1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's javelin throw

The men's javelin throw event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 13 July 1997.[1][2]

Medalists edit

Gold Pietami Skyttä
  Finland
Silver Matti Närhi
  Finland
Bronze Christian Nicolay
  Germany

Results edit

Final edit

13 July

Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6
  Pietami Skyttä   Finland 78.72 78.00 x 81.58 x x 81.58
  Matti Närhi   Finland 79.64 x x 80.72 x 79.46 80.72
  Christian Nicolay   Germany x 74.80 72.16 75.16 78.18 76.56 78.18
4 Ēriks Rags   Latvia 70.98 73.48 76.46 75.54 78.12 74.82 78.12
5 Igor Lisovskiy   Belarus x 77.36 77.72 74.86 71.98 75.70 77.72
6 Laurent Dorique   France 74.84 74.14 70.18 74.56 x 72.32 74.84
7 Dominique Pausé   France x 66.16 73.70 x x x 73.70
8 Stuart Faben   Great Britain 72.96 72.10 71.58 72.84 x x 72.96
9 Vladimir Chizhov   Russia 69.36 72.60 71.72 72.60
10 Mats Nilsson   Sweden 71.76 x 69.36 71.76
11 Daniel Daub   Germany 70.72 70.68 68.72 70.72
12 Gergely Horváth   Hungary 66.84 70.02 69.36 70.02
13 Andrey Khodasevich   Belarus x x 67.86 67.86
14 Daniel Gustafsson   Sweden 65.68 66.48 66.54 66.54
15 Gürbüz Çam   Turkey 62.58 62.08 59.40 62.58

Participation edit

According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.

References edit

  1. ^ European Athletics U23 Championships Ostrava 2011 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK - 1st European Athletics U23 Championships - Turku, Finland 10.7. - 13.7.1997 (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 5–16, retrieved 24 October 2014
  2. ^ Gordon, Ed, European Championships for Under 23 (Turku, Finland), athletix.org, archived from the original on 12 November 2007, retrieved 24 October 2014{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)