title: Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Men's javelin throw
text: # Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Men's javelin throw
  
  The men's javelin throw event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy, on 27 and 28 August.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Marius Corbett South Africa | Emeterio González Cuba | Gregor Högler Austria |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Qualification
  
  | Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | ? | Emeterio González | Cuba | 81.78 |
  | 2 | ? | Gregor Högler | Austria | 76.44 |
  | 3 | ? | Alberto Desiderio | Italy | 73.62 |
  | 4 | ? | Toru Ue | Japan | 73.40 |
  | 5 | ? | Marius Corbett | South Africa | 73.36 |
  | 6 | ? | Johannes van Eck | South Africa | 72.62 |
  | 7 | ? | Chu Ki-young | South Korea | 72.40 |
  | 8 | ? | Nick Nieland | Great Britain | 71.72 |
  | 9 | ? | Tommi Viskari | Finland | 71.62 |
  | 10 | ? | Luiz Fernando da Silva | Brazil | 71.40 |
  | 11 | ? | Ēriks Rags | Latvia | 71.08 |
  | 12 | ? | Dominique Pausé | France | 70.22 |
  | 13 | ? | Mark Fletcher | United States | 69.32 |
  | 14 | ? | Breaux Greer | United States | 69.20 |
  | 15 | ? | Robi Teršek | Slovenia | 69.14 |
  | 16 | ? | Richard Brockett | Australia | 68.78 |
  | 17 | ? | Diego Moraga | Chile | 68.06 |
  | 18 | ? | Heiko Väät | Estonia | 67.36 |
  | 19 | ? | Goran Bošnjak | Yugoslavia | 66.24 |
  | 20 | ? | Laurent Dorique | France | 65.90 |
  | 21 | ? | Jorge Quiñones | Peru | 64.94 |
  | 22 | A | Raimundo Fernández | Spain | 62.90 |
  | 23 | ? | Dejan Angelovski | Macedonia | 62.68 |
  | 24 | ? | Lin Yung-ching | Chinese Taipei | 59.64 |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Result |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | 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 |
  | 9 | Johannes van Eck | South Africa | 72.18 |
  | 10 | Luiz Fernando da Silva | Brazil | 72.06 |
  | 11 | Tommi Viskari | Finland | 71.06 |
  | 12 | Dominique Pausé | France | 70.22 |
  