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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
| Gold | Dan Money Marlon Devonish Jamie Henthorn Julian Golding Great Britain |
| Silver | Marcin Krzywański Dariusz Adamczyk Piotr Balcerzak Ryszard Pilarczyk Poland |
| Bronze | Alexander Kosenkow Eduard Martin Patrick Weimer Uwe Eisenbeis Germany |
Results edit
Final edit
13 July
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | Dan Money Marlon Devonish Jamie Henthorn Julian Golding | 38.99 | ||
| Poland | Marcin Krzywański Dariusz Adamczyk Piotr Balcerzak Ryszard Pilarczyk | 39.27 | ||
| Germany | Alexander Kosenkow Eduard Martin Patrick Weimer Uwe Eisenbeis | 39.45 | ||
| 4 | Italy | Francesco Scuderi Giulio Ibba Michele Paggi Alessandro Attene | 39.71 | |
| 5 | France | Jérôme Éyana David Patros Ruddy Zami Sébastien Jamain | 39.74 | |
| 6 | Russia | Aleksandr Rodchenko Sergey Bychkov Leonard Koryukov Sergey Slukin | 40.55 | |
| 7 | Sweden | Niclas Brorström Niklas Sjöstrand Mathias Krigh Peter Häggström | 41.27 | |
| Norway | Kenneth Halhjem Thomas Mellin-Olsen Martin Blekkerud Vegar Hollas | DNF |
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, , athletix.org, archived from the original on 12 November 2007, retrieved 24 October 2014
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