1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw
These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 1997 IAAF World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 29 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Thursday August 7, 1997. The qualifying round was held on Tuesday August 5, 1997, with the mark set at 62.00 metres.
Medalists
| Gold |  New Zealand (NZL) |
| Silver |  Belarus (BLR) |
| Bronze |  Russia (RUS) |
Schedule
- All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 05.08.1997 – 08:10h | 05.08.1997 – 09:50h |
| Final Round | |
| 07.08.1997 – 18:10h | |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Qualification
Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 3 | | 65.00 | — | — | 65.00 m | |
| 2 | 4 | | X | X | 64.58 | 64.58 m | |
| 3 | 5 |  | 58.62 | 58.90 | 61.52 | 61.52 m | |
| 4 | 8 |  | 60.16 | X | 60.44 | 60.44 m | |
| 5 | 9 | | 60.30 | X | 59.68 | 60.30 m | |
| 6 | 10 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 60.28 | 59.20 | 57.86 | 60.28 m | |
| 7 | 11 |  | 59.94 | 58.96 | 55.44 | 59.94 m | |
| 8 | 14 |  | X | 56.12 | 59.50 | 59.50 m | |
| 9 | 17 |  | X | 58.96 | 55.70 | 58.96 m | |
| 10 | 21 |  | 54.22 | 52.70 | 52.62 | 54.22 m | |
| 11 | 22 |  | 53.96 | 52.14 | X | 53.96 m | |
| 12 | 23 |  | X | 53.64 | 49.56 | 53.64 m | |
| 13 | 24 | | X | 49.72 | X | 49.72 m | |
| 14 | 25 |  | 46.80 | 48.80 | X | 48.80 m | |
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Result | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | | X | 61.76 | 65.94 | 65.94 m | |
| 2 | 2 | | 65.14 | X | X | 65.14 m | |
| 3 | 6 |  | 57.40 | X | 61.36 | 61.36 m | |
| 4 | 7 | | 57.74 | 61.18 | X | 61.18 m | |
| 5 | 12 |  | 59.64 | X | 59.88 | 59.88 m | |
| 6 | 13 |  | 59.62 | 59.10 | 56.70 | 59.62 m | |
| 7 | 15 | | 56.48 | 59.22 | 58.30 | 59.22 m | |
| 8 | 16 | | 59.18 | X | X | 59.18 m | |
| 9 | 18 |  | 47.00 | 57.88 | 54.66 | 57.88 m | |
| 10 | 19 | | X | 56.32 | X | 56.32 m | |
| 11 | 20 | | 53.22 | 55.52 | X | 55.52 m | |
| 12 | 26 |  | X | X | 35.22 | 35.22 m | |
| — | — |  | X | X | X | NM | |
| — | — |  | X | X | X | NM | |
| — | — |  | X | X | X | NM | |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 | |
X | X | 66.82 | 62.60 | X | X | 66.82 m | |
 | |
63.40 | 65.90 | 61.86 | 64.98 | 64.64 | 65.72 | 65.90 m | |
 | |
63.70 | 65.14 | X | 63.08 | X | X | 65.14 m | |
| 4 | |
62.76 | 62.44 | 60.96 | X | 63.02 | 62.04 | 63.02 m | |
| 5 | |
X | 62.02 | 61.40 | 62.58 | 60.70 | 57.94 | 62.58 m | |
| 6 | |
62.00 | 60.78 | X | X | 59.92 | X | 62.00 m | |
| 7 | |
61.92 | 57.70 | X | 58.00 | 59.66 | 58.12 | 61.92 m | |
| 8 | |
61.40 | 54.98 | 57.48 | 54.36 | 54.28 | X | 61.40 m | |
| 9 | |
60.62 | 57.42 | 57.76 | 60.62 m | ||||
| 10 | |
58.06 | 58.88 | 60.14 | 60.14 m | ||||
| 11 | |
58.22 | X | X | 58.22 m | ||||
| 12 | |
55.20 | 57.56 | X | 57.56 m | ||||
See also
- 1996 Women's Olympic Discus Throw
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