Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Men's javelin throw

Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade
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
Half marathon		men		women
10 km walk				women
20 km walk		men
Field events
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men		women
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

The men's javelin throw event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy. The final took place on 28 August.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Marius Corbett South Africa	Emeterio González Cuba	Gregor Högler Austria

Results

Qualification

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
?	?	Richard Brockett	Australia	68.78

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Marius Corbett	South Africa	86.50
	Emeterio González	Cuba	83.48
	Gregor Högler	Austria	81.12
4	Alberto Desiderio	Italy	77.42
5	Nick Nieland	Great Britain	76.06
6	Ēriks Rags	Latvia	74.84
7	Tanu Ue	Japan	74.32
8	Chu Ki-young	South Korea	72.34