Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's long jump

The women's long jump event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy on 27 and 28 August.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Olena Shekhovtsova Ukraine	Viktoriya Vershynina Ukraine	Cristina Nicolau Romania

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	?	Viktoriya Vershynina	Ukraine	6.59
2	?	Olena Shekhovtsova	Ukraine	6.44
3	A	Shonda Swift	United States	6.37
4	A	Cristina Nicolau	Romania	6.30
5	?	Angee Henry	United States	6.21
6	?	Maria de Souza	Brazil	6.15
7	?	Sofia Schulte	Germany	6.11
8	?	Luciana dos Santos	Brazil	6.10
9	?	Ksenija Predikaka	Slovenia	6.04
10	?	Kym Burns	Australia	5.97	^[2]
11	?	Vicky Piggin	Australia	5.97	^[2]
12	?	Lin Chao-hsiu	Chinese Taipei	5.93
13	?	Patience Itanyi	Nigeria	5.93
14	?	Mónica Castro	Chile	5.89
15	?	Vaida Ūsaitė	Lithuania	5.82
15	?	Arianna Zivez	Italy	5.82
17	?	Anja Valant	Slovenia	5.80
18	?	Anna Smythe	New Zealand	5.51
19	?	Isis Moreno	Panama	5.27
20	?	Alexandra González	Puerto Rico	5.26
21	?	Erika Varillas	Peru	5.06
22	?	Patricia Traña	Nicaragua	4.93
23	?	Hoa Nguyen Thi Than	Vietnam	4.91

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Olena Shekhovtsova	Ukraine	6.78
	Viktoriya Vershynina	Ukraine	6.44
	Cristina Nicolau	Romania	6.40
4	Shonda Swift	United States	6.24
5	Maria de Souza	Brazil	6.23
6	Angee Henry	United States	6.17
7	Sofia Schulte	Germany	6.12
8	Kym Burns	Australia	6.09
9	Luciana dos Santos	Brazil	6.02
10	Ksenija Predikaka	Slovenia	6.00
11	Vicky Piggin	Australia	5.99	^[2]
12	Lin Chao-hsiu	Chinese Taipei	5.83

^ Results at Tilastopaja
^ ^a ^b ^c "Australian 1997 Almanac" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2014-10-11.