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