Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held on 26–27 August at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Yekaterina Leshcheva  Russia	Katia Benth  France	Monika Gachevska  Bulgaria

Results

Heats

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.2 m/s, Heat 3: -1.2 m/s

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
?	?	Yekaterina Leshcheva	Russia	23.29	+0.8
?	?	Mireille Donders	Switzerland	23.31	0.0
1	3	Katia Benth	France	23.51
2	3	Svetlana Goncharenko	Russia	23.84
?	?	Kim Gevaert	Belgium	23.92	+1.5
3	?	LaDonna Antoine	Canada	23.94	[1]
5	1	Michelle Thomas	Great Britain	23.98
2	?	Elona Reinalda	Australia	24.16	Q[2]
2	?	Rutti Luksepp	Estonia	24.80	+0.8
8	?	Andrea Pinnock	Canada	25.21	[1]

Quarterfinals

Wind:
Heat 3: +0.8 m/s

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
?	3	Yekaterina Leshcheva	Russia	23.13
?	?	Katia Benth	France	23.36	+1.0
2	?	LaDonna Antoine	Canada	23.50	[1]
3	?	Elona Reinalda	Australia	23.60	Q[2]
?	3	Kim Gevaert	Belgium	23.95
6	3	Lorena de Oliveira	Brazil	24.41

Semifinals

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	?	Yekaterina Leshcheva	Russia	23.23	Q, -0.9
1	?	Katia Benth	France	23.26	Q, -0.6
2	?	Monika Gachevska	Bulgaria	23.37	Q, -0.6
3	?	Mireille Donders	Switzerland	23.53	Q, -0.6
?	?	Anke Feller	Germany	23.62	Q, -0.9
?	?	Sarah Oxley	Great Britain	23.70	Q, -0.9
4	?	Elona Reinalda	Australia	23.74	Q, -0.6[2]
4	?	LaDonna Antoine	Canada	23.76	Q[3]
?	?	Shanta Ghosh	Germany	23.84	-0.6
?	?	Kim Gevaert	Belgium	24.03	-0.9
?	?	Svetlana Goncharenko	Russia	24.09	-0.6

Final

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Wind: -0.6 m/s

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Yekaterina Leshcheva	Russia	23.18
	Katia Benth	France	23.31
	Monika Gachevska	Bulgaria	23.60
4	Anke Feller	Germany	23.61
5	Sarah Oxley	Great Britain	23.66
6	LaDonna Antoine	Canada	23.73
7	Mireille Donders	Switzerland	23.74
8	Elona Reinalda	Australia	24.31

References

1. "Canadian results". Calgary Herald. 27 August 1997. p. 34. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
2. Australian 1997 Almanac
3. "Canadian results". Calgary Herald. 29 August 1997. p. 40. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
4. "Results". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2014-09-30.