1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's javelin throw
The women's javelin throw event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 12 July 1997.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Taina Uppa Finland |
| Silver | Alina Serdyuk.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belarus |
| Bronze | Merja Pitkänen Finland |
Results
Final
12 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
 | Taina Uppa | Finland | 55.40 | 55.72 | 53.74 | x | 56.48 | x | 56.48 | |
 | Alina Serdyuk | Belarus | 50.28 | 54.64 | 51.46 | 51.06 | 55.56 | 52.54 | 55.56 | |
 | Merja Pitkänen | Finland | 53.62 | 55.24 | 54.50 | x | x | x | 55.24 | |
| 4 | Kirsty Morrison |  Great Britain | 45.12 | 49.00 | 50.88 | 52.18 | 52.24 | 54.14 | 54.14 | |
| 5 | Evfemija Štorga |  Slovenia | 50.54 | 52.68 | 53.36 | 51.08 | x | x | 53.36 | |
| 6 | Oksana Dudlina |  Russia | 52.36 | x | x | x | x | x | 52.36 | |
| 7 | Carmen Filip |  Romania | 46.38 | 50.46 | 47.68 | 47.78 | 48.32 | 52.12 | 52.12 | |
| 8 | Vigdís Guðjónsdóttir |  Iceland | 48.72 | 47.94 | 52.10 | 48.46 | 48.74 | 48.20 | 52.10 | |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 8 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.
References
- 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
- Gordon, Ed, European Championships for Under 23 (Turku, Finland), athletix.org, archived from the original on 12 November 2007, retrieved 24 October 2014CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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