1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 12 July 1997.^[1][2]

Medalists

Gold	Andrea Šuldesová  Czech Republic
Silver	Lidia Chojecka  Poland
Bronze	Natalya Chernyshova  Ukraine

Results

Final

12 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Andrea Šuldesová	Czech Republic	4:13.92
	Lidia Chojecka	Poland	4:14.70
	Natalya Chernyshova	Ukraine	4:15.43
4	Oksana Zheleznyak	Russia	4:16.20
5	Marta Domínguez	Spain	4:16.95
6	Brigitta Tusai	Hungary	4:17.17
7	Doreen Walter	Germany	4:17.48
8	Céline Rajot	France	4:18.03
9	Cristina Grosu	Romania	4:19.48
10	Rocío Rodríguez	Spain	4:19.68
11	Anna Łopaciuch	Poland	4:19.85
12	Maria Ungureanu	Romania	4:20.07
13	Hanne Lyngstad	Norway	4:20.93
14	Micaela Allen	Italy	4:21.05
15	Sara Palmas	Italy	4:24.00
16	Rashida Khayrutdinova	Russia	4:24.78

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

•  Czech Republic (1)
•  France (1)
•  Germany (1)
•  Hungary (1)
•  Italy (2)
•  Norway (1)
•  Poland (2)
•  Romania (2)
•  Russia (2)
•  Spain (2)
•  Ukraine (1)

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{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)