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New Zealand at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics

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New Zealand at the
1997 World Athletics Championships
WA codeNZL
National federationAthletics New Zealand
in Helsinki, Finland
1-10 August 1997
Competitors12 (8 men and 4 women)
Medals
Ranked 22nd
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
World Athletics Championships appearances

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

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Key
  • 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

Individual Events

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Athlete Event Heat/Qualifying Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
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
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 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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)
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.

Team Events

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Event Athletes Heat/Qualifying Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Men's 4×100m Gus Nketia, Chris Donaldson, Paul Gibbons, Donald MacDonald 39.66 7(17) Did Not Advance

References

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