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

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Gold Allison Curbishley
  Great Britain
Silver Hana Benešová
  Czech Republic
Bronze Claudia Angerhausen
  Germany

Results

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Final

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12 July

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Allison Curbishley   Great Britain 50.85
  Hana Benešová   Czech Republic 51.82
  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

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11 July
Qualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final

Heat 1

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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

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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

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According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Gordon, Ed, European Championships for Under 23 (Turku, Finland), athletix.org, archived from the original on 12 November 2007, retrieved 24 October 2014{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)