The men's 1500 metres event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 10 and 12 July 1997.[1][2]
Medalists
edit| Gold | Reyes Estévez Spain
|
| Silver | Carlos García Spain
|
| Bronze | Alexandru Vasile Romania
|
Results
editFinal
edit12 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Reyes Estévez | Spain |
3:42.37 | |
 |
Carlos García | Spain |
3:43.24 | |
 |
Alexandru Vasile | Romania |
3:43.36 | |
| 4 | Dirk Heinze |  Germany |
3:44.81 | |
| 5 | Juha Kukkamo |  Finland |
3:45.16 | |
| 6 | David Salvati |  France |
3:45.25 | |
| 7 | Andrew Walker |  Ireland |
3:45.85 | |
| 8 | Sami Valtonen | Finland |
3:45.97 | |
| 9 | Mauro Casagrande |  Italy |
3:46.09 | |
| 10 | Miroslav Suchý |  Czech Republic |
3:47.01 | |
| 11 | Frédéric Chocteau | France |
3:47.18 | |
| 12 | Thomas Suter |  Switzerland |
3:47.28 |
Heats
edit10 July
Qualified: first 4 in each heat and 4 best to the Final
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos García | Spain |
3:44.56 | Q |
| 2 | David Salvati | France |
3:44.88 | Q |
| 3 | Mauro Casagrande | Italy |
3:45.23 | Q |
| 4 | Juha Kukkamo | Finland |
3:45.65 | Q |
| 5 | Dirk Heinze | Germany |
3:45.66 | q |
| 6 | Sebastian Miller |  Poland |
3:46.33 | |
| 7 | Daniel Oniciuc | Romania |
3:49.27 | |
| 8 | Evaldas Martinka |  Lithuania |
3:52.22 | |
| 9 | Danko Radomirović |  Yugoslavia |
3:55.36 | |
| 10 | Abdülkadir Türk |  Turkey |
3:58.01 |
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reyes Estévez | Spain |
3:43.14 | Q |
| 2 | Alexandru Vasile | Romania |
3:43.55 | Q |
| 3 | Miroslav Suchý | Czech Republic |
3:44.88 | Q |
| 4 | Andrew Walker | Ireland |
3:44.89 | Q |
| 5 | Frédéric Chocteau | France |
3:45.22 | q |
| 6 | Thomas Suter | Switzerland |
3:45.29 | q |
| 7 | Sami Valtonen | Finland |
3:46.22 | q |
| 8 | Ben Reese |  Great Britain |
3:46.75 | |
| 9 | Jakub Fijałkowski | Poland |
3:47.24 |
Participation
editAccording to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
Czech Republic (1)
Finland (2)
France (2)
Germany (1)
Great Britain (1)
Ireland (1)
Italy (1)
Lithuania (1)
Poland (2)
Romania (2)
Spain (2)
Switzerland (1)
Turkey (1)
Yugoslavia (1)
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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