2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles

The women's 400 metres hurdles 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	Oksana Gulumyan   Russia
Silver	Irena Žauna   Latvia
Bronze	Maria Rus   Romania

Results

Final

19 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Oksana Gulumyan	Russia	56.23
	Irena Žauna	Latvia	56.47
	Maria Rus	Romania	57.01
4	Mariya Menshchikova	Russia	57.37
5	Alena Rücklová	Czech Republic	57.61
6	Anastasiya Rabchenyuk	Ukraine	58.06
7	Karolina Tłustochowska	Poland	58.15
8	Zhanna Bordyugova	Ukraine	58.47

Heats

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

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Maria Rus	Romania	57.50	Q
2	Anastasiya Rabchenyuk	Ukraine	57.83	Q
3	Karolina Tłustochowska	Poland	57.84	q
4	Michelle Carey	Ireland	59.34
5	Nele Van Doninck	Belgium	59.81
6	Virginie Hombel	France	61.02

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Mariya Menshchikova	Russia	58.18	Q
2	Zhanna Bordyugova	Ukraine	58.58	Q
3	Patrícia Lopes	Portugal	58.95
4	Hannah Wood	United Kingdom	59.93
5	Sylvaine Derycke	France	60.26
6	Laia Forcadell	Spain	88.69

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Oksana Gulumyan	Russia	55.98	Q
2	Irena Žauna	Latvia	56.72	Q
3	Alena Rücklová	Czech Republic	57.13	q
4	Manuela Bosco	Finland	58.18
5	Tina Kron	Germany	58.40
6	Iana Aculova	Moldova	59.67
7	Silja Úlfarsdóttir	Iceland	61.30

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.

•   Belgium (1)
•   Czech Republic (1)
•   Finland (1)
•   France (2)
•   Germany (1)
•   Iceland (1)
•   Ireland (1)
•   Latvia (1)
•   Moldova (1)
•   Poland (1)
•   Portugal (1)
•   Romania (1)
•   Russia (2)
•   Spain (1)
•   Ukraine (2)
•   United Kingdom (1)

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