Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's javelin throw

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

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Isel López Cuba	Sonia Bisset Cuba	Karen Forkel Germany

Results

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Isel López	Cuba	64.30
	Sonia Bisset	Cuba	63.46
	Karen Forkel	Germany	60.70
4	Ewa Rybak	Poland	60.28
5	Steffi Nerius	Germany	59.80
6	Claudia Isăilă	Romania	59.16
7	Lee Young-Sun	South Korea	57.22
8	Claudia Coslovich	Italy	56.44
9	Sarah Walter	France	52.12