1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
The men's 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 12 and 13 July 1997.[1][2]
Medalists
[edit]Results
[edit]Final
[edit]13 July
Heats
[edit]12 July
Qualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final
Heat 1
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poland |
Marcin Krzywański Dariusz Adamczyk Piotr Balcerzak Ryszard Pilarczyk |
39.56 | Q |
| 2 |  Germany |
Alexander Kosenkow Eduard Martin Patrick Weimer Uwe Eisenbeis |
40.18 | Q |
| 3 |  Norway |
Kenneth Halhjem Thomas Mellin-Olsen Martin Blekkerud Vegar Hollas |
40.50 | Q |
| 4 |  Russia |
Leonard Koryukov Sergey Bychkov Aleksandr Rodchenko Sergey Slukin |
40.54 | q |
 Spain |
José Illán Venancio José Diego Santos Eduardo Ugarte |
DNF |
Heat 2
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy |
Gabriele Carubini Giulio Ibba Michele Paggi Francesco Scuderi |
39.74 | Q |
| 2 |  France |
Jérôme Éyana David Patros Ruddy Zami Sébastien Jamain |
39.90 | Q |
| 3 |  Great Britain |
Dan Money Marlon Devonish Jamie Henthorn Ross Baillie |
39.99 | Q |
| 4 |  Sweden |
Niclas Brorström Niklas Sjöstrand Mathias Krigh Peter Häggström |
40.37 | q |
| 5 |  Hungary |
Gábor Kovács László Babály Géza Pauer Gábor Dobos |
40.72 | |
| 6 |  Greece |
Panagiótis Sarris Panagiótis Mandelidis Vasilios Segos Georgios Batsikas |
41.47 |
Participation
[edit]According to an unofficial count, 46 athletes from 11 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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European Athletics U23 Championships champions in men's 4 × 100 metres relay | |
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† denotes athletes who took part in heats only |