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This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1997 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw . The main event during this season were the 1997 World Athletics Championships in Athens, Greece, where the final of the men's competition was held on Sunday August 3, 1997.
Standing records prior to the 1997 season in track and field | ||||
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World Record | ![]() | 86.74 m | August 30, 1986 | ![]() |
Rank | Mark | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
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1 | 83.04 m | ![]() | Frankfurt, Germany | 29.06.1997 | PB |
2 | 82.90 m | ![]() | Veszprém, Hungary | 10.07.1997 | PB |
3 | 82.66 m | ![]() | Tula, Russia | 09.07.1997 | NR |
4 | 82.44 m | ![]() | Gomel, Belarus | 02.07.1997 | |
5 | 81.64 m | ![]() | Ostia, Italy | 09.03.1997 | NR |
6 | 81.46 m | ![]() | Athens, Greece | 03.08.1997 | |
7 | 80.76 m | ![]() | Athens, Greece | 03.08.1997 | |
8 | 79.86 m | ![]() | Gomel, Belarus | 02.07.1997 | |
9 | 79.34 m | ![]() | Rüdlingen, Switzerland | 17.08.1997 | |
10 | 79.14 m | ![]() | Poznań, Poland | 24.05.1997 | |
11 | 79.08 m | ![]() | Stendal, Germany | 30.08.1997 | PB |
12 | 78.92 m | ![]() | Moscow, Russia | 08.06.1997 | |
13 | 78.70 m | ![]() | Minsk, Belarus | 16.05.1997 | PB |
14 | 78.58 m | ![]() | Moscow, Russia | 01.06.1997 | |
15 | 78.44 m | ![]() | Bari, Italy | 16.06.1997 | |
16 | 78.18 m | ![]() | Minsk, Belarus | 04.06.1997 | |
78.18 m | ![]() | Ewersbach, Germany | 13.06.1997 | PB | |
18 | 77.96 m | ![]() | Mérignac, France | 07.06.1997 | |
19 | 77.92 m | ![]() | Moscow, Russia | 12.05.1997 | PB |
20 | 77.46 m | ![]() | Turku, Finland | 11.07.1997 | PB |
21 | 77.42 m | ![]() | Indianapolis, United States | 14.06.1997 | PB |
22 | 77.24 m | ![]() | Mérignac, France | 07.06.1997 | PB |
77.24 m | ![]() | Třinec, Czech Republic | 06.07.1997 | ||
24 | 77.16 m | ![]() | Catania, Italy | 26.08.1997 | |
25 | 77.10 m | ![]() | San Marino | 18.05.1997 | PB |
Standing records prior to the 1997 season in track and field | ||||
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World Record | ![]() | 69.42 m | May 12, 1996 | ![]() |
Broken records during the 1997 season in track and field | ||||
World Record | ![]() | 69.58 m | March 8, 1997 | ![]() |
World Record | ![]() | 71.22 m | June 22, 1997 | ![]() |
World Record | ![]() | 73.10 m | June 22, 1997 | ![]() |
Rank | Mark | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note |
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1 | 73.10 m | ![]() | Munich, Germany | 22.06.1997 | WR |
2 | 71.24 m | ![]() | Rüdlingen, Switzerland | 17.08.1997 | PB |
3 | 68.24 m | ![]() | Munich, Germany | 22.06.1997 | PB |
4 | 67.58 m | ![]() | Minsk, Belarus | 16.06.1997 | PB |
5 | 66.60 m | ![]() | Nivelles, Belgium | 16.08.1997 | PB |
6 | 64.54 m | ![]() | Dortmund, Germany | 01.05.1997 | |
7 | 64.22 m | ![]() | Walnut, United States | 19.04.1997 | PB |
8 | 63.88 m | ![]() | Clermont-Ferrand, France | 04.06.1997 | PB |
9 | 63.78 m | ![]() | Minsk, Belarus | 31.05.1997 | PB |
10 | 63.48 m | ![]() | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 20.06.1997 | PB |
11 | 63.24 m | ![]() | Atlanta, United States | 24.05.1997 | PB |
12 | 63.06 m | ![]() | Dortmund, Germany | 03.09.1997 | PB |
13 | 62.30 m | ![]() | Lincoln, United States | 09.05.1997 | PB |
14 | 62.00 m | ![]() | Havana, Cuba | 14.06.1997 | PB |
15 | 61.96 m | ![]() | Provo, United States | 25.04.1997 | PB |
61.96 m | ![]() | Havana, Cuba | 14.06.1997 | PB | |
17 | 61.74 m | ![]() | Hesel, Germany | 09.09.1997 | PB |
18 | 61.70 m | ![]() | Turku, Finland | 12.07.1997 | PB |
61.70 m | ![]() | Dortmund, Germany | 03.09.1997 | PB | |
20 | 61.52 m | ![]() | Moscow, Russia | 05.09.1997 | PB |
21 | 61.36 m | ![]() | Sochi, Russia | 23.02.1997 | PB |
22 | 61.20 m | ![]() | Bloomington, United States | 07.06.1997 | PB |
23 | 60.96 m | ![]() | Moscow, Russia | 14.06.1997 | |
24 | 60.94 m | ![]() | Bad Köstritz, Germany | 20.09.1997 | PB |
25 | 60.88 m | ![]() | Turku, Finland | 12.07.1997 | PB |