2023 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres

Men's 400 metres
at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships
VenueLeppävaara Stadium
LocationEspoo, Finland
Dates13 July (heats & semi-final)
14 July (final)
Competitors30 from 19 nations
Winning time45.13
Medalists
gold medal    Norway
silver medal     Switzerland
bronze medal    Hungary

The Men's 400 metres event at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Espoo, Finland, at Leppävaara Stadium on 13 and 14 July.[1]

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

European U23 record  Thomas Schönlebe (GDR) 44.33 Rome, Italy 3 September 1987
Championship U23 record  Ricky Petrucciani (SUI) 45.02 Tallinn, Estonia 10 July 2021

Results

Heats

First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) will qualify for the semi-finals.

Heat 1

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Lorenzo Benati  Italy 45.96 Q
2 Jack Raftery  Ireland 46.20 Q, SB
3 Andreas Grimerud  Norway 46.39 Q
4 Tomas Keršulis  Lithuania 46.47 q
5 Bernat Erta  Spain 46.63 q
6 Isaya Klein Ikkink  Netherlands 47.42
7 Kubilay Ençü  Turkey 47.44
8 Probo Benvenuti  San Marino 49.05 PB
[2]

Heat 2

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen  Norway 46.12 Q
2 Luca Sito  Italy 46.61 Q
3 Ludovic Oucéni  France 46.70 Q
4 Brodie Young  Great Britain 46.99
5 Emil Johansson  Sweden 47.18
6 İlyas Çanakçı  Turkey 47.32
7 Manuel Bea  Spain 47.57
[2]

Heat 3

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Attila Molnár  Hungary 45.86 Q
2 Omar Elkhatib  Portugal 46.22 Q
3 Mihai Dringo  Romania 46.40 Q
4 Markel Fernández  Spain 46.67 q
5 Daniel Sołtysiak  Poland 46.99
6 Mykyta Barabanov  Ukraine 47.15
7 Artūrs Pastors  Latvia 47.60
8 Ivan Galuşco  Moldova 48.01
[2]

Heat 4

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Lionel Spitz  Switzerland 46.29 Q
2 Riccardo Meli  Italy 46.54 Q
3 Ernő Steigerwald  Hungary 46.78 Q
4 Jonas Phijffers  Netherlands 46.90 q
5 Callum Baird  Ireland 47.26
6 Sorin Voinea  Romania 47.49
7 Oğuzhan Kaya  Turkey 47.76
[2]

Semi-final

First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) will qualify for the semi-finals.

Heat 1

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Attila Molnár  Hungary 45.35 Q
2 Lionel Spitz  Switzerland 45.50 Q, SB
3 Jack Raftery  Ireland 45.89 Q, PB
4 Tomas Keršulis  Lithuania 46.30 q
5 Luca Sito  Italy 46.34
6 Andreas Grimerud  Norway 46.88
7 Markel Fernández  Spain 46.92
Ludovic Oucéni  France DNF
[3]

Heat 2

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen  Norway 45.35 Q
2 Mihai Dringo  Romania 45.84 Q
3 Lorenzo Benati  Italy 45.94 Q
4 Omar Elkhatib  Portugal 45.99 q, PB
5 Jonas Phijffers  Netherlands 46.60
6 Riccardo Meli  Italy 46.68
7 Ernő Steigerwald  Hungary 46.92
8 Bernat Erta  Spain 47.10
[3]

Final

Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen  Norway 45.13
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Lionel Spitz  Switzerland 45.27 PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 Attila Molnár  Hungary 45.36
4 6 Mihai Dringo  Romania 45.56 PB
5 3 Lorenzo Benati  Italy 45.70
6 2 Omar Elkhatib  Portugal 45.73 NU23R
7 8 Jack Raftery  Ireland 46.00
8 1 Tomas Keršulis  Lithuania 46.89
[4]

References

  1. ^ "Event Schedule: European Athletics U23 Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Men's 400 Metres - Round 1 - Results Summary" (PDF). European Athletics. 13 July 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Men's 400 Metres - Semi-Finals - Results Summary" (PDF). European Athletics. 13 July 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Men's 400 Metres - Final Results" (PDF). European Athletics. 14 July 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2023.