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

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

Medalists

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

Results

Qualification

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	?	Emeterio González	Cuba	81.78
?	?	Gregor Högler	Austria	76.44
?	?	Alberto Desiderio	Italy	73.62
?	?	Toru Ue	Japan	73.40
?	?	Marius Corbett	South Africa	73.36
?	?	Ēriks Rags	Latvia	71.08
?	?	Richard Brockett	Australia	68.78
?	?	Heiko Väät	Estonia	67.36

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
	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