1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 11 and 12 July 1997.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Lukáš Souček Czech Republic
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| Silver | Marcel Schelbert Switzerland
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| Bronze | Xavier Ravenet France
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Results[edit]
Final[edit]
12 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Lukáš Souček | Czech Republic |
49.08 | |
 |
Marcel Schelbert | Switzerland |
49.43 | |
 |
Xavier Ravenet | France |
49.63 | |
| 4 | Jiří Mužík | Czech Republic |
50.18 | |
| 5 | Thomas Goller |  Germany |
50.37 | |
| 6 | Bartosz Gruman |  Poland |
50.55 | |
| 7 | Marians Zigmunds |  Latvia |
51.13 | |
| 8 | Aleksandr Belyayev |  Russia |
51.68 |
Heats[edit]
11 July
Qualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Schelbert | Switzerland |
49.64 | Q |
| 2 | Xavier Ravenet | France |
50.61 | Q |
| 3 | Bartosz Gruman | Poland |
50.80 | q |
| 4 | Matthew Douglas |  Great Britain |
52.14 | |
| 5 | Panagiótis Mandelidis |  Greece |
52.46 | |
| 6 | Francesco Filisetti |  Italy |
52.64 |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiří Mužík | Czech Republic |
51.21 | Q |
| 2 | Thomas Goller | Germany |
51.59 | Q |
| 3 | Aleksandr Belyayev | Russia |
51.86 | q |
| 4 | Juan Herrero |  Spain |
51.99 | |
| 5 | Filip Faems |  Belgium |
52.01 | |
| 6 | Leonid Vershinin |  Belarus |
52.47 | |
| 7 | Brian Liddy |  Ireland |
52.77 |
Heat 3[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lukáš Souček | Czech Republic |
50.61 | Q |
| 2 | Marians Zigmunds | Latvia |
51.74 | Q |
| 3 | Marcel Lopuchovský |  Slovakia |
51.97 | |
| 4 | Sebastian Aryee | Germany |
52.16 | |
| 5 | Karol Radke | Poland |
52.42 | |
| 6 | Bilal Cantürk |  Turkey |
53.16 | |
| Gennadiy Gorbenko |  Ukraine |
DNF |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
References[edit]
- ^ 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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