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)