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 |
 SILVER |
 BRONZE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m |  Vincent Henderson (USA) |
 Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy (RUS) |
Jonathan Carter (USA) |
| 200 m | Gentry Bradley (USA) |
Tony Wheeler (USA) |
 Anninos Marcoullidis (CYP) |
| 400 m |  Clement Chukwu (NGR) |
Jerome Davis (USA) |
 Linval Laird (JAM) |
| 800 m |  Norberto Téllez (CUB) |
 Hezekiel Sepeng (RSA) |
Bryan Woodward (USA) |
| 1500 m |  Anthony Whiteman (GBR) |
 Carlos García (ESP) |
 António Travassos (POR) |
| 5.000 m |  Simone Zanon (ITA) |
 Thorsten Naumann (GER) |
Dan Browne (USA) |
| 10.000 m |  Kamiel Maase (NED) |
Dan Browne (USA) |
Rachid Berradi (ITA) |
| Half Marathon |  Marílson dos Santos (BRA) |
 Stephen Mayaka (KEN) |
Solomon Wachira (KEN) |
| 110 m Hurdles | Andrey Kislykh (RUS) |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Jonathan Nsenga (BEL) |
Dudley Dorival (USA) |
| 400 m Hurdles | Llewellyn Herbert (RSA) |
Ruslan Mashchenko (RUS) |
 Mubarak Al-Nubi (QAT) |
| 3.000 m Steeple | Mark Ostendarp (GER) |
Marcel Laros (NED) |
 Michael Buchleitner (AUT) |
| 4x100 m Relay | United States (USA) |
Cuba (CUB) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
| 4x400 m Relay | United States (USA) |
Jamaica (JAM) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
| 20 km Walk | Ilya Markov (RUS) |
 Alejandro López (MEX) |
Arturo di Mezza (ITA) |
| High Jump |  Lee Jin-Taek (KOR) |
 Charles Lefrançois (CAN) |
 Didier Detchénique (FRA) |
| Pole Vault | Khalid Lachheb (FRA) |
Chad Harting (USA) |
Werner Holl (GER) |
| Long Jump | Iván Pedroso (CUB) |
James Beckford (JAM) |
 Gregor Cankar (SLO) |
| Triple Jump | Yoelbi Quesada (CUB) |
Aliecer Urrutia (CUB) |
Robert Howard (USA) |
| Shot Put |  Yuriy Bilonog (UKR) |
Paolo dal Soglio (ITA) |
Brian Miller (USA) |
| Discus Throw |  Vladimir Dubrovshchik (BLR) |
Andy Bloom (USA) |
Doug Reynolds (USA) |
| Hammer Throw |  Balázs Kiss (HUN) |
Vadim Kolesnikov (UKR) |
Ilya Konovalov (RUS) |
| Javelin Throw | Marius Corbett (RSA) |
Emeterio González (CUB) |
Gregor Högler (AUT) |
| Decathlon |  Roman Šebrle (CZE) |
Kamil Damasek (CZE) |
Marcel Dost (NED) |
[edit] Women’s Events
| EVENT | GOLD |
SILVER |
BRONZE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m |  Ekaterini Thanou (GRE) |
Anzhela Kravchenko (UKR) |
Katia Benth (FRA) |
| 200 m | Yekaterina Leshchova (RUS) |
Katia Benth (FRA) |
 Monika Gachevska (BUL) |
| 400 m | Allison Curbishley (GBR) |
Olga Kotlyarova (RUS) |
Idalmis Bonne (CUB) |
| 800 m | Irina Nedelenko (UKR) |
Yelena Buzhenko (UKR) |
Mariya Sinyusova (RUS) |
| 1500 m |  Gabriela Szabo (ROM) |
Carla Sacramento (POR) |
 Lidia Chojecka (POL) |
| 5000 m | Nnenna Lynch (USA) |
Lori Durward (CAN) |
Sarah Howell (CAN) |
| 10000 m | Deena Drossin (USA) |
Lucilla Andreucci (ITA) |
 Miwako Yamanaka (JPN) |
| Half Marathon | Mari Sotani (JPN) |
Agata Balsamo (ITA) |
Miyuki Tokura (JPN) |
| 100 m Hurdles | Angela Atede (NGR) |
 Feng Yun (CHN) |
Svetlana Laukhova (RUS) |
| 400 m Hurdles | Tetyana Tereshchuk (UKR) |
Yekaterina Bakhalova (RUS) |
Daimí Pernía (CUB) |
| 4x100 m Relay | United States (USA) |
Russia (RUS) |
Canada (CAN) |
| 4x400 m Relay | Russia (RUS) |
Cuba (CUB) |
Great Britain (GBR) |
| 10 km Walk | Larisa Ramazanova (BLR) |
Rossella Giordano (ITA) |
Annarita Sidoti (ITA) |
| High Jump | Amy Acuff (USA) |
Monica Iagar (ROM) |
Marie Collonvillé (FRA) |
| Pole Vault |  Emma George (AUS) |
Cai Weiyan (CHN) |
Doris Auer (AUT) |
| Long Jump | Yelena Shevhovtsova (UKR) |
Viktoriya Vershinina (UKR) |
Cristina Nicolau (ROM) |
| Triple Jump | Yelena Govorova (UKR) |
Olga Cepero (CUB) |
Zhanna Gureyeva (BLR) |
| Shot Put | Irina Korzhanenko (RUS) |
Corrie de Bruin (NED) |
Tressa Thompson (USA) |
| Discus Throw | Natalya Sadova (RUS) |
Hu Honglian (CHN) |
Nicoleta Grasu (ROM) |
| Hammer Throw | Mihaela Melinte (ROM) |
Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) |
Deborah Sosimenko (AUS) |
| Javelin Throw | Isel López (CUB) |
Sonia Bicet (CUB) |
Karen Forkel (GER) |
| Heptathlon | Mona Steigauf (GER) |
Irina Vostrikova (RUS) |
Marie Collonvillé (FRA) |
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