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 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
Heats
6 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 Felix (FRA) |
22.71 Q | PB |
| 2 | 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | %253B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sittina Djabiri (COM) |
30.88 | |
| 5 | Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova (RUS) |
DNF | ||
| 2 |  Nadjina Kaltouma (CHA) |
DNS |
Second round
6 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
7 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
8 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 |
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