| Athletics at the 1997 Mediterranean Games | |
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| Host City: | Bari, Italy |
| Dates: | 15–19 June |
| Stadium: | Stadio San Nicola |
| Records Set: | 24 |
| Previous: | 1993 Narbonne |
| Next: | 2001 Tunis |
| Games: | 1997 Mediterranean Games |
At the 1997 Mediterranean Games, the athletics events were held at the Stadio San Nicola in Bari, Italy from 15–19 June 1997.[1] A total of forty-three events were contested, of which 23 by male and 20 by female athletes. A total of 24 Games records were broken or equalled during the competition.
The host country, Italy, topped the medal table with twelve gold medals and a total haul of 36 medals – by far the largest. France was the second most successful nation with ten golds and 23 medals, while Greece with seven golds and 19 overall. Morocco, Algeria, Spain and Slovenia also featured prominently on the podiums. Fourteen nations had medal winning athletes in the competition.
Greece won both the 100 metres titles through Angelos Pavlakakis and Ekaterini Thanou, both of whom ran meet record times. Christine Arron won the women's 200 metres and 4×100 metres relay for France. Morocco's Nezha Bidouane took the women's 400 metres hurdles title, an event in which she would later win at the 1997 World Championships.
See main article: Athletics at the 1997 Mediterranean Games – Results.
| 100 metres | 10.13 GR | 10.23 | 10.28 | ||||
| 200 metres | 20.44 GR | 20.53 | 20.55 | ||||
| 400 metres | 45.58 | 45.74 | 46.07 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:47.10 | 1:47.54 | 1:47.76 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:44.77 | 3:45.17 | 3:45.40 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 13:25.29 GR | 13:28.95 | 13:53.98 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 28:05.74 GR | 28:19.85 | 28:24.19 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles | 13.61 | 13.71 | 13.72 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 49.25 | 49.27 | 49.43 | ||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:18.80 GR | 8:20.30 | 8:23.43 | ||||
| 4×100 metres relay | Nicola Asumi Giovanni Puggioni Angelo Cipolloni Sandro Floris | 38.61 GR | Frutos Feo Venancio José Jordi Mayoral Francisco Javier Navarro | 38.85 | Georgios Skender Anninos Marcoullides Prodromos Katsantonis Yiannis Zisimides | 39.12 | |
| 4×400 metres relay | Samir-Adel Louahla Kamel Talhaoui Ahmed Aichaoui Malik Louahla | 3:02.78 GR | Pierre-Marie Hilaire Rodrigue Nordin Jimmy Coco Fred Mango | 3:02.84 | Michele Grando Fabrizio Mori Walter Groff Ashraf Saber | 3:03.08 | |
| Marathon | 2:20:40 | 2:21:08 | 2:21:32 | ||||
| 20 km walk | 1:24:59 | 1:25:21 | 1:25:36 | ||||
| High jump | 2.28 m GR= | 2.26 m | Not awarded | ||||
| Pole vault | 5.70 m GR | 5.50 m | 5.50 m | ||||
| Long jump | 8.00 m | 7.95 m | 7.92 m | ||||
| Triple jump | 16.63 m | 16.50 m | 16.18 m | ||||
| Shot put | 19.54 m | 19.19 m | 19.00 m | ||||
| Discus throw | 61.66 m | 59.90 m | 59.20 m | ||||
| Hammer throw | 78.44 m GR | 77.20 m | 76.32 m | ||||
| Javelin throw | 89.22 m GR | 77.88 m | 77.10 m | ||||
| Decathlon | 8070 pts GR | 7991 pts | 7932 pts |
| 100 metres | 11.13 GR | 11.22 | 11.27 | ||||
| 200 metres | 22.62 GR | 22.80 | 22.95 | ||||
| 400 metres | 51.31 GR | 52.02 | 52.57 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:03.70 | 2:03.71 | 2:04.24 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:11.27 | 4:11.60 | 4:11.63 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 15:00.69 GR | 15:04.48 | 15:30.19 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 32:34.87 GR | 32:41.79 | 32:43.42 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles | 12.90 | 13.01 | 13.30 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 55.01 GR | 55.89 | 56.76 | ||||
| 4×100 metres relay | Frédérique Bangué Christine Arron Patricia Girard Sylviane Félix | 42.63 GR | Maria Tsoni Ekaterini Koffa Marina Vasarmidou Ekaterini Thanou | 43.07 | Stefania Ferrante Annarita Luciano Giada Gallina Manuela Levorato | 44.15 | |
| 4×400 metres relay | Carla Barbarino Francesca Cola Patrizia Spuri Francesca Carbone | 3:29.98 GR | Marie-Louise Bévis Sophie Domenech Marie-Line Scholent Elsa Devassoigne | 3:30.62 | Miriam Alonso Esther Lahoz Miriam Bravo Yolanda Reyes | 3:31.93 | |
| Marathon | 2:39:22 | 2:43:53 | 2:46:56 | ||||
| 10 km walk | 44:40 GR | 45:35 | 46:07 | ||||
| High jump | 1.95 m | 1.93 m | 1.91 m | ||||
| Long jump | 6.72 m GR | 6.49 m | 6.47 m | ||||
| Triple jump | 14.13 m GR | 13.81 m | 13.80 m | ||||
| Shot put | 17.82 m | 17.70 m | 17.42 m | ||||
| Discus throw | 66.18 m GR | 61.96 m | 61.28 m | ||||
| Javelin throw (Old javelin model) | 57.32 m | 57.16 m | 56.70 m | ||||
| Heptathlon | 6161 pts | 5859 pts | 5839 pts |
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