1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 12 and 13 July 1997.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
13 July
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
 Poland |
Ryszard Pilarczyk Piotr Długosielski Jacek Bocian Piotr Haczek |
3:03.07 | |
 |
 Czech Republic |
David Nikodým Lukáš Souček Jan Štejfa Jiří Mužík |
3:04.13 | |
 |
 Germany |
Thomas Goller Maik Liebe Lars Figura Carlos Gachanja |
3:04.32 | |
| 4 |  France |
Xavier Ravenet Philippe Bouche Marc Raquil Robert Loubli |
3:04.80 | |
| 5 |  Great Britain |
Clayton Archer Richard Knowles Nick Budden Mark Hylton |
3:05.77 | |
| 6 |  Sweden |
Ruben Norlin Johan Lannefors Björn Engström Jimisola Laursen |
3:07.27 | |
| 7 |  Italy |
Domenico Rao Andrea Longo Alessandro Attene Walter Pirovano |
3:08.00 | |
| 8 |  Finland |
Jouni Haatainen Kim Meller Timo Niemelä Petri Pohjonen |
3:15.02 |
Heats[edit]
12 July
Qualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
Ulrich Schnorrenberger Sebastian Aryee Lars Figura Maik Liebe |
3:09.57 | Q |
| 2 | Poland |
Jacek Bocian Bartosz Gruman Piotr Długosielski Piotr Haczek |
3:10.10 | Q |
| 3 | Sweden |
Klas Ringdahl Ruben Norlin Björn Engström Johan Lannefors |
3:10.19 | Q |
| 4 | Italy |
Lorenzo Franculli Marco Cagnazzi Domenico Rao Walter Pirovano |
3:10.55 | q |
| 5 | Finland |
Jouni Haatainen Kim Meller Timo Niemelä Petri Pohjonen |
3:11.18 | q |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
Marc Raquil Pascal Lucéa Philippe Bouche Robert Loubli |
3:07.93 | Q |
| 2 | Czech Republic |
David Nikodým Lukáš Souček Jan Štejfa Jiří Mužík |
3:09.04 | Q |
| 3 | Great Britain |
Clayton Archer Geoff Dearman Nick Budden Mark Hylton |
3:12.17 | Q |
| 4 |  Ukraine |
Vladimír Rybalka Andriy Tverdostup Sergey Kosenko Rostislav Mestechkin |
3:12.37 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 44 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
Czech Republic (4)
Finland (4)
France (5)
Germany (6)
Great Britain (5)
Italy (6)
Poland (5)
Sweden (5)
Ukraine (4)
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, archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2013, 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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