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

The men's javelin throw event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy, on 27 and 28 August.

## Medalists

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

## Results

### Qualification

| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | ? | Emeterio González | Cuba | 81.78 |
| 2 | ? | Gregor Högler | Austria | 76.44 |
| 3 | ? | Alberto Desiderio | Italy | 73.62 |
| 4 | ? | Toru Ue | Japan | 73.40 |
| 5 | ? | Marius Corbett | South Africa | 73.36 |
| 6 | ? | Johannes van Eck | South Africa | 72.62 |
| 7 | ? | Chu Ki-young | South Korea | 72.40 |
| 8 | ? | Nick Nieland | Great Britain | 71.72 |
| 9 | ? | Tommi Viskari | Finland | 71.62 |
| 10 | ? | Luiz Fernando da Silva | Brazil | 71.40 |
| 11 | ? | Ēriks Rags | Latvia | 71.08 |
| 12 | ? | Dominique Pausé | France | 70.22 |
| 13 | ? | Mark Fletcher | United States | 69.32 |
| 14 | ? | Breaux Greer | United States | 69.20 |
| 15 | ? | Robi Teršek | Slovenia | 69.14 |
| 16 | ? | Richard Brockett | Australia | 68.78 |
| 17 | ? | Diego Moraga | Chile | 68.06 |
| 18 | ? | Heiko Väät | Estonia | 67.36 |
| 19 | ? | Goran Bošnjak | Yugoslavia | 66.24 |
| 20 | ? | Laurent Dorique | France | 65.90 |
| 21 | ? | Jorge Quiñones | Peru | 64.94 |
| 22 | A | Raimundo Fernández | Spain | 62.90 |
| 23 | ? | Dejan Angelovski | Macedonia | 62.68 |
| 24 | ? | Lin Yung-ching | Chinese Taipei | 59.64 |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 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 | Toru Ue | Japan | 74.32 |
| 8 | Chu Ki-young | South Korea | 72.34 |
| 9 | Johannes van Eck | South Africa | 72.18 |
| 10 | Luiz Fernando da Silva | Brazil | 72.06 |
| 11 | Tommi Viskari | Finland | 71.06 |
| 12 | Dominique Pausé | France | 70.22 |
