1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres

Events at the
1997 European
Athletics U23 Championships
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
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
10 km walk women
20 km walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The men's 400 metres event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 10, 11 and 12 July 1997.[1][2]

Medalists

Gold Mark Hylton
 Great Britain
Silver Piotr Haczek
 Poland
Bronze Kjell Provost
 Belgium

Results

Final

12 July

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Mark Hylton  Great Britain 45.71
2nd Piotr Haczek  Poland 45.72
3rd Kjell Provost  Belgium 45.99
4 Quincy Douglas  Norway 46.47
5 Jimisola Laursen  Sweden 46.48
6 Richard Knowles  Great Britain 46.63
7 Carlos Gachanja  Germany 46.80
8 Piotr Długosielski  Poland 46.91

Semifinals

11 July
Qualified: first 4 in each to the Final

Semifinal 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Mark Hylton  Great Britain 46.25 Q
2 Jimisola Laursen  Sweden 46.69 Q
3 Piotr Haczek  Poland 46.70 Q
4 Carlos Gachanja  Germany 46.91 Q
5 Andriy Tverdostup  Ukraine 47.30
6 Robert Loubli  France 47.38
7 Zsolt Szeglet  Hungary 47.74
8 Alessandro Bracciali  Italy 48.68

Semifinal 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kjell Provost  Belgium 46.82 Q
2 Quincy Douglas  Norway 46.93 Q
3 Piotr Długosielski  Poland 47.17 Q
4 Richard Knowles  Great Britain 47.44 Q
5 Tommi Hartonen  Finland 47.55
6 Walter Pirovano  Italy 47.60
7 Jan Štejfa  Czech Republic 47.62
8 Boštjan Horvat  Slovenia DQ

Heats

10 July
Qualified: first 4 in each heat and 4 best to the Semifinal

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kjell Provost  Belgium 46.53 Q
2 Quincy Douglas  Norway 47.21 Q
3 Piotr Długosielski  Poland 47.40 Q
4 Zsolt Szeglet  Hungary 47.41 Q
5 Alessandro Bracciali  Italy 47.88 q
6 Johan Lannefors  Sweden 48.02
7 Oleg Kovalyov  Russia 48.38

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Mark Hylton  Great Britain 47.05 Q
2 Jimisola Laursen  Sweden 47.22 Q
3 Piotr Haczek  Poland 47.27 Q
4 Robert Loubli  France 47.66 Q
5 Andriy Tverdostup  Ukraine 47.78 q
6 Boštjan Horvat  Slovenia 47.95 q
7 Georgios Batsikas  Greece 48.93

Heat 3

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Richard Knowles  Great Britain 47.05 Q
2 Jan Štejfa  Czech Republic 47.17 Q
3 Carlos Gachanja  Germany 47.18 Q
4 Walter Pirovano  Italy 47.44 Q
5 Tommi Hartonen  Finland 47.68 q
6 Rostislav Mestechkin  Ukraine 48.27

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. ↑ European Athletics U23 Championships Ostrava 2011 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK - 1st European Athletics U23 Championships - Turku, Finland 10.7. - 13.7.1997 (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 5–16, retrieved 24 October 2014
  2. ↑ Gordon, Ed, European Championships for Under 23 (Turku, Finland), athletix.org, retrieved 24 October 2014
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