These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday 5 August 1997. The qualification mark was set at 83.00 metres.
Medalists
edit| Gold |  Marius CorbettSouth Africa (RSA) |
| Silver |  Steve BackleyGreat Britain (GBR) |
| Bronze |  Kostas GatsioudisGreece (GRE) |
Schedule
edit- All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 03.08.1997 – 08:10h | 03.08.1997 – 10:00h |
| Final Round | |
| 05.08.1997 – 18:40h | |
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 |  Jan Železný (CZE) |
98.48 m | May 25, 1996 |  Jena, Germany
|
| Event Record | Jan Železný (CZE) |
89.58 m | August 13, 1995 |  Gothenburg, Sweden
|
| Season Best | Jan Železný (CZE) |
94.02 m | March 26, 1997 | Stellenbosch, South Africa
|
Qualification
editGroup A
edit| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | Boris Henry (GER) |
81.80 | 79.34 | 83.42 | 83.42 m |
| 2 | 3 | Kostas Gatsioudis (GRE) |
83.32 | — | — | 83.32 m |
| 3 | 4 | Mick Hill (GBR) |
X | 82.24 | 81.44 | 82.24 m |
| 4 | 5 |  Gregor Högler (AUT) |
79.54 | 78.44 | 81.54 | 81.54 m |
| 5 | 8 |  Emeterio González (CUB) |
X | X | 80.88 | 80.88 m |
| 6 | 10 | Marius Corbett (RSA) |
76.32 | 80.72 | 75.10 | 80.72 m |
| 7 | 11 |  Sergey Makarov (RUS) |
X | 80.62 | 78.26 | 80.62 m |
| 8 | 13 | Raymond Hecht (GER) |
78.88 | 79.38 | X | 79.38 m |
| 9 | 15 |  Tom Pukstys (USA) |
77.46 | 78.64 | 76.58 | 78.64 m |
| 10 | 18 |  Sami Saksio (FIN) |
75.42 | 76.20 | X | 76.20 m |
| 11 | 20 |  Pål Arne Fagernes (NOR) |
75.66 | X | X | 75.66 m |
| 12 | 22 |  Ēriks Rags (LAT) |
71.66 | 73.06 | 75.06 | 75.06 m |
| 13 | 24 | Roald Bradstock (USA) |
74.92 | 71.88 | 71.70 | 74.92 m |
| 14 | 26 | Nick Nieland (GBR) |
72.26 | 74.52 | 70.34 | 74.52 m |
| 15 | 28 |  Firas Zaal Al-Mohammed (SYR) |
74.04 | 70.90 | X | 74.04 m |
| 16 | 29 |  Edgar Baumann (PAR) |
X | 72.96 | 63.88 | 72.96 m |
| 17 | 33 |  Aleksandr Fingert (ISR) |
69.74 | 69.20 | 68.56 | 69.74 m |
| 18 | 37 |  Robert Tersek (SLO) |
X | 69.08 | 66.36 | 69.08 m |
| 19 | 39 |  Vladimir Parfyonov (UZB) |
55.18 | 62.48 | X | 62.48 m |
| 20 | 40 |  Ponsianus Gnemen (INA) |
X | 57.12 | 56.32 | 57.12 m |
Group B
edit| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Jan Železný (CZE) |
83.66 | — | — | 83.66 m |
| 2 | 6 | Steve Backley (GBR) |
81.40 | X | X | 81.40 m |
| 3 | 7 | Patrik Bodén (SWE) |
80.88 | 76.26 | 77.42 | 80.88 m |
| 4 | 9 | Aki Parviainen (FIN) |
X | 79.82 | 80.76 | 80.76 m |
| 5 | 12 | Andrey Moruyev (RUS) |
77.46 | 75.78 | 80.30 | 80.30 m |
| 6 | 14 |  Terry McHugh (IRL) |
72.88 | 71.22 | 77.90 | 77.90 m |
| 7 | 16 |  Vladimir Sasimovich (BLR) |
75.24 | 76.28 | 77.38 | 77.38 m |
| 8 | 17 | Seppo Räty (FIN) |
77.24 | 76.82 | 75.82 | 77.24 m |
| 9 | 19 | Andreas Linden (GER) |
75.66 | 75.90 | X | 75.90 m |
| 10 | 21 |  Gavin Lovegrove (NZL) |
75.62 | X | X | 75.62 m |
| 11 | 23 |  Rajmund Kółko (POL) |
74.76 | 74.98 | 72.16 | 74.98 m |
| 12 | 25 | Dimitrios Polymerou (GRE) |
74.94 | X | X | 74.94 m |
| 13 | 27 | Sergey Voynov (UZB) |
74.32 | 70.16 | 73.28 | 74.32 m |
| 14 | 30 |  Juan de la Garza (MEX) |
71.98 | X | 66.88 | 71.98 m |
| 15 | 31 |  Chu Ki-Young (KOR) |
70.84 | 69.58 | 70.42 | 70.84 m |
| 16 | 32 |  Bouna Diop (SEN) |
X | 65.06 | 69.66 | 69.66 m |
| 17 | 34 |  Pius Bazighe (NGR) |
69.64 | 65.14 | 68.92 | 69.64 m |
| 18 | 35 | Ed Kaminski (USA) |
68.04 | X | 69.42 | 69.42 m |
| 19 | 36 |  Adrian Hatcher (AUS) |
X | X | 69.18 | 69.18 m |
| 20 | 38 |  Rigoberto Calderón (NCA) |
67.92 | X | 66.46 | 67.92 m |
Final
edit| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
 |
Marius Corbett (RSA) |
76.58 | 88.40 | 87.40 | 83.84 | 84.54 | 82.42 | 88.40 m |
 |
Steve Backley (GBR) |
82.94 | 84.74 | X | X | 83.20 | 86.80 | 86.80 m |
 |
Kostas Gatsioudis (GRE) |
81.70 | 86.64 | 83.98 | X | X | X | 86.64 m |
| 4 | Mick Hill (GBR) |
84.48 | 86.54 | X | 83.64 | X | 83.04 | 86.54 m |
| 5 | Sergey Makarov (RUS) |
84.56 | 86.32 | 84.70 | 81.94 | 83.16 | 84.48 | 86.32 m |
| 6 | Boris Henry (GER) |
84.54 | 78.50 | 82.90 | 82.48 | 83.46 | 84.42 | 84.54 m |
| 7 | Emeterio González (CUB) |
82.08 | 82.22 | 83.56 | 79.20 | X | 79.72 | 83.56 m |
| 8 | Aki Parviainen (FIN) |
75.18 | 82.80 | X | X | X | X | 82.80 m |
| 9 | Jan Železný (CZE) |
X | X | 82.04 | 82.04 m | |||
| 10 | Gregor Högler (AUT) |
81.00 | 80.18 | 81.56 | 81.56 m | |||
| 11 | Andrey Moruyev (RUS) |
81.26 | 81.38 | 78.00 | 81.38 m | |||
| 12 | Patrik Bodén (SWE) |
78.68 | 76.14 | 80.66 | 80.66 m | |||