1997 IAAF Grand Prix
The 1997 IAAF [Grand Prix] was the thirteenth edition of the annual global series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations. The series consisted of three levels: IAAF Grand Prix, IAAF [Grand Prix II], and finally IAAF [Permit Meetings]. There were seventeen Grand Prix meetings and ten Grand Prix II meetings, making a combined total of 27 meetings for the series from 20 February to 20 September. An additional 12 IAAF Outdoor Permit Meetings were attached to the circuit.
Performances on designated events on the circuit earned athletes points which qualified them for entry to the 1997 IAAF Grand Prix Final, held on 13 September in Fukuoka, Japan. Danish-Kenyan runner Wilson Kipketer was the winner of the overall men's title with 114 points, while Germany's Astrid Kumbernuss topped the women's rankings with 99 points in the discus throw.