1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw
These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 29 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday August 9, 1997. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin (old design).
Medalists
| Gold |  Norway (NOR) |
| Silver | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia (AUS) |
| Bronze |  Germany (GER) |
Schedule
- All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 07.08.1997 – 08:30h | 07.08.1997 – 10:10h |
| Final Round | |
| 09.08.1997 – 19:10h | |
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 |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1997 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  | 80.00 m | September 9, 1988 | |
| Event Record |  | 76.64 m | September 6, 1987 |  |
| Season Best | | 69.66 m | June 18, 1997 |  |
Qualification
- Held on Thursday 1997-08-07
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | |
66.12 m |
| 2. | |
64.46 m |
| 3. |  |
63.50 m |
| 4. |  |
63.06 m |
| 5. |  |
61.58 m |
| 6. |  |
60.90 m |
| 7. | |
60.70 m |
| 8. |  |
58.98 m |
| 9. |  |
58.80 m |
| 10. |  |
57.78 m |
| 11. |  |
55.98 m |
| 12. |  |
52.64 m |
| 13. | |
51.06 m |
| 14. |  |
38.14 m |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | |
67.72 m |
| 2. | |
63.92 m |
| 3. | |
63.48 m |
| 4. | |
63.30 m |
| 5. | .svg.png){kind=small} |
62.60 m |
| 6. | |
61.78 m |
| 7. | |
60.72 m |
| 8. | |
58.42 m |
| 9. | |
57.84 m |
| 10. | |
57.72 m |
| 11. |  |
56.24 m |
| 12. | |
55.62 m |
| 13. | |
54.16 m |
| 14. | |
53.48 m |
| 15. |  |
52.86 m |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 | | 68.78 | 63.32 | X | 66.32 | X | 65.46 | 68.78 m | |
 | | 64.68 | 68.16 | 66.94 | 66.12 | 68.64 | 68.60 | 68.64 m | |
 | | 64.30 | 63.72 | 64.36 | 64.18 | 66.26 | 67.12 | 67.12 m | |
| 4 | | 64.50 | X | 63.72 | 61.70 | 64.14 | 66.00 | 66.00 m | |
| 5 | | 60.32 | 55.24 | 64.90 | 61.14 | 59.24 | 64.40 | 64.90 m | |
| 6 | | 63.80 | 63.16 | 63.08 | 60.44 | 60.52 | 63.34 | 63.80 m | |
| 7 | | 63.76 | 62.44 | X | 59.88 | 63.02 | 62.14 | 63.76 m | |
| 8 | | X | 63.76 | X | 62.68 | X | X | 63.76 m | |
| 9 | | 58.72 | 61.32 | 62.92 | 62.92 m | ||||
| 10 | | 62.64 | 59.96 | X | 62.64 m | ||||
| 11 | | 61.02 | X | 57.80 | 61.02 m | ||||
| 12 | | 56.80 | 57.38 | 56.36 | 57.38 m | ||||
See also
- 1996 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw
References
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