1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres

These are the results of the women's 200 metres event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece.

Medalists Gold Zhanna PintusevichUkraine (UKR)Silver Susanthika JayasingheSri Lanka (SRI)Bronze Merlene OtteyJamaica (JAM)

Records World Record21.34Seoul, South Korea29 September 1988Championship Record21.74Rome, Italy3 September 1987

Results

Heats 6 August HeatRankNameResultNotes4122.44 QAR7122.44 Q=AR4322.47 QPB4422.47 Q6522.55 Q4622.71 QPB2722.76 Q7722.76 Q7922.77 QSB71022.81 QNR11122.85 Q31222.87 Q21322.91 Q31422.94 Q31522.97 Q11622.99 QSB61622.99 Q61823.00 Q41923.02 q62023.04 QSB52123.08 Q12223.10 Q32323.11 QSB32423.15 q62523.17 q12623.18 Q12723.20 q42823.2222923.23 QSB53023.26 Q53123.28 Q53223.33 Q13323.45SB43323.4553523.5463623.5523723.58 Q33823.6623923.7174023.8654123.9324223.9634223.9664424.0844524.2714624.3174724.5374825.02SB64925.15PB75025.3555130.8852

Second round 6 August HeatRankNameResultNotes4122.45 Q2222.47 Q4322.56 QPB4322.56 Q2522.63 Q1622.65 Q3722.69 Q 4822.75 q4922.81 qSB21022.83 Q31122.85 Q41222.90 qSB11322.91 Q31422.92 Q41522.95 q21622.97SB11723.05 Q11823.0621923.0721923.0732123.1312223.1622323.2032423.2212523.3432523.3432723.4322823.4932923.5213023.5343123.6213223.98

Semifinals 7 August HeatRankNameResultNotes2122.26 QSB2222.33 Q AR 2322.57 Q 2422.59 Q 1422.59 Q 1622.65 Q 1722.69 Q 1822.70 Q2822.70SB11022.8121122.92 11222.94 21323.0311323.032—DNS 1—DNS

Final 8 August RankNameResultNotes22.32 22.3922.40422.50522.52622.65722.73822.81

References Results IAAF