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| Host city | Athens,Greece |
|---|---|
| Nations | 198 |
| Athletes | 1882 |
| Dates | 1–10 August 1997 |
| Opened by | PresidentKonstantinos Stephanopoulos |
| Main venue | Olympic Stadium |
The6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of theInternational Association of Athletic Federations, were held at theOlympic Stadium,Athens,Greece between 1 and 10 August 1997. 1,882 athletes from 198 participant nations participated in this event.[1]
It was the first edition to award wild cards to defending champions even if they did not qualify for their national team. This allowed four athletes from the same country to compete in an individual event in some cases.[2]
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump details | Hanne Haugland Norway (NOR) | 1.99 m | Olga Kaliturina Russia (RUS)Inha Babakova  Ukraine (UKR) | 1.96 m | Not awarded | |
| Long jump details | Lyudmila Galkina Russia (RUS) | 7.05 mWL/PB | Niki Xanthou Greece (GRE) | 6.94 m | Fiona May Italy (ITA) | 6.91 m |
| Triple jump details | Šárka Kašpárková Czech Republic (CZE) | 15.20 mWL/NR | Rodica Mateescu Romania (ROU) | 15.16 mNR | Olena Hovorova Ukraine (UKR) | 14.67 mPB |
| Shot put details | Astrid Kumbernuss Germany (GER) | 20.71 m | Vita Pavlysh Ukraine (UKR) | 20.66 m | Stephanie Storp Germany (GER) | 19.22 m |
| Discus throw details | Beatrice Faumuina New Zealand (NZL) | 66.82 m | Ellina Zvereva Belarus (BLR) | 65.90 m | Natalya Sadova Russia (RUS) | 65.14 m |
| Javelin throw details | Trine Hattestad Norway (NOR) | 68.78 m | Joanna Stone Australia (AUS) | 68.64 mPB | Tanja Damaske Germany (GER) | 67.12 mPB |
| Heptathlon details | Sabine Braun Germany (GER) | 6739 pts | Denise Lewis Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 6654 pts | Remigija Nazarovienė Lithuania (LTU) | 6566 pts |
WR world record |AR area record |CR championship record |GR games record |NR national record |OR Olympic record |PB personal best |SB season best |WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
* Host nation (Greece)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 |  Cuba (CUB) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  Kenya (KEN) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 |  Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Norway (NOR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 |  Spain (ESP) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 |  Portugal (POR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Romania (ROM) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 17 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 19 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 22 |  Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 28 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 29 | Greece* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 31 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (41 entries) | 44 | 45 | 43 | 132 | |
