New Zealand at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics

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New Zealand at the
1997 World Athletics Championships
Flag of New Zealand.svg
WA codeNZL
National federation Athletics New Zealand
in Helsinki, Finland
1-10 August 1997
Competitors12 (8 men and 4 women)
Medals
Ranked 22nd
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
World Athletics Championships appearances

New Zealand competed at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics held in Athens, Greece. The team won one medal, a gold, which was won by Beatrice Faumuina in the discus, which placed them equal 22nd on the medal table. [1] This was New Zealand's first medal at a World Athletics Championships.

Contents

Entrants

Key

Individual Events

AthleteEventHeat/QualifyingQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Nyla Carroll Women's 10,000m DNFN/ADid Not Advance
Chris Donaldson Men's 100m 10.433 (50) Q10.408 (40)Did Not Advance
Men's 200m 20.752 (22) Q21.043 (24) Q20.928 (15)Did Not Advance
Beatrice Faumuina Women's discus 64.58m2 (4) Q66.82mGold medal icon.svg
Joanne Henry Women's heptathlon 660115
Toni Hodgkinson Women's 800m 2:02.213 (15) q2:00.254 (9) Q2:00.406
Glenn Howard Men's high jump 2.15m15 (31)Did Not Advance
Gavin Lovegrove Men's javelin 75.62m10 (21)
Gus Nketia Men's 100m 10.415 (45)Did Not Advance
Doug Pirini Men's decathlon DNFN/A
Mark Tonks Men's 800m 1:48.856 (36)Did Not Advance

Note: Doug Pirini completed three events in the decathlon, but withdrew after failing to record a height in the high jump.

Team Events

EventAthletesHeat/QualifyingSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Men's 4×100m Gus Nketia, Chris Donaldson, Paul Gibbons, Donald MacDonald 39.667(17)Did Not Advance

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