1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

The women's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 13 July 1997.[1][2]

Medalists

Gold	Vicki Jamison Joanne Sloane Jeina Mitchell Allison Curbishley  Great Britain
Silver	Nicole Marahrens Shanta Ghosh Claudia Gesell Claudia Angerhausen  Germany
Bronze	Jitka Burianová Eva Kasalová Andrea Šuldesová Hana Benešová  Czech Republic

Results

Final

13 July

Rank	Nation	Competitors	Time	Notes
	Great Britain	Vicki Jamison Joanne Sloane Jeina Mitchell Allison Curbishley	3:32.81
	Germany	Nicole Marahrens Shanta Ghosh Claudia Gesell Claudia Angerhausen	3:33.77
	Czech Republic	Jitka Burianová Eva Kasalová Andrea Šuldesová Hana Benešová	3:33.83
4	Finland	Kirsi Kemppainen Riikka Niemelä Marika Engdal Heidi Suomi	3:34.88
5	Russia	Tatyana Levina Lyudmila Goncharova Larisa Bolenok Irina Rosikhina	3:35.21
6	Hungary	Alice Kun Judit Varga Orsolya Dóczi Annamária Bori	3:35.89
7	Italy	Federica Selis Lara Rocco Claudia Salvarani Manuela Caddeo	3:36.94

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.

•  Czech Republic (4)
•  Finland (4)
•  Germany (4)
•  Great Britain (4)
•  Hungary (4)
•  Italy (4)
•  Russia (4)

References

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