1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mark Hylton | Great Britain |
45.71 | |
 |
Piotr Haczek | Poland |
45.72 | |
 |
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 | |
| 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
- ^ 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
- ^
Gordon, Ed, European Championships for Under 23 (Turku, Finland), athletix.org, archived from the original on 12 November 2007, retrieved 24 October 2014
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