The men's 400 metres event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 10, 11 and 12 July 1997.
Medalists Gold Mark Hylton Silver Piotr Haczek Bronze Kjell Provost
Results Final 12 July Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Mark Hylton 45.71 Piotr Haczek 45.72 Kjell Provost 45.99 4 Quincy Douglas 46.47 5 Jimisola Laursen 46.48 6 Richard Knowles 46.63 7 Carlos Gachanja 46.80 8 Piotr Długosielski 46.91
Semifinals 11 July Qualified: first 4 in each to the Final
Semifinal 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Mark Hylton 46.25 Q 2 Jimisola Laursen 46.69 Q 3 Piotr Haczek 46.70 Q 4 Carlos Gachanja 46.91 Q 5 Andriy Tverdostup 47.30 6 Robert Loubli 47.38 7 Zsolt Szeglet 47.74 8 Alessandro Bracciali 48.68
Semifinal 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Kjell Provost 46.82 Q 2 Quincy Douglas 46.93 Q 3 Piotr Długosielski 47.17 Q 4 Richard Knowles 47.44 Q 5 Tommi Hartonen 47.55 6 Walter Pirovano 47.60 7 Jan Štejfa 47.62 Boštjan Horvat DQ
Heats 10 July Qualified: first 4 in each heat and 4 best to the Semifinal
Heat 1 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Kjell Provost 46.53 Q 2 Quincy Douglas 47.21 Q 3 Piotr Długosielski 47.40 Q 4 Zsolt Szeglet 47.41 Q 5 Alessandro Bracciali 47.88 q 6 Johan Lannefors 48.02 7 Oleg Kovalyov 48.38
Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Mark Hylton 47.05 Q 2 Jimisola Laursen 47.22 Q 3 Piotr Haczek 47.27 Q 4 Robert Loubli 47.66 Q 5 Andriy Tverdostup 47.78 q 6 Boštjan Horvat 47.95 q 7 Georgios Batsikas 48.93
Heat 3 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Richard Knowles 47.05 Q 2 Jan Štejfa 47.17 Q 3 Carlos Gachanja 47.18 Q 4 Walter Pirovano 47.44 Q 5 Tommi Hartonen 47.68 q 6 Rostislav Mestechkin 48.27
Participation According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
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