The women's 200 metres event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7–8.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Ekaterini Koffa Greece
|
Juliet Cuthbert Jamaica
|
Svetlana Goncharenko Russia
|
Results edit
Heats edit
First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 8 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
Semifinals edit
First 2 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Juliet Cuthbert | Jamaica |
22.62 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 3 | Svetlana Goncharenko | Russia |
22.88 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Merlene Frazer | Jamaica |
22.95 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Ekaterini Koffa | Greece |
22.96 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 2 | Yekaterina Leshcheva | Russia |
23.00 | Q, SB |
| 6 | 2 | Pauline Davis |  Bahamas |
23.04 | SB |
| 7 | 1 | Mireille Donders |  Switzerland |
23.30 | PB |
| 8 | 1 | Chryste Gaines |  United States |
23.31 | |
| 9 | 2 | Virna De Angeli |  Italy |
23.39 | |
| 10 | 3 | Carlette Guidry | United States |
23.48 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Erika Suchovská |  Czech Republic |
23.63 | |
| 12 | 3 | Donna Fraser |  Great Britain |
23.86 | |
| 13 | 1 | Svetlana Bodritskaya |  Kazakhstan |
23.95 | |
| 14 | 1 | Lauren Hewitt |  Australia |
23.97 | |
| 15 | 3 | Yan Jiankui |  China |
24.18 | |
| 16 | 2 | Monika Gachevska |  Bulgaria |
24.47 | |
| 3 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | Australia |
DQ | ||
| 2 | Katharine Merry | Great Britain |
DNS |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
6 | Ekaterini Koffa | Greece |
22.76 | NR |
 |
3 | Juliet Cuthbert | Jamaica |
22.77 | |
 |
5 | Svetlana Goncharenko | Russia |
22.85 | |
| 4 | 4 | Merlene Frazer | Jamaica |
22.88 | |
| 5 | 1 | Yekaterina Leshcheva | Russia |
23.81 | |
| 2 | Carlette Guidry | United States |
DNS |
References edit
- ^ 200 m heats results
- ^ 200 m semifinals results (archived)
- ^ 200 m final results (archived)