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.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 2014CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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