1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

The men's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 12 and 13 July 1997.[1][2]

Medalists

GoldRyszard Pilarczyk
Piotr Długosielski
Jacek Bocian
Piotr Haczek
 Poland
SilverDavid Nikodým
Lukáš Souček
Jan Štejfa
Jiří Mužík
 Czech Republic
BronzeThomas Goller
Maik Liebe
Lars Figura
Carlos Gachanja
 Germany

Results

Final

13 July

RankNationCompetitorsTimeNotes
 PolandRyszard Pilarczyk
Piotr Długosielski
Jacek Bocian
Piotr Haczek
3:03.07
 Czech RepublicDavid Nikodým
Lukáš Souček
Jan Štejfa
Jiří Mužík
3:04.13
 GermanyThomas Goller
Maik Liebe
Lars Figura
Carlos Gachanja
3:04.32
4 FranceXavier Ravenet
Philippe Bouche
Marc Raquil
Robert Loubli
3:04.80
5 Great BritainClayton Archer
Richard Knowles
Nick Budden
Mark Hylton
3:05.77
6 SwedenRuben Norlin
Johan Lannefors
Björn Engström
Jimisola Laursen
3:07.27
7 ItalyDomenico Rao
Andrea Longo
Alessandro Attene
Walter Pirovano
3:08.00
8 FinlandJouni Haatainen
Kim Meller
Timo Niemelä
Petri Pohjonen
3:15.02

Heats

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

Heat 1

RankNationCompetitorsTimeNotes
1 GermanyUlrich Schnorrenberger
Sebastian Aryee
Lars Figura
Maik Liebe
3:09.57Q
2 PolandJacek Bocian
Bartosz Gruman
Piotr Długosielski
Piotr Haczek
3:10.10Q
3 SwedenKlas Ringdahl
Ruben Norlin
Björn Engström
Johan Lannefors
3:10.19Q
4 ItalyLorenzo Franculli
Marco Cagnazzi
Domenico Rao
Walter Pirovano
3:10.55q
5 FinlandJouni Haatainen
Kim Meller
Timo Niemelä
Petri Pohjonen
3:11.18q

Heat 2

RankNationCompetitorsTimeNotes
1 FranceMarc Raquil
Pascal Lucéa
Philippe Bouche
Robert Loubli
3:07.93Q
2 Czech RepublicDavid Nikodým
Lukáš Souček
Jan Štejfa
Jiří Mužík
3:09.04Q
3 Great BritainClayton Archer
Geoff Dearman
Nick Budden
Mark Hylton
3:12.17Q
4 UkraineVladimír Rybalka
Andriy Tverdostup
Sergey Kosenko
Rostislav Mestechkin
3:12.37

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 44 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. 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
  2. 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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