Svetovno prvenstvo v atletiki 1997 je šesto svetovno prvenstvo v atletiki, ki je potekalo med 1. in 10. avgustom 1997 na olimpijskem stadionu v Atenah, Grčija. Udeležilo se ga je 1882 atletov iz 198-ih držav, ki so tekmovali v 44-ih disciplinah.
Dobitniki medalj Tekaške discipline 100 m9,869,919,94200 m20,0420,2320,26400 m44,1244,37<small>(DR)44,39<small>(OR)800 m1:43,381:44,00<small>(RS)1:44,25<small>(OR)1500 m3:35,833:36,633:37,265000 m13:07,3813:09,3413:11,0910000 m27:24,5827:25,62<small>(RS)27:28,67<small>(OR)Maraton2:13:162:13:212:14:16110 m z ovirami12,93<small>(VS)13,05<small>(RS)13,18<small>(RS)400 m z ovirami47,70<small>(VS)47,86<small>(DR)47,883000 m z ovirami8:05,848:06,048:06,04Hitra hoja na 20 m1:21:431:21:531:22:01Hitra hoja na 50 m3:44:463:44:593:48:30Štafeta 4x100 m<small>Robert EsmieGlenroy GilbertBruny SurinDonovan Bailey37,86<small>(VS)<small>Osmond EzinwaOlapade AdenikenFrancis ObikweluDavidson Ezinwa38,07<small>Darren BraithwaiteDarren CampbellDouglas WalkerJulian Golding38,14<small>(RS)Štafeta 4x400 m<small>Iwan ThomasRoger BlackJamie BaulchMark Richardson2:56,65<small>(RS)<small>Michael McDonaldGreg HaughtonDanny McFarlaneDavian Clarke2:56,75<small>(DR)<small>Tomasz CzubakPiotr RysiukiewiczPiotr HaczekRobert Maćkowiak3:00,26
Tehnične discipline Skok v višino2,37<small>(VS)2,35<small>(RS)2,35Skok ob palici6,01<small>(RP/VS)5,965,91<small>(RS)Skok v daljino8,42<small>(RS)8,38<small>(RS)8,18<small>(RS)Troskok17,85<small>(VS/DR)17,6917,64<small>(RS)Suvanje krogle21,4421,2420,33Met diska68,5466,70<small>(RS)66,14<small>(RS)Met kladiva81,7881,46<small>(RS)80,76<small>(RS)Met kopja88,40<small>(CR)86,8086,64Deseteroboj8837<small>(RP/VS/DR)87308652
Dobitnice medalj Tekaške discipline 100 m10,83<small>(VS)10,8511,03<small>(OR)200 m22,3222,3922,40400 m49,7749,79<small>(OR)49,90800 m1:57,141:57,561:57,591500 m4:04,24<small>(RS)4:04,634:04,70<small>(RS)5000 m14:57,6814:58,29<small>(RS)14:58,8510000 m31:32,92<small>(WJR)31:39,15<small>(RS)31:41,93Maraton2:29:482:31:122:31:55Hitra hoja na 10 km42:55,49<small>(VS)43:30,2043:49,24100 m z ovirami12,50<small>(RS)12,5812,61400 m z ovirami52,97<small>(CR)53,09<small>(RS)53,52Štafeta 4x100 m<small>Chryste Gaines,Marion Jones,Inger Miller,Gail Devers41,47<small>(RP/CR)<small>Beverly McDonald,Merlene Frazer,Juliet Cuthbert,Beverly Grant42,10<small>(RS)<small>Patricia Girard-Léno,Christine Arron,Delphine Combe,Sylviane Félix42,21<small>(DR)Štafeta 4x400 m<small>Anke Feller,Uta Rohländer,Anja Rücker,Grit Breuer3:20,92<small>(VS)<small>Maicel Malone-Wallace,Kim Graham,Kim Batten,Jearl Miles Clark3:21,03<small>(RS)<small>Inez Turner,Lorraine Fenton,Deon Hemmings,Sandie Richards3:21,30<small>(DR)
Tehnične discipline Skok v višino1,991,96 Skok v daljino7,05<small>(VS/OR)6,94<small>(RS)6,91Troskok15,20<small>(VS/DR)15,16<small>(DR)14,67<small>(OR)Suvanje krogle20,7120,6619,22Met diska66,8265,9065,14Met kopja68,7868,64<small>(OR)67,12<small>(OR)Sedmeroboj673966546566
Medalje po državah 1.638172.514103.41164.32275.24176.21147.200220029.143810.141611.131512.121413.112414.11131113111317.1102110219.10121012101222.1001100110011001100127.043728.022429.0112011231.01010101010101010101010136.00110011001100110011
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1997 Kategorija:1997 v športu Kategorija:Športne prireditve v Grčiji Kategorija:Šport v Atenah