2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres

Events at the
2003 European
Athletics U23 Championships
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase		 men women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
20 km walk men women
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men
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The men's 400 metres event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 17 and 20 July.[1][2][3][4]

Medalists

Gold Leslie Djhone
 France
Silver Timothy Benjamin
 Great Britain
Bronze Rafał Wieruszewski
 Poland

Results

Final

19 July

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st Leslie Djhone  France 45.04 CR
2nd Timothy Benjamin  Great Britain 45.86
3rd Rafał Wieruszewski  Poland 45.87
4 Aliaksandr Yelistratau  Belarus 46.11
5 Volodymyr Demchenko  Ukraine 46.14
6 David McCarthy  Ireland 46.26
7 Bastian Swillims  Germany 46.91
8 Xavier de Baerdemaeker  Belgium 47.56

Heats

18 July
Qualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final

Heat 1

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Leslie Djhone  France 45.54 Q
2 David McCarthy  Ireland 46.05 Q
3 Sebastian Gatzka  Germany 46.70
4 Daniel Dąbrowski  Poland 47.11
5 Dmitriy Petrov  Russia 47.13
6 Allan Stuart  Great Britain 47.23
7 Myhaylo Knysh  Ukraine 47.53
8 Nikolai Portelli  Malta 48.77

Heat 2

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Volodymyr Demchenko  Ukraine 46.05 Q
2 Aliaksandr Yelistratau  Belarus 46.21 Q
3 Xavier de Baerdemaeker  Belgium 46.37 q
4 Kacper Skalski  Poland 46.69
5 Andrey Polukeyev  Russia 46.74
6 Stefano Aguzzi  Italy 47.03
7 Nicolas Lefebvre  France 47.19
8 David Gillick  Ireland 47.67

Heat 3

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Timothy Benjamin  Great Britain 45.71 Q
2 Rafał Wieruszewski  Poland 45.90 Q
3 Bastian Swillims  Germany 46.26 q
4 Dmitrijs Milkevics  Latvia 46.44
5 Jan Mazanec  Czech Republic 46.62
6 Daniel Ruiz  Spain 47.31
7 Brice Panel  France 47.33
8 Thomas Nikitin  Sweden 47.47

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. ↑ European Athletics U23 Championships Ostrava 2011 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK - 4th European Athletics U23 Championships - Bydgoszcz, Poland 17.-20. 7. 2003, European Athletics Association, pp. 43–55, retrieved 24 October 2014
  2. ↑ European Championships U23 - Bydgoszcz/POL - 17.-20.07.03, sportfieber.pytalhost.com, retrieved 4 November 2014
  3. ↑ European Championships U'23 Bydgoszcz 2003 - Zawisza Stadion - 17 - 20 July 2003 - Result lists - As of 18/07/2003, European Athletics Association, 18 July 2003, retrieved 4 November 2014
  4. ↑ European Championships U'23 Bydgoszcz 2003 - Zawisza Stadion - 17 - 20 July 2003 - Result lists - As of 19/07/2003, European Athletics Association, 19 July 2003, retrieved 4 November 2014