New Zealand at the 1997 World Athletics Championships | |
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WA code | NZL |
National federation | Athletics New Zealand |
in Helsinki, Finland 1-10 August 1997 | |
Competitors | 12 (8 men and 4 women) |
Medals Ranked 22nd |
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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.
Athlete | Event | Heat/Qualifying | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Nyla Carroll | Women's 10,000m | DNF | N/A | — | Did Not Advance | ||||
Chris Donaldson | Men's 100m | 10.43 | 3 (50) Q | 10.40 | 8 (40) | Did Not Advance | |||
Men's 200m | 20.75 | 2 (22) Q | 21.04 | 3 (24) Q | 20.92 | 8 (15) | Did Not Advance | ||
Beatrice Faumuina | Women's discus | 64.58m | 2 (4) Q | — | 66.82m | ||||
Joanne Henry | Women's heptathlon | — | 6601 | 15 | |||||
Toni Hodgkinson | Women's 800m | 2:02.21 | 3 (15) q | — | 2:00.25 | 4 (9) Q | 2:00.40 | 6 | |
Glenn Howard | Men's high jump | 2.15m | 15 (31) | — | Did Not Advance | ||||
Gavin Lovegrove | Men's javelin | 75.62m | 10 (21) | — | |||||
Gus Nketia | Men's 100m | 10.41 | 5 (45) | Did Not Advance | |||||
Doug Pirini | Men's decathlon | — | DNF | N/A | |||||
Mark Tonks | Men's 800m | 1:48.85 | 6 (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.
Event | Athletes | Heat/Qualifying | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Men's 4×100m | Gus Nketia, Chris Donaldson, Paul Gibbons, Donald MacDonald | 39.66 | 7(17) | Did Not Advance |
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