2023 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres
| Men's 400 metres at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Leppävaara Stadium, Espoo | |||||||||
| Dates | 13 July (heats & semi-final) 14 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 19 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 45.13 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The Men's 400 metres event at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Espoo, Finland, at Leppävaara Stadium on 13 and 14 July.[1]
Records[edit]
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
| European U23 record |  Thomas Schönlebe (GDR)
|
44.33 | Rome, Italy | 3 September 1987 |
| Championship U23 record |  Ricky Petrucciani (SUI)
|
45.02 | Tallinn, Estonia | 10 July 2021 |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Qualification rules: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) will qualify for the semi-finals.[2][3]
Semi-final[edit]
Qualification rules: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) will qualify for the semi-finals.[4]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen |  Norway |
45.35 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Attila Molnár |  Hungary |
45.35 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Lionel Spitz |  Switzerland |
45.50 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 2 | Mihai Sorin Dringo |  Romania |
45.84 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Jack Raftery |  Ireland |
45.89 | Q, PB |
| 6 | 2 | Lorenzo Benati |  Italy |
45.94 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Omar Elkhatib |  Portugal |
45.99 | q, PB |
| 8 | 1 | Tomas Keršulis |  Lithuania |
46.30 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Luca Sito | Italy |
46.34 | |
| 10 | 2 | Jonas Phijffers |  Netherlands |
46.60 | |
| 11 | 2 | Riccardo Meli | Italy |
46.68 | |
| 12 | 1 | Andreas Grimerud | Norway |
46.88 | |
| 13 | 1 | Markel Fernandez |  Spain |
46.92 | |
| 14 | 2 | Ernő Steigerwald | Hungary |
46.92 | |
| 15 | 2 | Bernat Erta | Spain |
47.10 | |
| 1 | Ludovic Oucéni |  France |
DNF |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen | Norway |
45.13 | |
 |
4 | Lionel Spitz | Switzerland |
45.27 | PB |
 |
7 | Attila Molnár | Hungary |
45.36 | |
| 4 | 6 | Mihai Sorin Dringo | Romania |
45.56 | SB |
| 5 | 3 | Lorenzo Benati | Italy |
45.70 | |
| 6 | 2 | Omar Elkhatib | Portugal |
45.73 | NU23R |
| 7 | 8 | Jack Raftery | Ireland |
46.00 | |
| 8 | 1 | Tomas Keršulis | Lithuania |
46.89 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Event Schedule: European Athletics U23 Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "400m Men Round 1 Start List" (PDF). European Athletics. 11 July 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2023.
- ^ "400m Men Round 1 Results Summary" (PDF). European Athletics. 13 July 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2023.
- ^ "400m Men Semi-Finals Results Summary" (PDF). European Athletics. 13 July 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2023.
- ^ "400m Men Final Results" (PDF). European Athletics. 14 July 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2023.