The women'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[edit]
| Gold | Rikke Rønholt Denmark
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| Silver | Vicki Jamison Great Britain
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| Bronze | Małgorzata Pskit Poland
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Results[edit]
Final[edit]
12 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Rikke Rønholt | Denmark |
57.22 | |
 |
Vicki Jamison | Great Britain |
57.43 | |
 |
Małgorzata Pskit | Poland |
57.68 | |
| 4 | Lara Rocco |  Italy |
57.88 | |
| 5 | Orsolya Dóczi |  Hungary |
58.41 | |
| 6 | Anastasiya Lemekhova |  Russia |
58.68 | |
| 7 | Cornelia Spycher |  Switzerland |
59.28 | |
| 8 | Dagmar Votočková |  Czech Republic |
59.37 |
Heats[edit]
11 July
Qualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lara Rocco | Italy |
58.42 | Q |
| 2 | Orsolya Dóczi | Hungary |
58.56 | Q |
| 3 | Dagmar Votočková | Czech Republic |
58.63 | Q |
| 4 | Natasha Danvers | Great Britain |
58.70 | |
| 5 | Meta Mačus |  Slovenia |
59.52 |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rikke Rønholt | Denmark |
57.04 | Q |
| 2 | Małgorzata Pskit | Poland |
57.82 | Q |
| 3 | Anastasiya Lemekhova | Russia |
58.33 | Q |
| 4 | Cornelia Spycher | Switzerland |
58.49 | q |
| 5 | Vicki Jamison | Great Britain |
58.56 | q |
| 6 | Jovana Miljković |  Yugoslavia |
61.00 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
- Czech Republic (1)
- Denmark (1)
- Great Britain (2)
- Hungary (1)
- Italy (1)
- Poland (1)
- Russia (1)
- Slovenia (1)
- Switzerland (1)
- Yugoslavia (1)
References[edit]
- ^ 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 2014
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