2017 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 400 metres hurdles explained

The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium on 14, 15 and 16 July.

Medalists

Gold	Karsten Warholm
Silver	Dany Brand
Bronze	Ludvy Vaillant

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

European U23 record		47.85	Turin, Italy	4 August 1979
Championship U23 record		48.45	Bydgoszcz, Poland	19 July 2003

Results

Heats

14 July^[1]

Qualification rule: First 3 (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	align=left		align=left		50.38	Q
2	1	align=left		align=left		50.40	Q
3	2	align=left		align=left		50.45	Q, PB
4	4	align=left		align=left		50.69	Q
5	3	align=left		align=left		50.88	Q
6	1	align=left		align=left		50.97	Q
7	4	align=left		align=left		51.04	Q
8	3	align=left		align=left		51.06	Q
9	2	align=left		align=left		51.12	Q
10	1	align=left		align=left		51.19	q
11	1	align=left		align=left		51.33	q
12	4	align=left		align=left		51.45	Q
13	2	align=left		align=left		51.48	Q
14	4	align=left		align=left		51.52	q
15	2	align=left		align=left		51.69	q
16	3	align=left		align=left		51.79	Q
17	2	align=left		align=left		51.88
18	1	align=left		align=left		52.00
19	4	align=left		align=left		52.20
20	3	align=left		align=left		52.28
21	4	align=left		align=left		52.60
22	3	align=left		align=left		53.15
23	2	align=left		align=left		53.16
24	4	align=left		align=left		53.45
25	3	align=left		align=left		53.53
	3	align=left		align=left			R168.7^[2]

Semifinals

15 July^[3]

Qualification rule: First 3 (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	align=left		align=left		49.29	Q
2	2	align=left		align=left		49.30	Q, PB
3	2	align=left		align=left		49.37	Q, PB
4	1	align=left		align=left		49.55	Q, PB
5	1	align=left		align=left		49.85	Q
6	1	align=left		align=left		50.05	Q
7	1	align=left		align=left		50.37	q
8	2	align=left		align=left		50.46	q
9	1	align=left		align=left		50.67	SB
10	1	align=left		align=left		50.74	PB
11	2	align=left		align=left		50.79	PB
12	1	align=left		align=left		50.92
13	1	align=left		align=left		51.12
14	2	align=left		align=left		51.64
15	2	align=left		align=left		53.10
	2	align=left		align=left			R168.7

Final

16 July^[4]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5	align=left		align=left		48.37	CR
	8	align=left		align=left		49.14	NU23R
	4	align=left		align=left		49.31	PB
4	6	align=left		align=left		49.96
5	7	align=left		align=left		49.98
6	9	align=left		align=left		50.08
7	2	align=left		align=left		50.60
8	3	align=left		align=left		50.63

Notes and References

1. http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM044900_C73B.pdf Heats results
2. Not jumping each hurdle
3. http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM044200_C73B.pdf Semifinals results
4. Web site: Final results . 2017-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161126171220/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM044101_C73A.pdf . 2016-11-26 . dead .