The men's javelin throw event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 13 July 1997.
| Gold | Pietami Skyttä | |
| Silver | Matti Närhi | |
| Bronze | Christian Nicolay |
13 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| align=left | align=left | | 78.72 | 78.00 | x | 81.58 | x | x | 81.58 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 79.64 | x | x | 80.72 | x | 79.46 | 80.72 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | x | 74.80 | 72.16 | 75.16 | 78.18 | 76.56 | 78.18 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 70.98 | 73.48 | 76.46 | 75.54 | 78.12 | 74.82 | 78.12 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | x | 77.36 | 77.72 | 74.86 | 71.98 | 75.70 | 77.72 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 74.84 | 74.14 | 70.18 | 74.56 | x | 72.32 | 74.84 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | x | 66.16 | 73.70 | x | x | x | 73.70 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 72.96 | 72.10 | 71.58 | 72.84 | x | x | 72.96 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 69.36 | 72.60 | 71.72 | 72.60 | ||||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 71.76 | x | 69.36 | 71.76 | ||||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 70.72 | 70.68 | 68.72 | 70.72 | |||||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 66.84 | 70.02 | 69.36 | 70.02 | ||||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | | x | x | 67.86 | 67.86 | ||||||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | | 65.68 | 66.48 | 66.54 | 66.54 | ||||||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 62.58 | 62.08 | 59.40 | 62.58 | ||||||
According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
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