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.Medalists
Schedule
| 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
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. | | 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
