1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 10 and 12 July 1997.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Andrzej Krawczyk
  Poland
Silver Timo Sinervo
  Finland
Bronze Kirill Chuprinin
  Ukraine

Results

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Final

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12 July

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
  Andrzej Krawczyk   Poland x 57.84 58.10 59.54 x x 59.54
  Timo Sinervo   Finland 55.30 54.52 57.20 x 56.24 x 57.20
  Kirill Chuprinin   Ukraine 54.50 x 56.78 x 54.68 55.46 56.78
4 Tolga Köseoglu   Germany 54.46 56.72 56.24 x x x 56.72
5 Alexander Forst   Germany 54.96 x 55.80 56.44 54.62 x 56.44
6 Róbert Fazekas   Hungary 55.60 x x 53.46 55.06 54.74 55.60
7 Róland Varga   Hungary 47.06 54.36 54.24 52.60 x 54.68 54.68
8 Stefanos Konstas   Greece 53.00 x 54.40 52.42 x 53.94 54.40
9 Linus Bernhult   Sweden 52.80 53.04 53.58 53.58
10 Mike van der Bilt   Netherlands 46.30 53.02 x 53.02
11 Valeriy Borisov   Belarus 52.94 x 50.18 52.94
12 Aleksandr Malasevich   Belarus 52.06 52.08 52.34 52.34

Qualifications

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10 July
Qualify: first to 12 to the Final

Group A

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Andrzej Krawczyk   Poland 58.10 Q
2 Linus Bernhult   Sweden 54.22 Q
3 Róbert Fazekas   Hungary 54.08 Q
4 Stefanos Konstas   Greece 53.98 Q
5 Valeriy Borisov   Belarus 53.72 Q
6 Alexander Forst   Germany 52.78 Q
7 Ercüment Olgundeniz   Turkey 51.80
8 Stéphane Nativel   France 51.02
9 Igor Tuchak   Russia 49.72

Group B

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1 Timo Sinervo   Finland 57.08 Q
2 Mike van der Bilt   Netherlands 56.18 Q
3 Kirill Chuprinin   Ukraine 55.56 Q
4 Tolga Köseoglu   Germany 55.20 Q
5 Róland Varga   Hungary 54.76 Q
6 Aleksandr Malasevich   Belarus 53.46 Q
7 Yves Niaré   France 50.34
Bjørn Olsson   Norway NM

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Gordon, Ed, European Championships for Under 23 (Turku, Finland), athletix.org, archived from the original on 12 November 2007, retrieved 24 October 2014{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)