1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's discus throw

13 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Attempts						Result	Notes
			1	2	3	4	5	6
	Corrie de Bruin	Netherlands	54.10	52.92	57.72	55.70	x	x	57.72
	Kathleen Hering	Germany	53.40	x	48.34	47.86	56.78	x	56.78
	Yanina Korolchik	Belarus	51.90	x	52.30	54.54	x	56.36	56.36
4	Olga Ryabinkina	Russia	52.80	56.06	54.88	x	56.06	55.52	56.06
5	Anna Rusakova	Russia	55.28	52.36	52.80	x	53.12	x	55.28
6	Lieja Koeman	Netherlands	54.62	x	x	x	x	53.92	54.62
7	Katja Tenhonen	Finland	51.14	50.60	53.22	50.58	49.96	x	53.22
8	Olga Tsander	Belarus	51.66	x	x	52.52	48.54	51.42	52.52
9	Elin Isane	Norway	49.66	51.66	51.46	51.50	48.06	50.72	51.66
10	Nadine Beckel	Germany	x	x	50.58				50.58
11	Tiina Kankaanpää	Finland	49.98	x	x				49.98
12	Veerle Blondeel	Belgium	48.72	x	46.90				48.72

11 July
Qualify: first to 12 to the Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	Corrie de Bruin	Netherlands	56.54	Q
2	Lieja Koeman	Netherlands	55.46	Q
3	Tiina Kankaanpää	Finland	55.14	Q
4	Anna Rusakova	Russia	54.46	Q
5	Olga Ryabinkina	Russia	54.44	Q
6	Elin Isane	Norway	52.74	Q
7	Nadine Beckel	Germany	52.38	Q
8	Yanina Korolchik	Belarus	52.04	Q

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	Olga Tsander	Belarus	55.30	Q
2	Veerle Blondeel	Belgium	54.24	Q
3	Kathleen Hering	Germany	53.50	Q
4	Katja Tenhonen	Finland	52.78	Q
5	Catherine Géry	France	50.60
6	Grete Etholm	Norway	47.66
7	Jolanta Borawska	Poland	45.92
8	Giorgia Baratella	Italy	43.90

According to an unofficial count, 16 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.