The men's javelin throw event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 13 July 1997.
Medalists Gold Pietami Skyttä Silver Matti Närhi Bronze Christian Nicolay
Results Final 13 July Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123456 Pietami Skyttä 78.72 78.00 x 81.58 x x 81.58 Matti Närhi 79.64 x x 80.72 x 79.46 80.72 Christian Nicolay x 74.80 72.16 75.16 78.18 76.56 78.18 4 Ēriks Rags 70.98 73.48 76.46 75.54 78.12 74.82 78.12 5 Igor Lisovskiy x 77.36 77.72 74.86 71.98 75.70 77.72 6 Laurent Dorique 74.84 74.14 70.18 74.56 x 72.32 74.84 7 Dominique Pausé x 66.16 73.70 x x x 73.70 8 Stuart Faben 72.96 72.10 71.58 72.84 x x 72.96 9 Vladimir Chizhov 69.36 72.60 71.72 72.60 10 Mats Nilsson 71.76 x 69.36 71.76 11 Daniel Daub 70.72 70.68 68.72 70.72 12 Gergely Horváth 66.84 70.02 69.36 70.02 13 Andrey Khodasevich x x 67.86 67.86 14 Daniel Gustafsson 65.68 66.48 66.54 66.54 15 Gürbüz Çam 62.58 62.08 59.40 62.58
Participation According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
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