1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 800 metres
The women's 800 metres event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 12 and 13 July 1997.[1][2]
Medalists[]
| Gold | Irina Nedelenko Ukraine
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| Silver |  Poland
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| Bronze |  Russia
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Results[]
Final[]
13 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Irina Nedelenko | Ukraine |
2:01.72 | |
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Poland |
2:02.44 | ||
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Russia |
2:02.72 | ||
| 4 | Claudia Gesell |  Germany |
2:03.76 | |
| 5 | Virginie Fouquet |  France |
2:04.39 | |
| 6 | Judit Varga |  Hungary |
2:04.78 | |
| 7 | Claudia Salvarani |  Italy |
2:05.32 | |
| 8 | Irina Krakoviak |  Lithuania |
2:08.15 |
Heats[]
12 July
Qualified: first 2 in each heat and 2 best to the Final
Heat 1[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland |
2:05.31 | Q | |
| 2 | Irina Krakoviak | Lithuania |
2:05.47 | Q |
| 3 |  Romania |
2:05.55 | ||
| 4 |  Great Britain |
2:06.04 | ||
| 5 | Jolanda Čeplak |  Slovenia |
2:06.43 | |
| 6 | Germany |
2:08.43 | ||
| 7 |  Czech Republic |
2:08.44 |
Heat 2[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
2:03.39 | Q | |
| 2 | Claudia Gesell | Germany |
2:03.57 | Q |
| 3 | Claudia Salvarani | Italy |
2:03.88 | q |
| 4 | Virginie Fouquet | France |
2:04.07 | q |
| 5 | Nuria Fernández |  Spain |
2:06.05 | |
| 6 |  Belarus |
2:08.41 |
Heat 3[]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irina Nedelenko | Ukraine |
2:04.46 | Q |
| 2 | Judit Varga | Hungary |
2:04.79 | Q |
| 3 | Irina Mistyukevich | Russia |
2:04.86 | |
| 4 |  Austria |
2:05.09 | ||
| 5 | Italy |
2:09.64 | ||
| Sandra Stals |  Belgium |
DNF |
Participation[]
According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
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References[]
- ^ 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 2014CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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- 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships
- 800 metres at the European Athletics U23 Championships