The women's javelin throw event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy on 30 August.Results at Tilastopaja This was the last edition to feature the old model of javelin.

Results Rank Athlete Nationality Result Notes Isel López 64.30 Sonia Bisset 63.46 Karen Forkel 60.70 Ewa Rybak 60.28 Steffi Nerius 59.80 Claudia Isăilă 59.16 Lee Young-Sun 57.22 Claudia Coslovich 56.44 Sarah Walter 52.12 10 Alessandra Resende 51.64 11 Tiffany Hogan 50.70 12 Eufemija Štorga 50.62 13 Ruth Pôldots 48.62 14 Emily Carlsten 45.60 15 Johanna Neumbo 44.24 16 Francesca Gasco 38.86

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