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1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres

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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

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Gold Mark Hylton
 Great Britain
Silver Piotr Haczek
 Poland
Bronze Kjell Provost
 Belgium

Results

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Final

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12 July

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mark Hylton  Great Britain 45.71
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Piotr Haczek  Poland 45.72
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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11 July
Qualified: first 4 in each to the Final

Semifinal 1

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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

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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

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10 July
Qualified: first 4 in each heat and 4 best to the Semifinal

Heat 1

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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

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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

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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

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According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

References

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  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 2014{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)