The men's 400 metres event at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Kaunas, Lithuania, at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas (Darius and Girėnas Stadium) on 16 and 17 July.[1][2][3][4][5]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Yannick Fonsat France
|
| Silver | Nigel Levine United Kingdom
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| Bronze | Jan Ciepiela Poland
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Results edit
Final edit
17 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Yannick Fonsat | France |
45.68 | |
 |
Nigel Levine | United Kingdom |
45.78 | |
 |
Jan Ciepiela | Poland |
45.81 | |
| 4 | Antoine Gillet |  Belgium |
46.13 | |
| 5 | Yoan Décimus | France |
46.37 | |
| 6 | Marco Vistalli |  Italy |
46.67 | |
| 7 | Marcin Sobiech | Poland |
46.77 | |
| 8 | Petros Kiriakidis |  Greece |
46.84 |
Semifinals edit
16 July
Qualified: first 4 each to Final
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yannick Fonsat | France |
46.42 | Q |
| 2 | Petros Kiriakidis | Greece |
46.52 | Q |
| 3 | Marco Vistalli | Italy |
46.55 | Q |
| 4 | Marcin Sobiech | Poland |
46.73 | Q |
| 5 | Aleksey Aksyonov |  Russia |
46.75 | |
| 6 | Matti Välimäki |  Finland |
46.89 | |
| 7 | Andreas Bube |  Denmark |
46.97 | |
| 8 | Mark Ujakpor |  Spain |
47.09 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Levine | United Kingdom |
45.86 | Q |
| 2 | Jan Ciepiela | Poland |
46.15 | Q |
| 3 | Antoine Gillet | Belgium |
46.31 | Q |
| 4 | Yoan Décimus | France |
46.45 | Q |
| 5 | Eric Krüger |  Germany |
46.79 | |
| 6 | Ali Ekber Kayaş |  Turkey |
46.84 | |
| 7 | Mame-Ibra Anne | France |
46.93 | |
| 8 | Domenico Fontana | Italy |
47.65 |
Heats edit
16 July
Qualified: first 3 each heat and 4 best to Semifinals
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Levine | United Kingdom |
46.88 | Q |
| 2 | Antoine Gillet | Belgium |
47.00 | Q |
| 3 | Mame-Ibra Anne | France |
47.17 | Q |
| 4 | António Rodrigues |  Portugal |
47.62 | |
| 5 | Aitor Martín | Spain |
47.65 | |
| 6 | Isalbet Juarez | Italy |
48.31 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yannick Fonsat | France |
46.88 | Q |
| 2 | Andreas Bube | Denmark |
47.18 | Q |
| 3 | Matti Välimäki | Finland |
47.24 | Q |
| 4 | Sebastjan Jagarinec |  Slovenia |
47.50 | |
| 5 | Egidijus Švėgžda |  Lithuania |
48.50 | |
| 6 | James D'Alfonso |  Malta |
49.19 | |
| Brian Gregan |  Ireland |
DNF |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petros Kiriakidis | Greece |
46.55 | Q |
| 2 | Marcin Sobiech | Poland |
46.63 | Q |
| 3 | Marco Vistalli | Italy |
46.82 | Q |
| 4 | Aleksey Aksyonov | Russia |
46.98 | q |
| 5 | Mark Ujakpor | Spain |
47.36 | q |
| 6 | László Bartha |  Hungary |
47.60 |
Heat 4 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoan Décimus | France |
46.66 | Q |
| 2 | Jan Ciepiela | Poland |
46.90 | Q |
| 3 | Domenico Fontana | Italy |
46.96 | Q |
| 4 | Eric Krüger | Germany |
47.05 | q |
| 5 | Ali Ekber Kayaş | Turkey |
47.15 | q |
| 6 | Marc Orozco | Spain |
47.55 | |
| 7 | German Florentz |  Israel |
49.40 |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
References edit
- ^ European Athletics U23 Championships Ostrava 2011 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK - 7th European Athletics U23 Championships - Kaunas, Lithuania 16.-19.7.2009 (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 84–99, retrieved 24 October 2014
- ^ 7th European Athletics U23 Championships - Kaunas LTU 16–19 July, European Athletics Association, archived from the original on 2014-10-21, retrieved 14 November 2014
- ^ European Athletics U23 Championships - Kaunas, Lithuania, 16 - 19 July 2009, 400m Men - Results - Final (PDF), European Athletics Association, retrieved 14 November 2014
- ^ European Athletics U23 Championships - Kaunas, Lithuania, 16 - 19 July 2009, 400m Men - Results - Semifinal (PDF), European Athletics Association, retrieved 14 November 2014
- ^ European Athletics U23 Championships - Kaunas, Lithuania, 16 - 19 July 2009, 400m Men - Results - Round 1 (PDF), European Athletics Association, retrieved 14 November 2014