1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's javelin throw

None The women's javelin throw event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 12 July 1997. European Athletics U23 Championships Ostrava 2011 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK - 1st European Athletics U23 Championships - Turku, Finland 10.7. - 13.7.1997 http://www.european-athletics.org/mm/Document/EventsMeetings/General/01/26/77/85/Ostrava_StaGuide_English.pdf 5–16 European Athletics Association 24 October 2014Gordon Ed European Championships for Under 23 (Turku, Finland) http://www.athletix.org/Results/97European-23.htm athletix.org 24 October 2014 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20071112060028/http://www.athletix.org/Results/97European-23.htm 12 November 2007 Medalists Gold Taina Uppa FINSilver Alina Serdyuk BLR 1995Bronze Merja Pitkänen FIN Results Final 12 July Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123456 Taina Uppa FIN 55.40 55.72 53.74 x 56.48 x 56.48 Alina Serdyuk BLR 1995 50.28 54.64 51.46 51.06 55.56 52.54 55.56 Merja Pitkänen FIN 53.62 55.24 54.50 x x x 55.24 4 Kirsty Morrison GBR 45.12 49.00 50.88 52.18 52.24 54.14 54.14 5 Evfemija Štorga SLO 50.54 52.68 53.36 51.08 x x 53.36 6 Oksana Dudlina RUS 52.36 x x x x x 52.36 7 Carmen Filip ROU 46.38 50.46 47.68 47.78 48.32 52.12 52.12 8 Vigdís Guðjónsdóttir ISL 48.72 47.94 52.10 48.46 48.74 48.20 52.10 Participation According to an unofficial count, 8 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event. 22em BLR 1995 (1) FIN (2) GBR (1) ISL (1) ROU (1) RUS (1) SLO (1) References Javelin throw Category:Javelin throw at the European Athletics U23 Championships