2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 17 and 20 July.[1][2][3][4]
Medalists
| Gold | Leslie Djhone France
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| Silver | Timothy Benjamin Great Britain
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| Bronze | Rafał Wieruszewski Poland
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Results
Final
19 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Leslie Djhone | France |
45.04 | CR |
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Timothy Benjamin | Great Britain |
45.86 | |
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Rafał Wieruszewski | Poland |
45.87 | |
| 4 | Aliaksandr Yelistratau |  Belarus |
46.11 | |
| 5 | Volodymyr Demchenko |  Ukraine |
46.14 | |
| 6 | David McCarthy |  Ireland |
46.26 | |
| 7 | Bastian Swillims |  Germany |
46.91 | |
| 8 | Xavier de Baerdemaeker |  Belgium |
47.56 |
Heats
18 July
Qualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leslie Djhone | France |
45.54 | Q |
| 2 | David McCarthy | Ireland |
46.05 | Q |
| 3 | Sebastian Gatzka | Germany |
46.70 | |
| 4 | Daniel Dąbrowski | Poland |
47.11 | |
| 5 | Dmitriy Petrov |  Russia |
47.13 | |
| 6 | Allan Stuart | Great Britain |
47.23 | |
| 7 | Myhaylo Knysh | Ukraine |
47.53 | |
| 8 | Nikolai Portelli |  Malta |
48.77 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volodymyr Demchenko | Ukraine |
46.05 | Q |
| 2 | Aliaksandr Yelistratau | Belarus |
46.21 | Q |
| 3 | Xavier de Baerdemaeker | Belgium |
46.37 | q |
| 4 | Kacper Skalski | Poland |
46.69 | |
| 5 | Andrey Polukeyev | Russia |
46.74 | |
| 6 | Stefano Aguzzi |  Italy |
47.03 | |
| 7 | Nicolas Lefebvre | France |
47.19 | |
| 8 | David Gillick | Ireland |
47.67 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy Benjamin | Great Britain |
45.71 | Q |
| 2 | Rafał Wieruszewski | Poland |
45.90 | Q |
| 3 | Bastian Swillims | Germany |
46.26 | q |
| 4 | Dmitrijs Milkevics |  Latvia |
46.44 | |
| 5 | Jan Mazanec |  Czech Republic |
46.62 | |
| 6 | Daniel Ruiz |  Spain |
47.31 | |
| 7 | Brice Panel | France |
47.33 | |
| 8 | Thomas Nikitin |  Sweden |
47.47 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
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References
- ^ European Athletics U23 Championships Ostrava 2011 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK - 4th European Athletics U23 Championships - Bydgoszcz, Poland 17.-20. 7. 2003 (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 43–55, retrieved 24 October 2014
- ^ European Championships U23 - Bydgoszcz/POL - 17.-20.07.03 (PDF), sportfieber.pytalhost.com, retrieved 4 November 2014
- ^ European Championships U'23 Bydgoszcz 2003 - Zawisza Stadion - 17 - 20 July 2003 - Result lists - As of 18/07/2003 (PDF), European Athletics Association, 18 July 2003, retrieved 4 November 2014
- ^ European Championships U'23 Bydgoszcz 2003 - Zawisza Stadion - 17 - 20 July 2003 - Result lists - As of 19/07/2003 (PDF), European Athletics Association, 19 July 2003, retrieved 4 November 2014