1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay

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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]

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Medalists

Gold Ryszard Pilarczyk
Piotr Długosielski
Jacek Bocian
Piotr Haczek
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Silver David Nikodým
Lukáš Souček
Jan Štejfa
Jiří Mužík
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Bronze Thomas Goller
Maik Liebe
Lars Figura
Carlos Gachanja
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

Results

Final

13 July

RankNationCompetitorsTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Poland.svg  Poland Ryszard Pilarczyk
Piotr Długosielski
Jacek Bocian
Piotr Haczek
3:03.07
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic David Nikodým
Lukáš Souček
Jan Štejfa
Jiří Mužík
3:04.13
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Thomas Goller
Maik Liebe
Lars Figura
Carlos Gachanja
3:04.32
4Flag of France.svg  France Xavier Ravenet
Philippe Bouche
Marc Raquil
Robert Loubli
3:04.80
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Clayton Archer
Richard Knowles
Nick Budden
Mark Hylton
3:05.77
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Ruben Norlin
Johan Lannefors
Björn Engström
Jimisola Laursen
3:07.27
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Domenico Rao
Andrea Longo
Alessandro Attene
Walter Pirovano
3:08.00
8Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Jouni Haatainen
Kim Meller
Timo Niemelä
Petri Pohjonen
3:15.02

Heats

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

Heat 1

RankNationCompetitorsTimeNotes
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Ulrich Schnorrenberger
Sebastian Aryee
Lars Figura
Maik Liebe
3:09.57Q
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Jacek Bocian
Bartosz Gruman
Piotr Długosielski
Piotr Haczek
3:10.10Q
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Klas Ringdahl
Ruben Norlin
Björn Engström
Johan Lannefors
3:10.19Q
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Lorenzo Franculli
Marco Cagnazzi
Domenico Rao
Walter Pirovano
3:10.55q
5Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Jouni Haatainen
Kim Meller
Timo Niemelä
Petri Pohjonen
3:11.18q

Heat 2

RankNationCompetitorsTimeNotes
1Flag of France.svg  France Marc Raquil
Pascal Lucéa
Philippe Bouche
Robert Loubli
3:07.93Q
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic David Nikodým
Lukáš Souček
Jan Štejfa
Jiří Mužík
3:09.04Q
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Clayton Archer
Geoff Dearman
Nick Budden
Mark Hylton
3:12.17Q
4Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Vladimír Rybalka
Andriy Tverdostup
Sergey Kosenko
Rostislav Mestechkin
3:12.37

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 44 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.

References

  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, archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2013, 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