The athletics competition at the 1997 European Youth Summer Olympic Days was held from 20 to 23 July. The events took place in Lisbon, Portugal. Boys and girls born 1980 or 1981 or later participated 29 track and field events, divided equally between the sexes with the exception of 3000 metres, 2000 metres steeplechase and pole vault for boys but not girls.
Medal summary Men 100 metres 10.45 10.76 10.83200 metres(wind: +3.0 m/s) 21.34 21.57 21.68 400 metres 47.31 48.10 48.39800 metres 1:54.81 1:55.34 1:55.361500 metres 3:54.54 3:56.44 3:57.883000 metres 8:20.69 8:22.96 8:23.18110 metres hurdles 13.82 13.85 13.90400 metres hurdles 52.80 53.50 53.772000 metres steeplechase 5:57.99 5:59.97 6:01.00 relay 41.08 42.28 42.35High jump 2.11 m 2.09 m 2.09 mPole vault 5.00 m 4.90 m 4.75 mLong jump 7.60 m 7.53 m 7.45 mShot put 19.41 m 19.33 m 19.31 mDiscus throw 60.82 m 56.76 m 56.76 mJavelin throw 64.56 m 61.28 m 60.94 m
Women 100 metres 11.75 11.92 12.00200 metres(wind: +2.7 m/s) 24.11 24.41 24.70 400 metres 55.47 55.85 56.00800 metres 2:09.64 2:11.08 2:12.451500 metres 4:26.95 4:28.69 4:30.13100 metres hurdles(wind: +2.6 m/s) 13.51 13.61 13.78 400 metres hurdles 59.75 61.06 61.41 relay 46.25 46.52 46.93High jump 1.80 m 1.80 m 1.75 mLong jump 6.25 m 6.24 m 6.19 mShot put 15.27 m 14.63 m 14.40 mDiscus throw 49.54 m 47.88 m 47.66 mJavelin throw 51.64 m 50.50 m 47.62 m
References
Results 1997 European Youth Olympics. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2014-11-25. European Youth Olympics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-11-25.