title: Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Men's hammer throw
text: # Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Men's hammer throw
  
  The men's hammer throw event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy, on 26 August.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Balázs Kiss Hungary | Vadim Kolesnik Ukraine | Ilya Konovalov Russia |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Qualification
  
  | Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | Results | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | ? | Vadim Khersontsev | Russia | 73.94 | Q |
  | 2 | ? | Balázs Kiss | Hungary | 73.40 | Q |
  | 3 | ? | Aleksandr Krasko | Belarus | 71.60 | Q |
  | 4 | ? | Nicola Vizzoni | Italy | 71.02 | Q |
  | 5 | ? | Koji Murofushi | Japan | 70.42 | Q |
  | 6 | ? | Vadym Grabovoyy | Ukraine | 70.18 | Q |
  | 6 | ? | Zsolt Németh | Hungary | 70.18 | Q |
  | 8 | ? | Jan Bielecki | Denmark | 70.10 | Q |
  | 9 | ? | Ilya Konovalov | Russia | 69.78 | Q |
  | 10 | ? | David Chaussinand | France | 69.52 | Q |
  | 11 | ? | Giovanni Sanguin | Italy | 69.50 | Q |
  | 12 | ? | Konstantin Astapkovich | Belarus | 69.32 | Q |
  | 13 | ? | Vadim Kolesnik | Ukraine | 68.74 | Q |
  | 14 | ? | Paddy McGrath | Ireland | 68.10 | Q |
  | 13 | ? | Siniša Svedrović | Croatia | 67.64 | |
  | 14 | ? | Mark McGehearty | United States | 63.50 | |
  | 15 | ? | Nicolas Rougetet | France | 62.14 | |
  | 16 | ? | Eduardo Acuña | Peru | 61.02 | |
  | 17 | ? | Andrej Šimonjik | Croatia | 60.62 | |
  | 18 | ? | Damir Skripec | Slovenia | 58.00 | |
  | 19 | ? | Aleksandr Cojocari | Moldova | 57.20 | |
  | 20 | ? | Felipe Rios Garcia | Brazil | 50.40 | |
  | 21 | ? | Israel Pérez | Puerto Rico | 50.12 | |
  | 22 | ? | Cakra Hadi Mulya | Indonesia | 44.94 | |
  | | ? | Vítor Costa | Portugal | NM | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Balázs Kiss | Hungary | 79.42 |
  | | Vadim Kolesnik | Ukraine | 77.16 |
  | | Ilya Konovalov | Russia | 76.16 |
  | 4 | Vadim Khersontsev | Russia | 75.70 |
  | 5 | Nicola Vizzoni | Italy | 75.12 |
  | 6 | Aleksandr Krasko | Belarus | 74.96 |
  | 7 | Konstantin Astapkovich | Belarus | 73.80 |
  | 8 | Koji Murofushi | Japan | 73.46 |
  | 9 | Giovanni Sanguin | Italy | 70.44 |
  | 10 | David Chaussinand | France | 69.72 |
  | 11 | Zsolt Németh | Hungary | 69.60 |
  | 12 | Vadym Grabovoyy | Ukraine | 69.18 |
  | 13 | Jan Bielecki | Denmark | 68.90 |
  | 14 | Paddy McGrath | Ireland | 65.16 |
  