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Athletics At The 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 Metres
These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The competition was held on 31 of August and 3 of September. The favorite coming into the Olympics was West German West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republic after its capital c ... champion and world record holder Hildegard Falck. In the 1971 West German Championships she became the first woman to officially better two minutes. She was the pre Olympic favorite to win the gold on home soil, the rest of the field was wide open to claim the other podium spots. In the final, like the men's race, the favorite was the slowest starter, though Falck quickly moved into sixth place. By the end of the first lap the field was tightly packed, Ileana Silai, Vera Nikolić and Svetla Zlateva and three a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Stadium
''Olympic Stadium'' is the name usually given to the main stadium of an Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s .... An Olympic stadium is the site of the opening and closing ceremonies. Many, though not all, of these venues actually contain the words ''Olympic Stadium'' as part of their names, such as stadiums in Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam), Amsterdam, Olympiastadion (Berlin), Berlin, Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki and Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris. Olympic Stadium may also be named a multi-purpose stadium which hosts Olympic sports. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donata Govoni
Donata Govoni married Sandrini (born 4 March 1944) is a former Italian sprinter and middle distance runner, who compted at two Olympic Games. Biography Govoni began her career as a 100 and 200 metres sprinter and then moved progressively to 400 metres and 800 metres. From 1961 to 1972 she took part in 49 international competitions, including the 1968 and 1972 Olympics.Donata Govoni . sports-reference.com Govoni won 26 individual Italian national championships from 1961 to 1975. In Italy only two women have won more: (38) and |
Margaret Coomber
Margaret Teresa Coomber (née MacSherry; born 13 June 1950) is a British retired middle-distance runner. Biography At the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich, Coomber represented Great Britain in the women's 800 metres. Coomber finished third behind Lesley Kiernan in the 800 metres event at the 1974 WAAA Championships. Coomber competed for the Florida State Seminoles track and field team, where she led off the winning 4 × 880 yards relay team at the 1982 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships The 1982 AIAW Indoor Track And Field Championships were the third official Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of women's collegiate indoor track and fi .... References 1950 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maritta Politz
Maritta Politz (later Cierpinski, born 18 May 1950) is a German middle-distance runner. She competed in the women's 800 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics. She is married to the athlete Waldemar Cierpinski Waldemar Cierpinski (born 3 August 1950) is a former East German athlete and two-time Olympic champion in the marathon. Career Cierpinski was born in Neugattersleben, East Germany to Polish parents who had moved to Germany in 1945. .... References External links * 1950 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics German female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for East Germany Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century German sportswomen {{Germany-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gisela Ellenberger
Gisela Ellenberger (born 12 July 1950) is a German middle-distance runner. She competed in the women's 800 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the .... References 1950 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics German female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for West Germany Place of birth missing (living people) West German Athletics Championships winners 20th-century German sportswomen {{Germany-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Sykora
Maria Sykora (born 11 October 1946) is an Austrian sprinter. She competed in the women's 400 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics. She also competed in handball at the 1984 Summer Olympics. She is the sister of Austrian athlete and Politician Liese Sykora and the aunt of the former Austrian handball player Karin Prokop and Austrian Skier Thomas Sykora Thomas Sykora (born 18 May 1968) is a former alpine skier from Austria. Biography Thomas comes from a sporting family: his father Ernst Sykora was a ski instructor, and his aunts Liese Prokop and Maria Sykora were both successful athletes. H .... References 1946 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Austrian female sprinters Austrian female middle-distance runners Austrian female handball players Olympic athletes for Austria Olympic handball players for Austria Place of birth missing (living people) Universiade medalists in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abby Hoffman
Abigail Golda Hoffman, (born February 11, 1947) is a Canadian former track and field athlete. Hockey Hoffman is Jewish, and was born in Toronto. She learned to skate when she was three. In the mid-1950s when she was nine, she wanted to play hockey but there weren't any existing leagues specifically for girls in the Toronto area. As a result her parents registered her in the local boy's league as "Ab Hoffman". Due to her age and the fact that Abby sported a short hair cut, she was not easy to distinguish from the boys. When it was discovered she was a girl, she was no longer allowed to play despite the fact that she had not yet reached the age of puberty. The case went to the Ontario Supreme Court, where she lost, and the story was covered by ''Time'' and ''Newsweek''. Track and field After her experiences with hockey, Hoffman participated in competitive swimming and then realized she was particularly suited to track and field, specifically 800-metre running. She competed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Gooding
Heather Gooding (born 20 March 1958) is a Barbadian sprinter. Early life She moved to Nottingham in 1974. Career She competed in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the .... She was the first woman to represent Barbados at the Olympics. References 1958 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Barbadian female sprinters Barbadian female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Barbados Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes from Nottingham Olympic female sprinters {{Barbados-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Walsh (athlete)
Claire Walsh (born 27 May 1942) is an Irish retired middle-distance runner who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Biography Walsh who ran for Clonliffe Harriers finished second behind Sheila Carey in the 800 metres event at the British 1970 WAAA Championships, setting an Irish record in the process with a time of 2.04.9. At the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich, she represented Ireland in the women's 800 metres competition. Walsh finished second behind Jannette Roscoe at the 1973 WAAA Championships The 1973 WAAA Championships were the national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The event was held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, from 20 to 21 July 1973. The 200 metres hurdles was replaced .... References 1942 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Irish female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Ireland Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheryl Toussaint
Cheryl Renee Toussaint (born December 16, 1952) is an American athlete who mainly competed in the 800 metres. She grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, where she attended Erasmus Hall High School, setting the indoor record in the 600-yard run in 1970, the same year she graduated from high school. She competed for the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich where she won the silver medal in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay with her teammates Mable Fergerson, Madeline Manning and 400 m bronze medalists Kathy Hammond Kathleen "Kathy" Hammond (born November 2, 1951) is an American athlete who mainly competed in the 400 meters. Hammond was born in Sacramento, California. She was a child prodigy, winning the National Indoor Championship at 440 yards in 1967, .... In 1987, Toussaint founded Tousse Running Apparel, a company designing custom Team track Apparel. Working with GK Elite Sportswear, Toussaint has developed a line of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Orr
Jennifer Louise Orr (later ''McConnell'', later ''Frank'', born 21 January 1953) is a retired Australian middle-distance runner. She competed in the 800 m and 1500 m events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ... and placed eighth over 1500 m. Her son Daniel McConnell became an Olympic mountain biker. References 1953 births Living people Olympic athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Australian female middle-distance runners Place of birth missing (living people) Australian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Australian sportswomen {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elżbieta Skowrońska
Elżbieta or Elžbieta may refer to: * Elżbieta, Lublin Voivodeship, a village in eastern Poland * Elżbieta-Kolonia, a village in eastern Poland * Elżbieta, a Polish given name equivalent to Elizabeth Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Empress Elisabeth (other), lists various empresses named ''Elisabeth'' or ''Elizabeth'' * Princess Elizabeth ... * Elžbieta, a Lithuanian given name equivalent to Elizabeth See also * {{disambiguation Lithuanian feminine given names Polish feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
