2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres
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| Events at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
The women's 400 metres event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 18 and 19 July.[1][2][3][4]
Contents
Medalists
| Gold | Helen Karagounis United Kingdom |
| Silver | Solene Désert France |
| Bronze | Tatyana Firova Russia |
Results
Final
19 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Helen Karagounis | United Kingdom |
51.78 | |
 |
Solene Désert | France |
52.05 | |
 |
Tatyana Firova | Russia |
52.14 | |
| 4 | Monika Bejnar |  Poland |
52.35 | |
| 5 | Natalya Ivanova | Russia |
52.54 | |
| 6 | Claudia Hoffmann |  Germany |
52.81 | |
| 7 | Jennifer Meadows | United Kingdom |
53.17 | |
| 8 | Katsiaryna Bobryk |  Belarus |
54.47 |
Heats
18 July
Qualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solene Désert | France |
52.77 | Q |
| 2 | Tatyana Firova | Russia |
52.80 | Q |
| 3 | Jennifer Meadows | United Kingdom |
53.10 | Q |
| 4 | Claudia Hoffmann | Germany |
53.27 | q |
| 5 | Ilona Usovich | Belarus |
53.81 | |
| 6 | Anna Nentwig | Poland |
53.99 | |
| 7 | Simone Murer |  Switzerland |
54.66 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helen Karagounis | United Kingdom |
53.04 | Q |
| 2 | Natalya Ivanova | Russia |
53.15 | Q |
| 3 | Katsiaryna Bobryk | Belarus |
53.16 | Q |
| 4 | Monika Bejnar | Poland |
53.23 | q |
| 5 | Lisa Miller | United Kingdom |
54.55 | |
| 6 | Daniela Reina |  Italy |
54.82 | |
| 7 | Nadine Balkow | Germany |
55.99 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.
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