New Zealand at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics explained

Iaaf:	NZL
Flagcaption:	Flag of New Zealand
Games Link:	1997 World Athletics Championships
Year:	1997
Games:	World Athletics Championships
Fedname:	Athletics New Zealand
Location:	Helsinki, Finland
Date:	1-10 August 1997
Competitors:	12
Competitors Men:	8
Competitors Women:	4
Rank:	22
Gold:	1
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

New Zealand competed at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics held in Athens, Greece. The team won one medal, a gold, which was won by Beatrice Faumuina in the discus, which placed them equal 22nd on the medal table.^[1] This was New Zealand's first medal at a World Athletics Championships.

Entrants

Q = Qualified for the next round by placing (track events) or automatic qualifying target (field events)
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser (track events) or by position (field events)
AR = Area (Continental) Record
NR = National record
PB = Personal best
SB = Season best
- = Round not applicable for the event
x(y): x = placing in heat/group; y = overall placing

Athlete	Event	Heat/Qualifying		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Nyla Carroll	Women's 10,000m	DNF	N/A	Did Not Advance
Chris Donaldson	Men's 100m	10.43	3 (50) Q	10.40	8 (40)	Did Not Advance
Chris Donaldson	Men's 200m	20.75	2 (22) Q	21.04	3 (24) Q	20.92	8 (15)	Did Not Advance
Beatrice Faumuina	Women's discus	64.58m	2 (4) Q	66.82m
Joanne Henry	Women's heptathlon	6601	15
Toni Hodgkinson	Women's 800m	2:02.21	3 (15) q	2:00.25	4 (9) Q	2:00.40	6
Glenn Howard	Men's high jump	2.15m	15 (31)	Did Not Advance
Gavin Lovegrove	Men's javelin	75.62m	10 (21)	colspan=6
Gus Nketia	Men's 100m	10.41	5 (45)	Did Not Advance
Doug Pirini	Men's decathlon	DNF	N/A
Mark Tonks	Men's 800m	1:48.85	6 (36)	Did Not Advance

Note: Doug Pirini completed three events in the decathlon, but withdrew after failing to record a height in the high jump.