Medalists

Gold	Marius Corbett Marius Corbett Marius Corbett is a South African javelin thrower. He won a surprise gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics, improving his personal best with 4.50 m during the contest... South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...  (RSA)
Silver	Steve Backley Steve Backley Stephen James Backley OBE is a retired British athlete who was formerly the world record holder for javelin throwing... Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...  (GBR)
Bronze	Kostas Gatsioudis Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....  (GRE)

Schedule

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  Qualification Round
  Group A	Group B
  03.08.1997 – 08:10h	03.08.1997 – 10:00h
  Final Round
  05.08.1997 – 18:40h

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 World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking....		98.48 m	May 25, 1996	Jena Jena Jena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Event Record		89.58 m	August 13, 1995	Gothenburg, Sweden
Season Best		94.02 m	March 26, 1997	Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

Group A

Group B

Final

See also

• 1992 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Barcelona)
  Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw
  These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes...
  
  
• 1994 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Helsinki)
  1994 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin
  These are the official results of the Men's javelin throw event at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes. The final was held on 8 August 1994...
  
  
• 1996 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Atlanta)
  Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw
  These are the official results of the Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 34 competitors, with twelve of them who qualified for the final...
  
  
• 1997 Javelin Throw Year Ranking
• 1998 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Budapest)
  1998 European Championships in Athletics - Men's Javelin
  These are the official results of the Men's javelin throw event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. There were a total number of 26 participating athletes. The final was held on 23 August 1998, two days after the qualification round where the mark was set at 82.00 metres...
  
  
• 2000 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Sydney)
  Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw
  The Men's Javelin Throw at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Olympic Stadium on Friday, September 22 and Saturday, September 23....