| 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 discus throw event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy on 26 and 27 August. [1] The winning margin was 6.02 metres which as of 2024 remains the only time the women's discus throw was won by more than six metres at these games.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| Natalya Sadova | Hu Honglian | Nicoleta Grasu |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natalya Sadova | 63.00 | Q [2] | |
| 2 | Nicoleta Grasu | 60.44 | ||
| 3 | Olena Antonova | 59.54 | ||
| 4 | Elisângela Adriano | 57.48 | ||
| 5 | Katarzyna Żakowicz | 56.86 | ||
| 6 | Aretha Hill | 55.30 | ||
| 7 | Viktoriya Boyko | 55.22 | ||
| 8 | Hu Honglian | 55.14 | ||
| 9 | Bao Dongying | 54.90 | ||
| 10 | Veerle Blondeel | 51.94 | ||
| 11 | Monique Kuenen | 51.78 | ||
| 12 | Shelley Drew | 51.06 | ||
| 13 | Shelly Borrman | 51.06 | ||
| 14 | Adrienne Lynn | 50.78 | ||
| 15 | Lieja Koeman | 50.68 | ||
| 16 | Janina Karolchyk | 48.80 | ||
| 17 | Monique Nacsa | 43.92 | [3] | |
| 18 | Helena Engman | 42.12 | ||
| 19 | Ana Lucía Espinoza | 35.44 | ||
| 20 | Johanna Manuel | 32.70 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalya Sadova | 67.02 | |||
| Hu Honglian | 61.00 | |||
| Nicoleta Grasu | 60.08 | |||
| 4 | Olena Antonova | 59.60 | ||
| 5 | Elisângela Adriano | 57.56 | ||
| 6 | Aretha Hill | 56.12 | ||
| 7 | Bao Dongying | 55.96 | ||
| 8 | Viktoriya Boyko | 55.44 | ||
| 9 | Katarzyna Żakowicz | 55.24 | ||
| 10 | Veerle Blondeel | 52.64 | ||
| 11 | Shelley Drew | 52.14 | ||
| 12 | Monique Kuenen | 52.06 |