Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade

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The Athletics Tournament at the 1997 Summer Universiade took place in the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Sicily (Italy) at the end of August 1997, shortly after the World Championships in Athens, Greece. New events were the women's hammer throw, pole vault and half marathon competition.

[edit] Men’s Events

EVENT Gold GOLD Silver SILVER Bronze BRONZE
100 m Flag of the United States Vincent Henderson (USA) Flag of Russia Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy (RUS) Flag of the United States Jonathan Carter (USA)
200 m Flag of the United States Gentry Bradley (USA) Flag of the United States Tony Wheeler (USA) Flag of Cyprus Anninos Marcoullidis (CYP)
400 m Flag of Nigeria Clement Chukwu (NGR) Flag of the United States Jerome Davis (USA) Flag of Jamaica Linval Laird (JAM)
800 m Flag of Cuba Norberto Téllez (CUB) Flag of South Africa Hezekiel Sepeng (RSA) Flag of the United States Bryan Woodward (USA)
1500 m Flag of the United Kingdom Anthony Whiteman (GBR) Flag of Spain Carlos García (ESP) Flag of Portugal António Travassos (POR)
5.000 m Flag of Italy Simone Zanon (ITA) Flag of Germany Thorsten Naumann (GER) Flag of the United States Dan Browne (USA)
10.000 m Flag of the Netherlands Kamiel Maase (NED) Flag of the United States Dan Browne (USA) Flag of Italy Rachid Berradi (ITA)
Half Marathon Flag of Brazil Marílson dos Santos (BRA) Flag of Kenya Stephen Mayaka (KEN) Flag of Kenya Solomon Wachira (KEN)
110 m Hurdles Flag of Russia Andrey Kislykh (RUS) Flag of Belgium Jonathan Nsenga (BEL) Flag of the United States Dudley Dorival (USA)
400 m Hurdles Flag of South Africa Llewellyn Herbert (RSA) Flag of Russia Ruslan Mashchenko (RUS) Flag of Qatar Mubarak Al-Nubi (QAT)
3.000 m Steeple Flag of Germany Mark Ostendarp (GER) Flag of the Netherlands Marcel Laros (NED) Flag of Austria Michael Buchleitner (AUT)
4x100 m Relay Flag of the United States United States (USA) Flag of Cuba Cuba (CUB) Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain (GBR)
4x400 m Relay Flag of the United States United States (USA) Flag of Jamaica Jamaica (JAM) Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain (GBR)
20 km Walk Flag of Russia Ilya Markov (RUS) Flag of Mexico Alejandro López (MEX) Flag of Italy Arturo di Mezza (ITA)
High Jump Flag of South Korea Lee Jin-Taek (KOR) Flag of Canada Charles Lefrançois (CAN) Flag of France Didier Detchénique (FRA)
Pole Vault Flag of France Khalid Lachheb (FRA) Flag of the United States Chad Harting (USA) Flag of Germany Werner Holl (GER)
Long Jump Flag of Cuba Iván Pedroso (CUB) Flag of Jamaica James Beckford (JAM) Flag of Slovenia Gregor Cankar (SLO)
Triple Jump Flag of Cuba Yoelbi Quesada (CUB) Flag of Cuba Aliecer Urrutia (CUB) Flag of the United States Robert Howard (USA)
Shot Put Flag of Ukraine Yuriy Bilonog (UKR) Flag of Italy Paolo dal Soglio (ITA) Flag of the United States Brian Miller (USA)
Discus Throw Flag of Belarus Vladimir Dubrovshchik (BLR) Flag of the United States Andy Bloom (USA) Flag of the United States Doug Reynolds (USA)
Hammer Throw Flag of Hungary Balázs Kiss (HUN) Flag of Ukraine Vadim Kolesnikov (UKR) Flag of Russia Ilya Konovalov (RUS)
Javelin Throw Flag of South Africa Marius Corbett (RSA) Flag of Cuba Emeterio González (CUB) Flag of Austria Gregor Högler (AUT)
Decathlon Flag of the Czech Republic Roman Šebrle (CZE) Flag of the Czech Republic Kamil Damasek (CZE) Flag of the Netherlands Marcel Dost (NED)


[edit] Women’s Events

EVENT Gold GOLD Silver SILVER Bronze BRONZE
100 m Flag of Greece Ekaterini Thanou (GRE) Flag of Ukraine Anzhela Kravchenko (UKR) Flag of France Katia Benth (FRA)
200 m Flag of Russia Yekaterina Leshchova (RUS) Flag of France Katia Benth (FRA) Flag of Bulgaria Monika Gachevska (BUL)
400 m Flag of the United Kingdom Allison Curbishley (GBR) Flag of Russia Olga Kotlyarova (RUS) Flag of Cuba Idalmis Bonne (CUB)
800 m Flag of Ukraine Irina Nedelenko (UKR) Flag of Ukraine Yelena Buzhenko (UKR) Flag of Russia Mariya Sinyusova (RUS)
1500 m Flag of Romania Gabriela Szabo (ROM) Flag of Portugal Carla Sacramento (POR) Flag of Poland Lidia Chojecka (POL)
5000 m Flag of the United States Nnenna Lynch (USA) Flag of Canada Lori Durward (CAN) Flag of Canada Sarah Howell (CAN)
10000 m Flag of the United States Deena Drossin (USA) Flag of Italy Lucilla Andreucci (ITA) Flag of Japan Miwako Yamanaka (JPN)
Half Marathon Flag of Japan Mari Sotani (JPN) Flag of Italy Agata Balsamo (ITA) Flag of Japan Miyuki Tokura (JPN)
100 m Hurdles Flag of Nigeria Angela Atede (NGR) Flag of the People's Republic of China Feng Yun (CHN) Flag of Russia Svetlana Laukhova (RUS)
400 m Hurdles Flag of Ukraine Tetyana Tereshchuk (UKR) Flag of Russia Yekaterina Bakhalova (RUS) Flag of Cuba Daimí Pernía (CUB)
4x100 m Relay Flag of the United States United States (USA) Flag of Russia Russia (RUS) Flag of Canada Canada (CAN)
4x400 m Relay Flag of Russia Russia (RUS) Flag of Cuba Cuba (CUB) Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain (GBR)
10 km Walk Flag of Belarus Larisa Ramazanova (BLR) Flag of Italy Rossella Giordano (ITA) Flag of Italy Annarita Sidoti (ITA)
High Jump Flag of the United States Amy Acuff (USA) Flag of Romania Monica Iagar (ROM) Flag of France Marie Collonvillé (FRA)
Pole Vault Flag of Australia Emma George (AUS) Flag of the People's Republic of China Cai Weiyan (CHN) Flag of Austria Doris Auer (AUT)
Long Jump Flag of Ukraine Yelena Shevhovtsova (UKR) Flag of Ukraine Viktoriya Vershinina (UKR) Flag of Romania Cristina Nicolau (ROM)
Triple Jump Flag of Ukraine Yelena Govorova (UKR) Flag of Cuba Olga Cepero (CUB) Flag of Belarus Zhanna Gureyeva (BLR)
Shot Put Flag of Russia Irina Korzhanenko (RUS) Flag of the Netherlands Corrie de Bruin (NED) Flag of the United States Tressa Thompson (USA)
Discus Throw Flag of Russia Natalya Sadova (RUS) Flag of the People's Republic of China Hu Honglian (CHN) Flag of Romania Nicoleta Grasu (ROM)
Hammer Throw Flag of Romania Mihaela Melinte (ROM) Flag of Russia Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) Flag of Australia Deborah Sosimenko (AUS)
Javelin Throw Flag of Cuba Isel López (CUB) Flag of Cuba Sonia Bicet (CUB) Flag of Germany Karen Forkel (GER)
Heptathlon Flag of Germany Mona Steigauf (GER) Flag of Russia Irina Vostrikova (RUS) Flag of France Marie Collonvillé (FRA)

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