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 edit
| Gold |  Trine HattestadNorway (NOR) |
| Silver |  Joanna StoneAustralia (AUS) |
| Bronze |  Tanja DamaskeGermany (GER) |
Schedule edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
| Standing records prior to the 1997 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Petra Felke-Meier (GDR) |
80.00 m | September 9, 1988 | Potsdam, East Germany
|
| Event Record |  Fatima Whitbread (GBR) |
76.64 m | September 6, 1987 |  Rome, Italy
|
| Season Best | Trine Hattestad (NOR) |
69.66 m | June 18, 1997 |  Helsinki, Finland
|
Qualification edit
- Held on Thursday 1997-08-07
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Trine Hattestad (NOR)
|
66.12 m |
| 2. | Heli Rantanen (FIN)
|
64.46 m |
| 3. |  Mirela Maniani-Tzelili (GRE)
|
63.50 m |
| 4. |  Felicia Țilea-Moldovan (ROM)
|
63.06 m |
| 5. |  Oksana Ovchinnikova (RUS)
|
61.58 m |
| 6. |  Osleidys Menéndez (CUB)
|
60.90 m |
| 7. | Karen Forkel (GER)
|
60.70 m |
| 8. |  Zuleima Araméndiz (COL)
|
58.98 m |
| 9. |  Laverne Eve (BAH)
|
58.80 m |
| 10. |  Nikolett Szabó (HUN)
|
57.78 m |
| 11. |  Lee Young-Sun (KOR)
|
55.98 m |
| 12. |  Lynda Lipson (USA)
|
52.64 m |
| 13. | Shelley Holroyd (GBR)
|
51.06 m |
| 14. |  Trishel Thompson (GUY)
|
38.14 m |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Joanna Stone (AUS)
|
67.72 m |
| 2. | Mikaela Ingberg (FIN)
|
63.92 m |
| 3. | Sonia Bisset (CUB)
|
63.48 m |
| 4. | Tanja Damaske (GER)
|
63.30 m |
| 5. |  Rita Ramanauskaitė (LTU)
|
62.60 m |
| 6. | Tatyana Shikolenko (RUS)
|
61.78 m |
| 7. | Silke Renk (GER)
|
60.72 m |
| 8. | Odelmys Palma (CUB)
|
58.42 m |
| 9. | Tessa Sanderson (GBR)
|
57.84 m |
| 10. | Taina Uppa (FIN)
|
57.72 m |
| 11. |  Ewa Rybak (POL)
|
56.24 m |
| 12. | Nicole Carroll (USA)
|
55.62 m |
| 13. | Erica Wheeler (USA)
|
54.16 m |
| 14. | Ageliki Tsiolakoudi (GRE)
|
53.48 m |
| 15. |  Nikola Tomečková (CZE)
|
52.86 m |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 |
Trine Hattestad (NOR) |
68.78 | 63.32 | X | 66.32 | X | 65.46 | 68.78 m | |
 |
Joanna Stone (AUS) |
64.68 | 68.16 | 66.94 | 66.12 | 68.64 | 68.60 | 68.64 m | |
 |
Tanja Damaske (GER) |
64.30 | 63.72 | 64.36 | 64.18 | 66.26 | 67.12 | 67.12 m | |
| 4 | Mikaela Ingberg (FIN) |
64.50 | X | 63.72 | 61.70 | 64.14 | 66.00 | 66.00 m | |
| 5 | Felicia Țilea-Moldovan (ROM) |
60.32 | 55.24 | 64.90 | 61.14 | 59.24 | 64.40 | 64.90 m | |
| 6 | Sonia Bisset (CUB) |
63.80 | 63.16 | 63.08 | 60.44 | 60.52 | 63.34 | 63.80 m | |
| 7 | Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) |
63.76 | 62.44 | X | 59.88 | 63.02 | 62.14 | 63.76 m | |
| 8 | Tatyana Shikolenko (RUS) |
X | 63.76 | X | 62.68 | X | X | 63.76 m | |
| 9 | Oksana Ovchinnikova (RUS) |
58.72 | 61.32 | 62.92 | 62.92 m | ||||
| 10 | Heli Rantanen (FIN) |
62.64 | 59.96 | X | 62.64 m | ||||
| 11 | Mirela Maniani-Tzelili (GRE) |
61.02 | X | 57.80 | 61.02 m | ||||
| 12 | Rita Ramanauskaitė (LTU) |
56.80 | 57.38 | 56.36 | 57.38 m | ||||