1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
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These are the results of the women's 200 metres event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece.
Medalists
edit| Gold |  Zhanna PintusevichUkraine (UKR) |
| Silver |  Susanthika JayasingheSri Lanka (SRI) |
| Bronze |  Merlene OtteyJamaica (JAM) |
Records
edit| World Record |  Florence Griffith Joyner (USA)
|
21.34 | Seoul, South Korea | 29 September 1988 |
| Championship Record |  Silke Gladisch-Möller (GDR)
|
21.74 | Rome, Italy | 3 September 1987 |
Results
editHeats
edit6 August
| Heat | Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI)
|
22.44 Q | AR |
| 7 | 1 |  Li Xuemei (CHN)
|
22.44 Q | =AR |
| 4 | 3 |  Yekaterina Leshchova (RUS)
|
22.47 Q | PB |
| 4 | 4 | Merlene Ottey (JAM)
|
22.47 Q | |
| 6 | 5 | Inger Miller (USA)
|
22.55 Q | |
| 4 | 6 |  Sylviane Félix (FRA)
|
22.71 Q | PB |
| 2 | 7 |  Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (AUS)
|
22.76 Q | |
| 7 | 7 |  Hana Benešová (CZE)
|
22.76 Q | |
| 7 | 9 |  Chandra Sturrup (BAH)
|
22.77 Q | SB |
| 7 | 10 |  Alenka Bikar (SLO)
|
22.81 Q | NR |
| 1 | 11 | Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR)
|
22.85 Q | |
| 3 | 12 | Marie-Jose Perec (FRA)
|
22.87 Q | |
| 2 | 13 | Merlene Frazer (JAM)
|
22.91 Q | |
| 3 | 14 | Marina Trandenkova (RUS)
|
22.94 Q | |
| 3 | 15 |  Ekaterini Koffa (GRE)
|
22.97 Q | |
| 1 | 16 | Zundra Feagin-Alexander (USA)
|
22.99 Q | SB |
| 6 | 16 | Liu Xiaomei (CHN)
|
22.99 Q | |
| 6 | 18 | Juliet Campbell (JAM)
|
23.00 Q | |
| 4 | 19 |  Petya Pendareva (BUL)
|
23.02 q | |
| 6 | 20 |  Lucrecia Jardim (POR)
|
23.04 Q | SB |
| 5 | 21 | Juliet Cuthbert (JAM)
|
23.08 Q | |
| 1 | 22 |  Melanie Paschke (GER)
|
23.10 Q | |
| 3 | 23 | Yan Jiankui (CHN)
|
23.11 Q | SB |
| 3 | 24 |  Felipa Palacios (COL)
|
23.15 q | |
| 6 | 25 |  Sanna Hernesniemi-Kyllonen (FIN)
|
23.17 q | |
| 1 | 26 | Lauren Hewitt (AUS)
|
23.18 Q | |
| 1 | 27 |  Katharine Merry (GBR)
|
23.20 q | |
| 4 | 28 | Gabi Rockmeier (GER)
|
23.22 | |
| 2 | 29 | Simmone Jacobs (GBR)
|
23.23 Q | SB |
| 5 | 30 | Pauline Davis-Thompson (BAH)
|
23.26 Q | |
| 5 | 31 | Cheryl Taplin (USA)
|
23.28 Q | |
| 5 | 32 | Katia Benth (FRA)
|
23.33 Q | |
| 1 | 33 |  Melissa Straker (BAR)
|
23.45 | SB |
| 4 | 33 | Patricia Rodríguez (COL)
|
23.45 | |
| 5 | 35 |  Marina Filipović (YUG)
|
23.54 | |
| 6 | 36 | Monika Gachevska (BUL)
|
23.55 | |
| 2 | 37 | Shanta Ghosh (GER)
|
23.58 Q | |
| 3 | 38 |  Natalya Vinogradova-Safronnikova (BLR)
|
23.66 | |
| 2 | 39 |  Aïda Diop (SEN)
|
23.71 | |
| 7 | 40 |  Ladonna Antoine (CAN)
|
23.86 | |
| 5 | 41 |  Heather Samuel (ATG)
|
23.93 | |
| 2 | 42 |  Danielle Perpoli (ITA)
|
23.96 | |
| 3 | 42 |  Svetlana Bodritskaya (KAZ)
|
23.96 | |
| 6 | 44 |  Dora Kyriakou (CYP)
|
24.08 | |
| 4 | 45 |  Vernetta Lesforis (LCA)
|
24.27 | |
| 1 | 46 |  Ameerah Bello (ISV)
|
24.31 | |
| 7 | 47 |  Georgette Nkoma (CMR)
|
24.53 | |
| 7 | 48 |  Rossa Maira (PNG)
|
25.02 | SB |
| 6 | 49 |  Laure Kuetey (BEN)
|
25.15 | PB |
| 7 | 50 |  Fanta Dao (MLI)
|
25.35 | |
| 5 | 51 |  Sittina Djabiri (COM)
|
30.88 | |
| 5 | Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova (RUS)
|
DNF | ||
| 2 |  Nadjina Kaltouma (CHA)
|
DNS |
Second round
edit6 August
| Heat | Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | Melinda Gainsford (AUS)
|
22.45 Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI)
|
22.47 Q | |
| 4 | 3 | Sylviane Félix (FRA)
|
22.56 Q | PB |
| 4 | 3 | Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR)
|
22.56 Q | |
| 2 | 5 | Marina Trandenkova (RUS)
|
22.63 Q | |
| 1 | 6 | Merlene Ottey (JAM)
|
22.65 Q | |
| 3 | 7 | Marie-José Pérec (FRA)
|
22.69 Q | |
| 4 | 8 | Juliet Campbell (JAM)
|
22.75 q | |
| 4 | 9 | Zundra Feagin (USA)
|
22.81 q | SB |
| 2 | 10 | Juliet Cuthbert (JAM)
|
22.83 Q | |
| 3 | 11 | Inger Miller (USA)
|
22.85 Q | |
| 4 | 12 | Petya Pendareva (BUL)
|
22.90 q | SB |
| 1 | 13 | Yekaterina Leshchova (RUS)
|
22.91 Q | |
| 3 | 14 | Merlene Frazer (JAM)
|
22.92 Q | |
| 4 | 15 | Liu Xiaomei (CHN)
|
22.95 q | |
| 2 | 16 | Yan Jiankui (CHN)
|
22.97 | SB |
| 1 | 17 | Ekaterini Koffa (GRE)
|
23.05 Q | |
| 1 | 18 | Li Xuemei (CHN)
|
23.06 | |
| 2 | 19 | Cheryl Taplin (USA)
|
23.07 | |
| 2 | 19 | Chandra Sturrup (BAH)
|
23.07 | |
| 3 | 21 | Pauline Davis (BAH)
|
23.13 | |
| 1 | 22 | Lucrecia Jardim (POR)
|
23.16 | |
| 2 | 23 | Katia Benth (FRA)
|
23.20 | |
| 3 | 24 | Melanie Paschke (GER)
|
23.22 | |
| 1 | 25 | Hana Benešová (CZE)
|
23.34 | |
| 3 | 25 | Felipa Palacios (COL)
|
23.34 | |
| 3 | 27 | Alenka Bikar (SLO)
|
23.43 | |
| 2 | 28 | Simmone Jacobs (GBR)
|
23.49 | |
| 3 | 29 | Sanna Hernesniemi (FIN)
|
23.52 | |
| 1 | 30 | Lauren Hewitt (AUS)
|
23.53 | |
| 4 | 31 | Shanta Ghosh (GER)
|
23.62 | |
| 1 | 32 | Katharine Merry (GBR)
|
23.98 |
Semifinals
edit7 August
| Heat | Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | Merlene Ottey (JAM)
|
22.26 Q | SB |
| 2 | 2 | Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI)
|
22.33 Q | AR |
| 2 | 3 | Sylviane Félix (FRA)
|
22.57 Q | |
| 2 | 4 | Yekaterina Leshchova (RUS)
|
22.59 Q | |
| 1 | 4 | Inger Miller (USA)
|
22.59 Q | |
| 1 | 6 | Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR)
|
22.65 Q | |
| 1 | 7 | Marina Trandenkova (RUS)
|
22.69 Q | |
| 1 | 8 | Melinda Gainsford (AUS)
|
22.70 Q | |
| 2 | 8 | Ekaterini Koffa (GRE)
|
22.70 | SB |
| 1 | 10 | Merlene Frazer (JAM)
|
22.81 | |
| 2 | 11 | Zundra Feagin (USA)
|
22.92 | |
| 1 | 12 | Juliet Campbell (JAM)
|
22.94 | |
| 2 | 13 | Juliet Cuthbert (JAM)
|
23.03 | |
| 1 | 13 | Liu Xiaomei (CHN)
|
23.03 | |
| 2 | — | Petya Pendareva (BUL)
|
DNS | |
| 1 | — | Marie-José Pérec (FRA)
|
DNS |
Final
edit8 August
| Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR)
|
22.32 | |
|
Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI)
|
22.39 | |
|
Merlene Ottey (JAM)
|
22.40 | |
| 4 | Yekaterina Leshchova (RUS)
|
22.50 | |
| 5 | Inger Miller (USA)
|
22.52 | |
| 6 | Marina Trandenkova (RUS)
|
22.65 | |
| 7 | Melinda Gainsford (AUS)
|
22.73 | |
| 8 | Sylviane Félix (FRA)
|
22.81 |