Events at the 1997 World Championships | ||
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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 | ||
Marathon | men | women |
10 km walk | women | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
The men's marathon at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics was held in Athens, Greece, on Sunday August 10, 1997.
Gold | Abel Antón ![]() |
Silver | Martín Fiz ![]() |
Bronze | Steve Moneghetti ![]() |
Standing records prior to the 1997 World Athletics Championships | |||||
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World record | Belayneh Densamo | ![]() | 2:06:50 | April 17, 1988 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Championships record | Robert de Castella | ![]() | 2:10:03 | August 14, 1983 | Helsinki, Finland |
Season best | Domingos Castro | ![]() | 2:07:51 | April 20, 1997 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |