1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 11 and 12 July 1997.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Lukáš Souček Czech Republic |
| Silver | Marcel Schelbert Switzerland |
| Bronze | Xavier Ravenet France |
Results
Final
12 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Lukáš Souček | Czech Republic | 49.08 | |
 | Marcel Schelbert | Switzerland | 49.43 | |
 | Xavier Ravenet | France | 49.63 | |
| 4 | Jiří Mužík | Czech Republic | 50.18 | |
| 5 | Thomas Goller |  Germany | 50.37 | |
| 6 | Bartosz Gruman |  Poland | 50.55 | |
| 7 | Marians Zigmunds |  Latvia | 51.13 | |
| 8 | Aleksandr Belyayev |  Russia | 51.68 |
Heats
11 July
Qualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Schelbert | Switzerland | 49.64 | Q |
| 2 | Xavier Ravenet | France | 50.61 | Q |
| 3 | Bartosz Gruman | Poland | 50.80 | q |
| 4 | Matthew Douglas |  Great Britain | 52.14 | |
| 5 | Panagiótis Mandelidis |  Greece | 52.46 | |
| 6 | Francesco Filisetti |  Italy | 52.64 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiří Mužík | Czech Republic | 51.21 | Q |
| 2 | Thomas Goller | Germany | 51.59 | Q |
| 3 | Aleksandr Belyayev | Russia | 51.86 | q |
| 4 | Juan Herrero |  Spain | 51.99 | |
| 5 | Filip Faems | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 52.01 | |
| 6 | Leonid Vershinin | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belarus | 52.47 | |
| 7 | Brian Liddy |  Ireland | 52.77 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lukáš Souček | Czech Republic | 50.61 | Q |
| 2 | Marians Zigmunds | Latvia | 51.74 | Q |
| 3 | Marcel Lopuchovský |  Slovakia | 51.97 | |
| 4 | Sebastian Aryee | Germany | 52.16 | |
| 5 | Karol Radke | Poland | 52.42 | |
| 6 | Bilal Cantürk |  Turkey | 53.16 | |
| Gennadiy Gorbenko |  Ukraine | DNF |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
References
- 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
- Gordon, Ed, European Championships for Under 23 (Turku, Finland), athletix.org, archived from the original on 12 November 2007, retrieved 24 October 2014CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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