2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 400 metres

None 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. European Athletics U23 Championships Ostrava 2011 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK - 4th European Athletics U23 Championships - Bydgoszcz, Poland 17.-20. 7. 2003 http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/26/77/85/Ostrava_StaGuide_English.pdf 43–55 European Athletics Association 24 October 2014 European Championships U23 - Bydgoszcz/POL - 17.-20.07.03 http://sportfieber.pytalhost.com/l/leichtathletik/2003/2003.European%20U23%20Championships.PDF sportfieber.pytalhost.com 4 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141105000604/http://sportfieber.pytalhost.com/l/leichtathletik/2003/2003.European%20U23%20Championships.PDF 2014-11-05 dead 18 July 2003 European Championships U'23 Bydgoszcz 2003 - Zawisza Stadion - 17 - 20 July 2003 - Result lists - As of 18/07/2003 http://www.european-athletics.org/eve/echu23/result03/Summery2.PDF European Athletics Association 4 November 2014 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20031207092110/http://www.european-athletics.org/eve/echu23/result03/Summery2.PDF 7 December 2003 19 July 2003 European Championships U'23 Bydgoszcz 2003 - Zawisza Stadion - 17 - 20 July 2003 - Result lists - As of 19/07/2003 http://www.european-athletics.org/eve/echu23/result03/Summery3.PDF European Athletics Association 4 November 2014 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20031207092110/http://www.european-athletics.org/eve/echu23/result03/Summery3.PDF 7 December 2003 Medalists Gold Helen Karagounis UKSilver Solene Désert FRABronze Tatyana Firova RUS Results Final 19 July Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Helen Karagounis UK 51.78 Solene Désert FRA 52.05 Tatyana Firova RUS 52.14 4 Monika Bejnar POL 52.35 5 Natalya Ivanova RUS 52.54 6 Claudia Hoffmann GER 52.81 7 Jennifer Meadows UK 53.17 8 Katsiaryna Bobryk BLR 1995 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 FRA 52.77 Q 2 Tatyana Firova RUS 52.80 Q 3 Jennifer Meadows UK 53.10 Q 4 Claudia Hoffmann GER 53.27 q 5 Ilona Usovich BLR 1995 53.81 6 Anna Nentwig POL 53.99 7 Simone Murer SUI 54.66 Heat 2 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Helen Karagounis UK 53.04 Q 2 Natalya Ivanova RUS 53.15 Q 3 Katsiaryna Bobryk BLR 1995 53.16 Q 4 Monika Bejnar POL 53.23 q 5 Lisa Miller UK 54.55 6 Daniela Reina ITA 54.82 7 Nadine Balkow GER 55.99 Participation According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event. 22em BLR 1995 (2) FRA (1) GER (2) ITA (1) POL (2) RUS (2) SUI (1) UK (3) References 400 metres Category:400 metres at the European Athletics U23 Championships