1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 10 and 12 July 1997.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Reyes Estévez Spain
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| Silver | Carlos García Spain
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| Bronze | Alexandru Vasile Romania
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Results
Final
12 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Reyes Estévez | Spain |
3:42.37 | |
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Carlos García | Spain |
3:43.24 | |
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Alexandru Vasile | Romania |
3:43.36 | |
| 4 | Dirk Heinze |  Germany |
3:44.81 | |
| 5 | Juha Kukkamo |  Finland |
3:45.16 | |
| 6 | David Salvati |  France |
3:45.25 | |
| 7 | Andrew Walker |  Ireland |
3:45.85 | |
| 8 | Sami Valtonen | Finland |
3:45.97 | |
| 9 | Mauro Casagrande |  Italy |
3:46.09 | |
| 10 | Miroslav Suchý |  Czech Republic |
3:47.01 | |
| 11 | Frédéric Chocteau | France |
3:47.18 | |
| 12 | Thomas Suter |  Switzerland |
3:47.28 |
Heats
10 July
Qualified: first 4 in each heat and 4 best to the Final
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos García | Spain |
3:44.56 | Q |
| 2 | David Salvati | France |
3:44.88 | Q |
| 3 | Mauro Casagrande | Italy |
3:45.23 | Q |
| 4 | Juha Kukkamo | Finland |
3:45.65 | Q |
| 5 | Dirk Heinze | Germany |
3:45.66 | q |
| 6 | Sebastian Miller |  Poland |
3:46.33 | |
| 7 | Daniel Oniciuc | Romania |
3:49.27 | |
| 8 | Evaldas Martinka |  Lithuania |
3:52.22 | |
| 9 | Danko Radomirović |  Yugoslavia |
3:55.36 | |
| 10 | Abdülkadir Türk |  Turkey |
3:58.01 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reyes Estévez | Spain |
3:43.14 | Q |
| 2 | Alexandru Vasile | Romania |
3:43.55 | Q |
| 3 | Miroslav Suchý | Czech Republic |
3:44.88 | Q |
| 4 | Andrew Walker | Ireland |
3:44.89 | Q |
| 5 | Frédéric Chocteau | France |
3:45.22 | q |
| 6 | Thomas Suter | Switzerland |
3:45.29 | q |
| 7 | Sami Valtonen | Finland |
3:46.22 | q |
| 8 | Ben Reese |  Great Britain |
3:46.75 | |
| 9 | Jakub Fijałkowski | Poland |
3:47.24 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 19 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
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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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