes
- β VorlΓ€ufe - 400 Meter - Frauen (02.21.1981) (German) . Maik-Richter.de. Date of treatment August 1, 2016. Archived August 1, 2016.
- β Semifinale - 400 Meter - Frauen (02.21.1981) (German) . Maik-Richter.de. Date of treatment August 1, 2016. Archived August 1, 2016.
- β Finale - 400 Meter - Frauen (02.22.1981) (German) . Maik-Richter.de. Date of treatment August 1, 2016. Archived August 1, 2016.
Links
- Mirko Jalava. European Athletics Indoor Championships Statistics Handbook (English) (PDF). EA . - Statistical reference book of the European Athletics Association with the full results of the European Indoor Championships (1970-2011). Date of treatment August 1, 2016. Archived November 1, 2014.