1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres
The women's 400 metres event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 11 and 12 July 1997.[1][2]
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Allison Curbishley Great Britain
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| Silver | Hana Benešová Czech Republic
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| Bronze | Claudia Angerhausen Germany
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Results
[edit]Final
[edit]12 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Allison Curbishley | Great Britain |
50.85 | |
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Hana Benešová | Czech Republic |
51.82 | |
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Claudia Angerhausen | Germany |
53.45 | |
| 4 | Larisa Bolenok |  Russia |
53.79 | |
| 5 | Brigita Langerholc |  Slovenia |
53.80 | |
| 6 | Riikka Niemelä |  Finland |
54.06 | |
| 7 | Heidi Suomi | Finland |
54.20 | |
| 8 | Annamária Bori |  Hungary |
54.58 |
Heats
[edit]11 July
Qualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final
Heat 1
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hana Benešová | Czech Republic |
53.35 | Q |
| 2 | Brigita Langerholc | Slovenia |
55.17 | Q |
| 3 | Heidi Suomi | Finland |
55.22 | Q |
| 4 | Christina Panágou |  Greece |
55.35 | |
| 5 | Irina Rosikhina | Russia |
55.44 | |
| 6 | Nicoletta Nobili |  Italy |
55.95 | |
| 7 | Alice Kun | Hungary |
56.56 | |
| Jovana Miljković |  Yugoslavia |
DNF |
Heat 2
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allison Curbishley | Great Britain |
51.67 | Q |
| 2 | Claudia Angerhausen | Germany |
53.37 | Q |
| 3 | Riikka Niemelä | Finland |
53.99 | Q |
| 4 | Larisa Bolenok | Russia |
53.99 | q |
| 5 | Annamária Bori | Hungary |
54.43 | q |
| 6 | Jitka Burianová | Czech Republic |
54.48 | |
| 7 | Manuela Caddeo | Italy |
55.08 | |
| 8 | Chrisoula Goudenoudi | Greece |
55.11 |
Participation
[edit]According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
Czech Republic (2)
Finland (2)
Germany (1)
Great Britain (1)
Greece (2)
Hungary (2)
Italy (2)
Russia (2)
Slovenia (1)
Yugoslavia (1)
References
[edit]- ^ 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 2014
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