1982 European Athletics Championships – Women's 1500 metres

Events at the 1982 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
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
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 1,500 metres event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. The final was held at Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" on 11 September 1982.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Olga Dvirna  Soviet Union
Silver	Zamira Zaytseva  Soviet Union
Bronze	Gabriella Dorio  Italy

Final

Rank	Final	Time
	Olga Dvirna (URS)	3:57.80
	Zamira Zaytseva (URS)	3:58.82
	Gabriella Dorio (ITA)	3:59.02
4.	Maricica Puică (ROU)	3:59.31
5.	Ulrike Bruns (GDR)	4:00.78
6.	Tamara Sorokina (URS)	4:01.22
7.	Vesela Yatsinska (BUL)	4:06.98
8.	Elly van Hulst (NED)	4:07.76
9.	Doina Melinte (ROU)	4:08.49
10.	Aurora Cunha (POR)	4:12.51
11.	Birgit Friedmann (FRG)	4:14.66
12.	Stavroula Constantinidou (GRE)	4:28.95
13.	Katarina Sävestrand (SWE)	4:49.28

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 13 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.

See also

• 1978 Women's European Championships 1,500 metres (Prague)
• 1980 Women's Olympic 1,500 metres (Moscow)
• 1983 Women's World Championships 1,500 metres (Helsinki)
• 1984 Women's Olympic 1,500 metres (Los Angeles)
• 1986 Women's European Championships 1,500 metres (Stuttgart)
• 1987 Women's World Championships 1,500 metres (Rome)
• 1988 Women's Olympic 1,500 metres (Seoul)

References

• Results