1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's shot put
The men's shot put event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 10 July 1997.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Conny Karlsson Finland
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| Silver | Gunnar Pfingsten Germany
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| Bronze | Andreas Gustafsson Sweden
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Results
Final
10 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
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Conny Karlsson | Finland |
19.27 | 19.13 | 19.35 | 19.48 | x | 18.96 | 19.48 | |
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Gunnar Pfingsten | Germany |
18.33 | x | 18.69 | x | 19.11 | 18.70 | 19.11 | |
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Andreas Gustafsson | Sweden |
18.93 | 19.09 | 19.08 | x | x | 18.64 | 19.09 | |
| 4 | Ville Tiisanoja | Finland |
18.42 | 19.01 | 18.75 | 18.56 | x | 18.99 | 19.01 | |
| 5 | Przemysław Zabawski |  Poland |
18.22 | 18.72 | x | 18.18 | x | x | 18.72 | |
| 6 | Andrey Mikhnevich |  Belarus |
17.09 | 18.72 | x | x | x | x | 18.72 | |
| 7 | Pavol Pankúch |  Slovakia |
17.50 | 18.16 | 18.39 | 18.42 | 18.26 | 18.09 | 18.42 | |
| 8 | Leif Dolonen Larsen |  Norway |
17.30 | 17.96 | x | 17.90 | 17.31 | 17.33 | 17.96 | |
| 9 | René Sack | Germany |
17.40 | 17.75 | 17.69 | 17.75 | ||||
| 10 | Petr Stehlík |  Czech Republic |
17.62 | x | 17.66 | 17.66 | ||||
| 11 | Carles Geronés |  Spain |
17.38 | 17.54 | x | 17.54 | ||||
| 12 | Sergio Mottin |  Italy |
x | 17.00 | 17.22 | 17.22 | ||||
Qualifications
10 July
Qualify: first to 12 to the Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andreas Gustafsson | Sweden |
18.76 | Q |
| 2 | Conny Karlsson | Finland |
18.74 | Q |
| 3 | Pavol Pankúch | Slovakia |
18.25 | Q |
| 4 | Ville Tiisanoja | Finland |
18.12 | Q |
| 5 | Petr Stehlík | Czech Republic |
17.97 | Q |
| 6 | Przemysław Zabawski | Poland |
17.83 | Q |
| 7 | Sergio Mottin | Italy |
17.82 | Q |
| 8 | Carles Geronés | Spain |
17.77 | Q |
| 9 | René Sack | Germany |
17.73 | Q |
| 10 | Gunnar Pfingsten | Germany |
17.62 | Q |
| 11 | Andrey Mikhnevich | Belarus |
17.60 | Q |
| 12 | Leif Dolonen Larsen | Norway |
17.53 | Q |
| 13 | Attila Pintér |  Hungary |
17.28 | |
| 14 | Jaan Talts |  Estonia |
17.02 | |
| 15 | Yves Niaré |  France |
16.90 | |
| 16 | Roberto Carpene | Italy |
16.73 | |
| 17 | Håkan Andersson | Sweden |
16.65 | |
| 18 | Vitaliy Blinchik |  Russia |
16.60 | |
| 19 | Zsolt Biber | Hungary |
16.55 | |
| Sebastian Wenta | Poland |
NM |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 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, retrieved 24 October 2014