1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 10 and 12 July 1997.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Reyes Estévez Spain |
| Silver | Carlos García Spain |
| Bronze | Alexandru Vasile Romania |
Results
Final
12 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Reyes Estévez | Spain | 3:42.37 | |
 | Carlos García | Spain | 3:43.24 | |
 | Alexandru Vasile | Romania | 3:43.36 | |
| 4 | Dirk Heinze |  Germany | 3:44.81 | |
| 5 | Juha Kukkamo |  Finland | 3:45.16 | |
| 6 | David Salvati |  France | 3:45.25 | |
| 7 | Andrew Walker |  Ireland | 3:45.85 | |
| 8 | Sami Valtonen | Finland | 3:45.97 | |
| 9 | Mauro Casagrande |  Italy | 3:46.09 | |
| 10 | Miroslav Suchý |  Czech Republic | 3:47.01 | |
| 11 | Frédéric Chocteau | France | 3:47.18 | |
| 12 | Thomas Suter |  Switzerland | 3:47.28 |
Heats
10 July
Qualified: first 4 in each heat and 4 best to the Final
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos García | Spain | 3:44.56 | Q |
| 2 | David Salvati | France | 3:44.88 | Q |
| 3 | Mauro Casagrande | Italy | 3:45.23 | Q |
| 4 | Juha Kukkamo | Finland | 3:45.65 | Q |
| 5 | Dirk Heinze | Germany | 3:45.66 | q |
| 6 | Sebastian Miller |  Poland | 3:46.33 | |
| 7 | Daniel Oniciuc | Romania | 3:49.27 | |
| 8 | Evaldas Martinka | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lithuania | 3:52.22 | |
| 9 | Danko Radomirović | %253B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png.webp){kind=small} FR Yugoslavia | 3:55.36 | |
| 10 | Abdülkadir Türk |  Turkey | 3:58.01 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reyes Estévez | Spain | 3:43.14 | Q |
| 2 | Alexandru Vasile | Romania | 3:43.55 | Q |
| 3 | Miroslav Suchý | Czech Republic | 3:44.88 | Q |
| 4 | Andrew Walker | Ireland | 3:44.89 | Q |
| 5 | Frédéric Chocteau | France | 3:45.22 | q |
| 6 | Thomas Suter | Switzerland | 3:45.29 | q |
| 7 | Sami Valtonen | Finland | 3:46.22 | q |
| 8 | Ben Reese |  Great Britain | 3:46.75 | |
| 9 | Jakub Fijałkowski | Poland | 3:47.24 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
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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 2014CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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