1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 50 metres
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The women's 50 metres event at the 1981 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 22 February.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Sofka Popova Bulgaria
|
Linda Haglund Sweden
|
Marita Koch East Germany
|
Results
Heats
First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Sofka Popova | Bulgaria |
6.20 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 2 | Linda Haglund | Sweden |
6.20 | Q, CR |
| 3 | 3 | Wendy Hoyte |  Great Britain |
6.21 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Marita Koch | East Germany |
6.26 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Ingrid Auerswald | East Germany |
6.26 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Helinä Laihorinne |  Finland |
6.27 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Olga Korotkova |  Soviet Union |
6.27 | q |
| 8 | 3 | Marisa Masullo |  Italy |
6.31 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Laureen Beckles |  France |
6.34 | q |
| 10 | 1 | Dorthe Rasmussen |  Denmark |
6.35 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Christina Sussiek |  West Germany |
6.39 | q |
| 12 | 3 | Lena Möller | Sweden |
6.40 | |
| 12 | 4 | Monika Hirsch | West Germany |
6.40 | Q |
| 14 | 4 | Laurence Bily | France |
6.42 | |
| 15 | 1 | Liliane Meganck |  Belgium |
6.45 | |
| 15 | 3 | Dijana Sokač |  Yugoslavia |
6.45 | |
| 17 | 1 | Odile Madkaud | France |
6.46 | |
| 18 | 3 | Lidiya Gusheva | Bulgaria |
6.48 | |
| 19 | 1 | Brigitte Haest |  Austria |
6.52 | |
| 20 | 4 | Lena Wallin | Sweden |
6.63 | |
| 2 | Karoline Käfer | Austria |
DNS | ||
| 2 | Lisbeth Pedersen | Denmark |
DNS |
Semifinals
First 3 from each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Linda Haglund | Sweden |
6.17 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 2 | Marita Koch | East Germany |
6.19 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Ingrid Auerswald | East Germany |
6.20 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Sofka Popova | Bulgaria |
6.21 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Wendy Hoyte | Great Britain |
6.24 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Olga Korotkova | Soviet Union |
6.25 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Helinä Laihorinne | Finland |
6.28 | |
| 8 | 2 | Laureen Beckles | France |
6.29 | |
| 9 | 1 | Monika Hirsch | West Germany |
6.32 | |
| 9 | 2 | Marisa Masullo | Italy |
6.32 | |
| 9 | 2 | Christina Sussiek | West Germany |
6.32 | |
| 12 | 1 | Dorthe Rasmussen | Denmark |
6.33 | NR |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sofka Popova | Bulgaria |
6.17 | =CR |
 |
Linda Haglund | Sweden |
6.17 | =CR |
 |
Marita Koch | East Germany |
6.19 | |
| 4 | Ingrid Auerswald | East Germany |
6.20 | |
| 5 | Olga Korotkova | Soviet Union |
6.22 | |
| 6 | Wendy Hoyte | Great Britain |
6.30 |
References
- ^ Results (p. 463)
- ^ L'Athletisme (March 1981, p14)
