Events at the 1997 World Championships
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

These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 1997 IAAF World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 29 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Thursday August 7, 1997. The qualifying round was held on Tuesday August 5, 1997, with the mark set at 62.00 metres.

Medalists

Gold	Beatrice Faumuina New Zealand (NZL)
Silver	Ellina Zvereva Belarus (BLR)
Bronze	Natalya Sadova Russia (RUS)

Schedule

• All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)

Abbreviations

• All results shown are in metres

Qualification

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Result	Note
			1	2	3
1	3	Irina Yatchenko (BLR)	65.00	—	—	65.00 m
2	4	Beatrice Faumuina (NZL)	X	X	64.58	64.58 m
3	5	Stella Tsikouna (GRE)	58.62	58.90	61.52	61.52 m
4	8	Nicoleta Grasu (ROM)	60.16	X	60.44	60.44 m
5	9	Larisa Korotkevich (RUS)	60.30	X	59.68	60.30 m
6	10	Lisa-Marie Vizaniari (AUS)	60.28	59.20	57.86	60.28 m
7	11	Agnese Maffeis (ITA)	59.94	58.96	55.44	59.94 m
8	14	Liu Fengying (CHN)	X	56.12	59.50	59.50 m
9	17	Alice Matejková (CZE)	X	58.96	55.70	58.96 m
10	21	Suzy Powell-Roos (USA)	54.22	52.70	52.62	54.22 m
11	22	Shelley Drew (GBR)	53.96	52.14	X	53.96 m
12	23	Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL)	X	53.64	49.56	53.64 m
13	24	Areti Abatzi (GRE)	X	49.72	X	49.72 m
14	25	Hüsniye Keskin (TUR)	46.80	48.80	X	48.80 m

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Result	Note
			1	2	3
1	1	Ellina Zvereva (BLR)	X	61.76	65.94	65.94 m
2	2	Natalya Sadova (RUS)	65.14	X	X	65.14 m
3	6	Teresa Machado (POR)	57.40	X	61.36	61.36 m
4	7	Luan Zhili (CHN)	57.74	61.18	X	61.18 m
5	12	Anna Söderberg (SWE)	59.64	X	59.88	59.88 m
6	13	Olena Antonova (UKR)	59.62	59.10	56.70	59.62 m
7	15	Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE)	56.48	59.22	58.30	59.22 m
8	16	Edie Boyer (USA)	59.18	X	X	59.18 m
9	18	Elisângela Adriano (BRA)	47.00	57.88	54.66	57.88 m
10	19	Xiao Yanling (CHN)	X	56.32	X	56.32 m
11	20	Lacy Barnes-Mileham (USA)	53.22	55.52	X	55.52 m
12	26	Siniva Marsters (COK)	X	X	35.22	35.22 m
—	—	Franka Dietzsch (GER)	X	X	X	NM
—	—	Isabelle Devaluez (FRA)	X	X	X	NM
—	—	Mette Bergmann (NOR)	X	X	X	NM

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6
	Beatrice Faumuina (NZL)	X	X	66.82	62.60	X	X	66.82 m
	Ellina Zvereva (BLR)	63.40	65.90	61.86	64.98	64.64	65.72	65.90 m
	Natalya Sadova (RUS)	63.70	65.14	X	63.08	X	X	65.14 m
4	Larisa Korotkevich (RUS)	62.76	62.44	60.96	X	63.02	62.04	63.02 m
5	Irina Yatchenko (BLR)	X	62.02	61.40	62.58	60.70	57.94	62.58 m
6	Teresa Machado (POR)	62.00	60.78	X	X	59.92	X	62.00 m
7	Stiliani Tsikouna (GRE)	61.92	57.70	X	58.00	59.66	58.12	61.92 m
8	Agnese Maffeis (ITA)	61.40	54.98	57.48	54.36	54.28	X	61.40 m
9	Luan Zhili (CHN)	60.62	57.42	57.76				60.62 m
10	Nicoleta Grasu (ROM)	58.06	58.88	60.14				60.14 m
11	Anna Söderberg (SWE)	58.22	X	X				58.22 m
12	Lisa-Marie Vizaniari (AUS)	55.20	57.56	X				57.56 m

See also

• 1996 Women's Olympic Discus Throw

References

• Results