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

Medalists

Gold Allison Curbishley
 Great Britain
Silver Hana Benešová
 Czech Republic
Bronze Claudia Angerhausen
 Germany

Results

Final

12 July

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Allison Curbishley  Great Britain 50.85
2nd Hana Benešová  Czech Republic 51.82
3rd Claudia Angerhausen  Germany 53.45
4 Larisa Bolenok  Russia 53.79
5 Brigita Langerholc  Slovenia 53.80
6 Riikka Niemelä  Finland 54.06
7 Heidi Suomi  Finland 54.20
8 Annamária Bori  Hungary 54.58

Heats

11 July
Qualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Hana Benešová  Czech Republic 53.35 Q
2 Brigita Langerholc  Slovenia 55.17 Q
3 Heidi Suomi  Finland 55.22 Q
4 Christina Panágou  Greece 55.35
5 Irina Rosikhina  Russia 55.44
6 Nicoletta Nobili  Italy 55.95
7 Alice Kun  Hungary 56.56
8 Jovana Miljković  Yugoslavia DNF

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Allison Curbishley  Great Britain 51.67 Q
2 Claudia Angerhausen  Germany 53.37 Q
3 Riikka Niemelä  Finland 53.99 Q
4 Larisa Bolenok  Russia 53.99 q
5 Annamária Bori  Hungary 54.43 q
6 Jitka Burianová  Czech Republic 54.48
7 Manuela Caddeo  Italy 55.08
8 Chrisoula Goudenoudi  Greece 55.11

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.

References

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