1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 11, 12, and 13 July 1997.[1][2]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Andrea Longo Italy
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| Silver | André Bucher Switzerland
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| Bronze | Grzegorz Krzosek Poland
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Results[edit]
Final[edit]
13 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Andrea Longo | Italy |
1:46.49 | |
 |
André Bucher | Switzerland |
1:47.13 | |
 |
Grzegorz Krzosek | Poland |
1:47.45 | |
| 4 | Tim Rogge |  Belgium |
1:47.77 | |
| 5 | James Nolan |  Ireland |
1:47.98 | |
| 6 | Viktors Lācis |  Latvia |
1:48.49 | |
| 7 | Artyom Mastrov |  Russia |
1:48.74 | |
| 8 | Wojciech Kałdowski | Poland |
1:49.48 |
Semifinals[edit]
12 July
Qualified: first 4 in each to the Final
Semifinal 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grzegorz Krzosek | Poland |
1:49.57 | Q |
| 2 | André Bucher | Switzerland |
1:49.62 | Q |
| 3 | James Nolan | Ireland |
1:49.85 | Q |
| 4 | Artyom Mastrov | Russia |
1:49.91 | Q |
| 5 | Felix Leiter |  Germany |
1:50.13 | |
| 6 | Sergey Yakovlev |  Belarus |
1:50.70 | |
| 7 | Filip Jedlík |  Czech Republic |
1:51.07 | |
| 8 | Mickaël Hotyat |  France |
1:52.77 |
Semifinal 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Longo | Italy |
1:48.49 | Q |
| 2 | Viktors Lācis | Latvia |
1:48.80 | Q |
| 3 | Wojciech Kałdowski | Poland |
1:48.82 | Q |
| 4 | Tim Rogge | Belgium |
1:48.87 | Q |
| 5 | Roman Tarasov | Russia |
1:48.91 | |
| 6 | Umet Uusorg |  Estonia |
1:49.69 | |
| 7 | Martin Jareš | Czech Republic |
1:49.97 | |
| 8 | Nuno Lopes |  Portugal |
1:50.82 |
Heats[edit]
11 July
Qualified: first 4 in each heat and 4 best to the Semifinal
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Rogge | Belgium |
1:52.71 | Q |
| 2 | Artyom Mastrov | Russia |
1:52.73 | Q |
| 3 | James Nolan | Ireland |
1:52.77 | Q |
| 4 | Viktors Lācis | Latvia |
1:52.79 | Q |
| 5 | István Nagy |  Hungary |
1:52.79 | |
| 6 | Pedro Esteso |  Spain |
1:52.89 | |
| 7 | Yoseph Gizatcho |  Israel |
1:54.47 | |
| 8 | Dalibor Balgač |  Croatia |
1:54.54 |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | André Bucher | Switzerland |
1:49.36 | Q |
| 2 | Grzegorz Krzosek | Poland |
1:49.36 | Q |
| 3 | Nuno Lopes | Portugal |
1:49.41 | Q |
| 4 | Roman Tarasov | Russia |
1:49.46 | Q |
| 5 | Mickaël Hotyat | France |
1:49.70 | q |
| 6 | Umet Uusorg | Estonia |
1:50.21 | q |
| 7 | Martin Jareš | Czech Republic |
1:50.63 | q |
| 8 | Felix Leiter | Germany |
1:50.76 | q |
Heat 3[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Longo | Italy |
1:50.19 | Q |
| 2 | Wojciech Kałdowski | Poland |
1:50.54 | Q |
| 3 | Sergey Yakovlev | Belarus |
1:50.74 | Q |
| 4 | Filip Jedlík | Czech Republic |
1:50.93 | Q |
| 5 | Jean-Gilles Talin | France |
1:51.12 | |
| 6 | José Antonio Redolat | Spain |
1:52.97 | |
| 7 | Constantinos Hadjimarcou |  Cyprus |
1:53.87 |
Participation[edit]
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
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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