1997 in hammer throw

This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1997 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the 1997 World Athletics Championships in Athens, Greece, where the final of the men's competition was held on Sunday August 3, 1997.

Men

Records

Standing records prior to the 1997 season in track and field
World Record  Yuriy Sedykh (URS) 86.74 m August 30, 1986 West Germany Stuttgart, West Germany


1997 World Year Ranking

Rank Mark Athlete Venue Date Note
1 83.04 m  Heinz Weis (GER) Frankfurt, Germany 29.06.1997 PB
2 82.90 m  Balázs Kiss (HUN) Veszprém, Hungary 10.07.1997 PB
3 82.66 m  Andrey Abduvaliyev (UZB) Tula, Russia 09.07.1997 NR
4 82.44 m  Igor Astapkovich (BLR) Gomel, Belarus 02.07.1997
5 81.64 m  Enrico Sgrulletti (ITA) Ostia, Italy 09.03.1997 NR
6 81.46 m  Andriy Skvaruk (RUS) Athens, Greece 03.08.1997
7 80.76 m  Vasiliy Sidorenko (RUS) Athens, Greece 03.08.1997
8 79.86 m  Aleksandr Krasko (BLR) Gomel, Belarus 02.07.1997
9 79.34 m  Oleksandr Krykun (UKR) Rüdlingen, Switzerland 17.08.1997
10 79.14 m  Szymon Ziółkowski (POL) Poznań, Poland 24.05.1997
11 79.08 m  Karsten Kobs (GER) Stendal, Germany 30.08.1997 PB
12 78.92 m  Ilya Konovalov (RUS) Moscow, Russia 08.06.1997
13 78.70 m  Konstantin Astapkovich (BLR) Minsk, Belarus 16.05.1997 PB
14 78.58 m  Vadim Khersontsev (RUS) Moscow, Russia 01.06.1997
15 78.44 m  Christophe Épalle (FRA) Bari, Italy 16.06.1997
16 78.18 m  Vitaliy Alisevich (BLR) Minsk, Belarus 04.06.1997
78.18 m  Holger Klose (GER) Ewersbach, Germany 13.06.1997 PB
18 77.96 m  Raphaël Piolanti (FRA) Mérignac, France 07.06.1997
19 77.92 m  Andrey Yevgenyev (RUS) Moscow, Russia 12.05.1997 PB
20 77.46 m  Ivan Tikhon (BLR) Turku, Finland 11.07.1997 PB
21 77.42 m  Kevin McMahon (USA) Indianapolis, United States 14.06.1997 PB
22 77.24 m  David Chaussinand (FRA) Mérignac, France 07.06.1997 PB
77.24 m  Pavel Sedláček (CZE) Třinec, Czech Republic 06.07.1997
24 77.16 m  Vadim Kolesnik (UKR) Catania, Italy 26.08.1997
25 77.10 m  Nicola Vizzoni (ITA) San Marino 18.05.1997 PB


Women

Records

Standing records prior to the 1997 season in track and field
World Record  Mihaela Melinte (ROM) 69.42 m May 12, 1996 Romania Bucharest, Romania
Broken records during the 1997 season in track and field
World Record  Mihaela Melinte (ROM) 69.58 m March 8, 1997 Romania Bucharest, Romania
World Record  Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) 71.22 m June 22, 1997 Germany Munich, Germany
World Record  Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) 73.10 m June 22, 1997 Germany Munich, Germany


1997 World Year Ranking

Rank Mark Athlete Venue Date Note
1 73.10 m  Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) Munich, Germany 22.06.1997 WR
2 71.24 m  Mihaela Melinte (ROM) Rüdlingen, Switzerland 17.08.1997 PB
3 68.24 m  Lyudmila Gubkina (BLR) Munich, Germany 22.06.1997 PB
4 67.58 m  Sviatlana Sudak (BLR) Minsk, Belarus 16.06.1997 PB
5 66.60 m  Deborah Sosimenko (AUS) Nivelles, Belgium 16.08.1997 PB
6 64.54 m  Simone Mathes (GER) Dortmund, Germany 01.05.1997
7 64.22 m  Dawn Ellerbe (USA) Walnut, United States 19.04.1997 PB
8 63.88 m  Cécile Lignot-Maubert (FRA) Clermont-Ferrand, France 04.06.1997 PB
9 63.78 m  Marina Grin (BLR) Minsk, Belarus 31.05.1997 PB
10 63.48 m  Kamila Skolimowska (POL) Bydgoszcz, Poland 20.06.1997 PB
11 63.24 m  Lisa Misipeka (ASA) Atlanta, United States 24.05.1997 PB
12 63.06 m  Kirsten Münchow (GER) Dortmund, Germany 03.09.1997 PB
13 62.30 m  Renetta Seiler (USA) Lincoln, United States 09.05.1997 PB
14 62.00 m  Norbi Balantén (CUB) Havana, Cuba 14.06.1997 PB
15 61.96 m  Amy Palmer (USA) Provo, United States 25.04.1997 PB
61.96 m  Yipsi Moreno (CUB) Havana, Cuba 14.06.1997 PB
17 61.74 m  Inga Beyer (GER) Hesel, Germany 09.09.1997 PB
18 61.70 m  Lyn Sprules (GBR) Turku, Finland 12.07.1997 PB
61.70 m  Bianca Achilles (GER) Dortmund, Germany 03.09.1997 PB
20 61.52 m  Svetlana Sherina (RUS) Moscow, Russia 05.09.1997 PB
21 61.36 m  Veronika Ushakova (RUS) Sochi, Russia 23.02.1997 PB
22 61.20 m  Windy Dean (USA) Bloomington, United States 07.06.1997 PB
23 60.96 m  Oksana Lobzova  (RUS) Moscow, Russia 14.06.1997
24 60.94 m  Susanne Keil (GER) Bad Köstritz, Germany 20.09.1997 PB
25 60.88 m  Cristina Buzau (ROU) Turku, Finland 12.07.1997 PB


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