Trine Hattestad (Norway) womens javelin 1997 World Championships Athens -Joanna Stone, Tanja Damaske

At the 1997 World Athletics Championships in Athens, Norway’s Trine Hattestad won the women's javelin gold with a mark of 68.78m. Australian Joanna Stone took the silver medal (68.64m), and Germany's Tanja Damaske earned bronze (67.12m) In the qualifying rounds, Stone had actually led the field with a massive throw of 67.72 m, before putting together an impressive series in the final that culminated in her 68.64m mark. The final took place on Saturday, August 9, 1997, utilizing the original javelin specification before design changes were implemented in the late 1990s. Australian media commentary by David Culbert, Bruce McAvaney and Jane Flemming Photos:DuaneHart.com Gold Trine Hattestad (Norway) 68.78 63.32 X 66.32 X 65.46 68.78 m Silver Joanna Stone (Australia) 64.68 68.16 66.94 66.12 68.64 68.60 68.64 m Bronze Tanja Damaske (Germany) 64.30 63.72 64.36 64.18 66.26 67.12 67.12 m 4th Mikaela Ingberg (Finland) 64.50 X 63.72 61.70 64.14 66.00 66.00 m 5th Felicia Țilea-Moldovan (Romania) 60.32 55.24 64.90 61.14 59.24 64.40 64.90 m 6th Sonia Bisset (Cuba) 63.80 63.16 63.08 60.44 60.52 63.34 63.80 m 7th Osleidys Menéndez (Cuba) 63.76 62.44 X 59.88 63.02 62.14 63.76 m 8th Tatyana Shikolenko (Russia) X 63.76 X 62.68 X X 63.76 m 9th Oksana Ovchinnikova (Russia) 58.72 61.32 62.92 62.92 m 10th Heli Rantanen (Finland) 62.64 59.96 X 62.64 m 11th Mirela Maniani-Tzelili (Greece) 61.02 X 57.80 61.02 m 12th Rita Ramanauskaitė (Lithuania) 56.80 57.38 56.36 57.38 m