2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres

The women's 400 metres event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 18 and 19 July. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Medalists

Gold	Helen Karagounis   United Kingdom
Silver	Solene Désert   France
Bronze	Tatyana Firova   Russia

Results

Final

19 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Helen Karagounis	United Kingdom	51.78
	Solene Désert	France	52.05
	Tatyana Firova	Russia	52.14
4	Monika Bejnar	Poland	52.35
5	Natalya Ivanova	Russia	52.54
6	Claudia Hoffmann	Germany	52.81
7	Jennifer Meadows	United Kingdom	53.17
8	Katsiaryna Bobryk	Belarus	54.47

Heats

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

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Solene Désert	France	52.77	Q
2	Tatyana Firova	Russia	52.80	Q
3	Jennifer Meadows	United Kingdom	53.10	Q
4	Claudia Hoffmann	Germany	53.27	q
5	Ilona Usovich	Belarus	53.81
6	Anna Nentwig	Poland	53.99
7	Simone Murer	Switzerland	54.66

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Helen Karagounis	United Kingdom	53.04	Q
2	Natalya Ivanova	Russia	53.15	Q
3	Katsiaryna Bobryk	Belarus	53.16	Q
4	Monika Bejnar	Poland	53.23	q
5	Lisa Miller	United Kingdom	54.55
6	Daniela Reina	Italy	54.82
7	Nadine Balkow	Germany	55.99

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.

•   Belarus (2)
•   France (1)
•   Germany (2)
•   Italy (1)
•   Poland (2)
•   Russia (2)
•    Switzerland (1)
•   United Kingdom (3)

References

1. European Athletics U23 Championships Ostrava 2011 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK - 4th European Athletics U23 Championships - Bydgoszcz, Poland 17.-20. 7. 2003 (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 43–55, retrieved 24 October 2014
2. European Championships U23 - Bydgoszcz/POL - 17.-20.07.03 (PDF), sportfieber.pytalhost.com, archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-05, retrieved 4 November 2014
3. European Championships U'23 Bydgoszcz 2003 - Zawisza Stadion - 17 - 20 July 2003 - Result lists - As of 18/07/2003 (PDF), European Athletics Association, 18 July 2003, archived from the original on 7 December 2003, retrieved 4 November 2014
4. European Championships U'23 Bydgoszcz 2003 - Zawisza Stadion - 17 - 20 July 2003 - Result lists - As of 19/07/2003 (PDF), European Athletics Association, 19 July 2003, archived from the original on 7 December 2003, retrieved 4 November 2014