The women's 50 metres event at the 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 12 March in Grenoble.Results (p. 445)
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeRenate StecherAnnegret RichterSylviane Telliez
Results Heats First 2 from each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Renate Stecher 6.33 Q, NR 2 4 Annegret Richter 6.35 Q 3 3 Inge Helten 6.36 Q 4 2 Sylviane Telliez 6.37 Q 5 3 Sonia Lannaman 6.40 Q 6 2 Elfgard Schittenhelm 6.42 Q 7 3 Nadezhda Besfamilnaya 6.44 q 8 4 Michèle Beugnet 6.46 Q 9 1 Madeleine Cobb 6.47 Q 10 4 Irena Szewińska 6.49 q 11 4 Christine Kepplinger 6.50 q 12 3 Monika Holzschuster 6.51 q 13 2 Aurelia Mărăşescu 6.55 13 3 Tuula Rautanen 6.55 15 2 Cecilia Molinari 6.57 16 1 Laura Nappi 6.59 17 1 Mariana Goth 6.60 18 4 Galina Mitrokhina 6.61 19 2 Linda Haglund 6.62
Semifinals First 3 from each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Annegret Richter 6.32 Q, =WB 2 1 Renate Stecher 6.33 Q, NR 3 2 Sylviane Telliez 6.35 Q 4 1 Inge Helten 6.39 Q 5 1 Elfgard Schittenhelm 6.42 Q 6 2 Irena Szewińska 6.44 Q 7 2 Sonia Lannaman 6.46 8 1 Madeleine Cobb 6.49 9 2 Nadezhda Besfamilnaya 6.50 10 2 Monika Holzschuster 6.50 11 1 Michèle Beugnet 6.52 12 1 Christine Kepplinger 6.54
Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Renate Stecher 6.25 WB Annegret Richter 6.28 NR Sylviane Telliez 6.31 NR 4 Inge Helten 6.34 5 Elfgard Schittenhelm 6.34 6 Irena Szewińska 6.39 NR
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