Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's javelin throw

Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
5000 m		men		women
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Half marathon		men		women
10 km walk				women
20 km walk		men
Field events
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men		women
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

The women's javelin throw event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy. The final took place on 30 August. This was the last edition to feature the old model of javelin.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Marius Corbett  Cuba	Sonia Bisset  Cuba	Karen Forkel  Germany

Results

Final

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Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Isel López	Cuba	64.30
	Sonia Bisset	Cuba	63.46
	Karen Forkel	Germany	60.70
4	Ewa Rybak	Poland	60.28
5	Steffi Nerius	Germany	59.80
6	Claudia Isăilă	Romania	59.16
7	Lee Young-Sun	South Korea	57.22
8	Claudia Coslovich	Italy	56.44

References

1. Results