1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw

These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 42 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 10, 1997. The qualification mark was set at 63.00 metres.

Medalists Gold Lars RiedelGermany (GER)Silver Virgilijus AleknaLithuania (LTU)Bronze Jürgen SchultGermany (GER)

Schedule All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2) Qualification RoundGroup AGroup B08.08.1997 – 17:30h08.08.1997 – 19:30hFinal Round10.08.1997 – 18:00h

Abbreviations All results shown are in metres Q automatic qualification q qualification by rankDNS did not startNM no markWR world recordAR area recordNR national recordPB personal bestSB season best

Qualification RANKGROUP ADISTANCE1.64.60 m2.63.08 m3.63.06 m4.62.94 m5.62.18 m6.61.82 m7.61.48 m8.61.40 m9.60.74 m10.60.52 m11.59.98 m12.59.70 m13.58.66 m14.57.90 m15.57.14 m16.56.70 m17.56.44 m18.56.28 m19.54.40 m20.52.12 m—DNS

RANKGROUP BDISTANCE1.66.46 m2.65.22 m3.63.72 m4.63.48 m5.62.30 m6.62.26 m7.61.30 m8.60.16 m9.60.06 m10.60.06 m11.59.72 m12.59.46 m13.58.24 m14.58.00 m15.57.82 m16.57.72 m17.57.34 m18.57.00 m19.52.96 m20.47.98 m21.41.00 m

Final RankAthleteAttemptsDistanceNote123456 65.48 68.24 68.54 X X 66.80 68.54 m 62.44 66.70 63.20 63.12 X X 66.70 m SB 66.14 65.20 65.54 X 62.34 64.9466.14 m SB4 62.98 60.30 65.36 65.46 62.44 66.1266.12 m SB 5 65.40 X 57.32 64.82 64.92 64.3065.40 m 6 63.00 64.48 62.80 X 64.12 63.6464.48 m 7 62.32 62.80 X 61.84 X 63.4463.44 m 8 63.06 60.18 61.40 62.22 X 58.7063.06 m 9 59.1662.3061.88 62.30 m 10 60.3259.68X 60.32 m 11 60.12XX 60.12 m 12 59.4459.1858.46 59.44 m

See also 1994 Men's European Championships Discus Throw (Helsinki) 1996 Men's Olympic Discus Throw (Atlanta) 1998 Men's European Championships Discus Throw (Budapest)

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