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   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.

•   Belarus (1)
•   Finland (2)
•   Great Britain (1)
•   Iceland (1)
•   Romania (1)
•   Russia (1)
•   Slovenia (1)

References

1. 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
2. Gordon, Ed, European Championships for Under 23 (Turku, Finland), athletix.org, archived from the original on 12 November 2007, retrieved 24 October 2014