1997 World Championships in Athletics

The 6th World Athletics Championships were held from 1 to 10 August 1997 in the Greek capital Athens. The competitions were held in the Olympic Stadium. It was attended by 2266 athletes from some 200 countries.

Germany ranked behind the U.S. in second place in the medals table. The Switzerland finished in 37th place.

  • 2.1 100 m
  • 2.2 200 m
  • 2.3 400 m
  • 2.4 800 m
  • 2.5 1500 m
  • 2.6 5000 m
  • 2.7 10,000 m
  • 2.8 Marathon
  • 2.9 10 km Go
  • 2:10 100m Hurdles
  • 2:11 400m Hurdles
  • 2:12 4 x 100 m relay
  • 2:13 4 x 400 m relay
  • 2:14 High Jump
  • 2:15 Long Jump
  • 2:16 Triple Jump
  • 2:17 Shot Put
  • 2:18 Discus Throw
  • 2:19 Javelin
  • 2:20 Heptathlon

100 m

Final: August 3rd, 21:50 clock

200 m

Final: August 8, 19:20 clock

400 m

Final: August 5th, 20:40 clock

800 m

Final: August 8, 19:40 clock

1500 m

Final: August 6th, 20:15 clock

5000 m

Final: August 10, 19:25 clock

10,000 m

Final: August 6th, 20:35 clock

Marathon

Date: August 10, 08:05 clock

20 km Go

Date: August 2, 19:20 clock

50 km Go

Date: August 7th, 07:00 clock

110 m hurdles

Final: August 7, 21:15 clock

400m hurdles

Final: August 4, 21:10 clock

3000 m steeplechase

Final: August 6th, 19:30 clock

4 × 100 m relay

Final: August 10, 19:55 clock

4 × 400 m relay

Final: August 10, 20:50 clock

High Jump

Final: August 6th, 18:10 clock

Pole vault

Final: August 10, 17:30 Serhiy Bubka won clock at the sixth World Athletics Championships his sixth title in a row.

Long-jump

Final: August 5, 19:00 clock

Triple Jump

Final: August 8, 18:45 clock

Shot Put

Final: August 2, 19:10 clock

Discus

Final: August 10, 18:00 clock

Hammer Throw

Final: August 3, 17:30 clock

Javelin

Final: August 5, 18:40 clock

Decathlon

Date: August 5 and 6

Women

100 m

Final: August 3rd, 21:35 clock

200 m

Final: August 8, 19:05 clock

400 m

Final: August 4, 20:05 clock

800 m

Final: August 9, 18:10 clock

1500 m

Final: August 5, 19:40 clock

5000 m

Final: August 9, 20:30 clock

10,000 m

Final: August 5th, 19:55 clock

Marathon

Date: August 9, 08:05 clock

10 km Go

Date: August 7, 18:00 clock

100m Hurdles

Final: August 10, 20:35 clock

400m hurdles

Final: August 8, 20:00 clock

4 × 100 m relay

Final: August 9, 21:10 clock

4 × 400 m relay

Final: August 10, 20:15 clock

High Jump

Final: August 10, 18:00 clock

Long-jump

Final: August 9, 18:25 clock

Triple Jump

Final: August 4, 19:30 clock

Shot Put

Final: August 7, 18:30 clock

Discus

Final: August 7, 18:10 clock

Javelin

Final: August 9, 19:10 clock

Heptathlon

Date: August 3rd and 4th

Explanations

  • CR: World Cup record
  • NR: National Record
  • AF: Africa record
  • AS: Asian record
  • WL: Jahresweltbestleistung
  • DQ: Disqualified
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