These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 42 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday August 10, 1997. The qualification mark was set at 63.00 metres.
| Gold | Lars Riedel Germany (GER) | |
| Silver |  Virgilijus AleknaLithuania (LTU) | |
| Bronze | Jürgen Schult Germany (GER) |
| Qualification Round | ||
|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | |
| 08.08.1997 - 17:30h | 08.08.1997 - 19:30h | |
| Final Round | ||
| 10.08.1997 - 18:00h | ||
| Q | automatic qualification | |
| q | qualification by rank | |
| DNS | did not start | |
| NM | no mark | |
| WR | world record | |
| AR | area record | |
| NR | national record | |
| PB | personal best | |
| SB | season best |
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 64.60 m | ||
| 2. | 63.08 m | ||
| 3. | 63.06 m | ||
| 4. | 62.94 m | ||
| 5. | 62.18 m | ||
| 6. | 61.82 m | ||
| 7. | 61.48 m | ||
| 8. | 61.40 m | ||
| 9. | 60.74 m | ||
| 10. | 60.52 m | ||
| 11. | 59.98 m | ||
| 12. | 59.70 m | ||
| 13. | 58.66 m | ||
| 14. | 57.90 m | ||
| 15. | 57.14 m | ||
| 16. | 56.70 m | ||
| 17. | 56.44 m | ||
| 18. | 56.28 m | ||
| 19. | 54.40 m | ||
| 20. | 52.12 m | ||
| - | DNS |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 66.46 m | ||
| 2. | 65.22 m | ||
| 3. | 63.72 m | ||
| 4. | 63.48 m | ||
| 5. | 62.30 m | ||
| 6. | 62.26 m | ||
| 7. | 61.30 m | ||
| 8. | 60.16 m | ||
| 9. | 60.06 m | ||
| 10. | 60.06 m | ||
| 11. | 59.72 m | ||
| 12. | 59.46 m | ||
| 13. | 58.24 m | ||
| 14. | 58.00 m | ||
| 15. | 57.82 m | ||
| 16. | 57.72 m | ||
| 17. | 57.34 m | ||
| 18. | 57.00 m | ||
| 19. | 52.96 m | ||
| 20. | 47.98 m | ||
| 21. | 41.00 m |
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| 65.48 | 68.24 | 68.54 | X | X | 66.80 | 68.54 m | ||||
| 62.44 | 66.70 | 63.20 | 63.12 | X | X | 66.70 m | SB | |||
| 66.14 | 65.20 | 65.54 | X | 62.34 | 64.94 | 66.14 m | SB | |||
| 4 | 62.98 | 60.30 | 65.36 | 65.46 | 62.44 | 66.12 | 66.12 m | SB | ||
| 5 | 65.40 | X | 57.32 | 64.82 | 64.92 | 64.30 | 65.40 m | |||
| 6 | 63.00 | 64.48 | 62.80 | X | 64.12 | 63.64 | 64.48 m | |||
| 7 | 62.32 | 62.80 | X | 61.84 | X | 63.44 | 63.44 m | |||
| 8 | 63.06 | 60.18 | 61.40 | 62.22 | X | 58.70 | 63.06 m | |||
| 9 | 59.16 | 62.30 | 61.88 | 62.30 m | ||||||
| 10 | 60.32 | 59.68 | X | 60.32 m | ||||||
| 11 | 60.12 | X | X | 60.12 m | ||||||
| 12 | 59.44 | 59.18 | 58.46 | 59.44 m | ||||||