# 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's pentathlon

The women's pentathlon event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Sabine Braun Germany | Mona Steigauf Germany | Kym Carter United States |

## Results
### 60 metres hurdles

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Sabine Braun | Germany | 8.11 | 1104 |
| 2 | 1 | Remigija Nazarovienė | Lithuania | 8.20 | 1084 |
| 3 | 1 | Mona Steigauf | Germany | 8.23 | 1077 |
| 4 | 2 | Kym Carter | United States | 8.36 | 1048 |
| 5 | 1 | Eunice Barber | Sierra Leone | 8.39 | 1041 |
| 6 | 1 | Urszula Włodarczyk | Poland | 8.40 | 1039 |
| 7 | 2 | Tiia Hautala | Finland | 8.47 | 1024 |
| 8 | 1 | DeDee Nathan | United States | 8.61 | 993 |
| 9 | 1 | Karin Periginelli | Italy | 8.67 | 980 |
| 10 | 2 | Marie Collonvillé | France | 8.78 | 956 |
| 11 | 2 | Tatyana Gordeyeva | Russia | 8.79 | 954 |
| 12 | 2 | Svetlana Kazanina | Kazakhstan | 9.23 | 862 |

### High jump

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1.59 | 1.62 | 1.65 | 1.68 | 1.71 | 1.74 | 1.77 | 1.80 | 1.83 | 1.86 | 1.89 | 1.92 | 1.95 | Result | Points | Total |
| 1 | Tatyana Gordeyeva | Russia | o | – | – | o | – | xo | o | o | o | xxo | xo | xxo | xxx | 1.92 | 1132 | 2086 |
| 2 | Sabine Braun | Germany | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | | | 1.86 | 1054 | 2158 |
| 3 | Mona Steigauf | Germany | – | – | – | o | – | o | o | xo | xo | xxx | | | | 1.83 | 1016 | 2093 |
| 4 | Urszula Włodarczyk | Poland | – | – | – | – | o | – | xo | xo | xo | xxx | | | | 1.83 | 1016 | 2055 |
| 5 | Kym Carter | United States | – | – | – | o | – | o | o | xo | xxo | xxx | | | | 1.83 | 1016 | 2064 |
| 6 | DeDee Nathan | United States | – | – | – | – | o | o | xo | xo | xxo | xxx | | | | 1.83 | 1016 | 2009 |
| 7 | Eunice Barber | Sierra Leone | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | xo | xxx | | | | | 1.80 | 978 | 2019 |
| 7 | Remigija Nazarovienė | Lithuania | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | xo | xxx | | | | | 1.80 | 978 | 2062 |
| 9 | Svetlana Kazanina | Kazakhstan | – | o | o | o | o | xo | o | xo | xxx | | | | | 1.80 | 978 | 1840 |
| 10 | Marie Collonvillé | France | – | – | – | – | o | xo | xo | xxx | | | | | | 1.77 | 941 | 1897 |
| 11 | Tiia Hautala | Finland | – | – | o | – | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | 1.74 | 903 | 1927 |
| 12 | Karin Periginelli | Italy | – | o | o | o | xxx | | | | | | | | | 1.68 | 830 | 1810 |

### Shot put

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Total |
| 1 | Kym Carter | United States | 14.64 | 15.14 | 15.48 | 15.48 | 893 | 2957 |
| 2 | Sabine Braun | Germany | 14.06 | 14.39 | 14.14 | 14.39 | 820 | 2978 |
| 3 | Urszula Włodarczyk | Poland | 14.12 | 14.23 | 13.52 | 14.23 | 809 | 2864 |
| 4 | DeDee Nathan | United States | 14.22 | – | 13.88 | 14.22 | 809 | 2818 |
| 5 | Remigija Nazarovienė | Lithuania | – | – | 13.81 | 13.81 | 781 | 2843 |
| 6 | Tatyana Gordeyeva | Russia | 12.79 | 12.82 | 13.55 | 13.55 | 764 | 2850 |
| 7 | Tiia Hautala | Finland | 13.25 | 13.12 | 13.31 | 13.31 | 748 | 2675 |
| 8 | Eunice Barber | Sierra Leone | 13.05 | 11.61 | 12.50 | 13.05 | 731 | 2750 |
| 9 | Mona Steigauf | Germany | 12.86 | 12.98 | 12.35 | 12.98 | 726 | 2819 |
| 10 | Karin Periginelli | Italy | 12.67 | 11.77 | 12.51 | 12.67 | 706 | 2516 |
| 11 | Svetlana Kazanina | Kazakhstan | 12.18 | – | – | 12.18 | 673 | 2513 |
| 12 | Marie Collonvillé | France | 11.78 | 11.77 | 11.32 | 11.78 | 647 | 2544 |

### Long jump

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Total |
| 1 | Mona Steigauf | Germany | 6.25 | 6.27 | 6.47 | 6.47 | 997 | 3816 |
| 2 | Sabine Braun | Germany | 4.24 | – | 6.40 | 6.40 | 975 | 3953 |
| 3 | Eunice Barber | Sierra Leone | 6.28 | – | 6.35 | 6.35 | 959 | 3709 |
| 4 | Urszula Włodarczyk | Poland | – | 6.17 | – | 6.17 | 902 | 3766 |
| 5 | Tatyana Gordeyeva | Russia | 5.96 | 6.10 | 6.10 | 6.10 | 880 | 3730 |
| 6 | DeDee Nathan | United States | 6.09 | – | 5.91 | 6.09 | 877 | 3695 |
| 7 | Svetlana Kazanina | Kazakhstan | 5.94 | 5.84 | 5.77 | 5.94 | 831 | 3344 |
| 8 | Karin Periginelli | Italy | 5.87 | – | 5.65 | 5.87 | 810 | 3326 |
| 9 | Tiia Hautala | Finland | 5.80 | 5.74 | – | 5.80 | 789 | 3464 |
| 10 | Marie Collonvillé | France | – | 5.78 | – | 5.78 | 783 | 3327 |
| 11 | Kym Carter | United States | 5.57 | – | 5.68 | 5.68 | 753 | 3710 |
| | Remigija Nazarovienė | Lithuania | – | – | – | NM | 0 | 2843 |

### 800 metres

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Kym Carter | United States | 2:13.32 | 917 |
| 2 | 1 | Marie Collonvillé | France | 2:14.62 | 898 |
| 3 | 1 | Karin Periginelli | Italy | 2:14.69 | 897 |
| 4 | 1 | Svetlana Kazanina | Kazakhstan | 2:16.46 | 897 |
| 5 | 2 | Mona Steigauf | Germany | 2:17.00 | 865 |
| 6 | 2 | Eunice Barber | Sierra Leone | 2:18.17 | 849 |
| 7 | 2 | Urszula Włodarczyk | Poland | 2:18.26 | 847 |
| 8 | 2 | Tatyana Gordeyeva | Russia | 2:18.40 | 845 |
| 9 | 2 | Sabine Braun | Germany | 2:19.74 | 827 |
| 10 | 1 | DeDee Nathan | United States | 2:20.43 | 818 |
| | 1 | Tiia Hautala | Finland | DNS | 0 |
| | 1 | Remigija Nazarovienė | Lithuania | DNS | 0 |

### Final standings

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 60m H | HJ | SP | LJ | 800m | Points | Notes |
| | Sabine Braun | Germany | 8.11 | 1.86 | 14.39 | 6.40 | 2:19.74 | 4780 | WL |
| | Mona Steigauf | Germany | 8.23 | 1.83 | 12.98 | 6.47 | 2:17.00 | 4681 | PB |
| | Kym Carter | United States | 8.36 | 1.83 | 15.48 | 5.68 | 2:13.32 | 4627 | |
| 4 | Urszula Włodarczyk | Poland | 8.40 | 1.83 | 14.23 | 6.17 | 2:18.26 | 4613 | SB |
| 5 | Tatyana Gordeyeva | Russia | 8.79 | 1.92 | 13.55 | 6.10 | 2:18.40 | 4575 | |
| 6 | Eunice Barber | Sierra Leone | 8.39 | 1.80 | 13.05 | 6.35 | 2:18.17 | 4558 | PB |
| 7 | DeDee Nathan | United States | 8.61 | 1.83 | 14.22 | 6.09 | 2:20.43 | 4513 | |
| 8 | Marie Collonvillé | France | 8.78 | 1.77 | 11.78 | 5.78 | 2:14.62 | 4225 | |
| 9 | Karin Periginelli | Italy | 8.67 | 1.68 | 12.67 | 5.87 | 2:14.69 | 4223 | |
| 10 | Svetlana Kazanina | Kazakhstan | 9.23 | 1.80 | 12.18 | 5.94 | 2:16.46 | 4216 | |
| | Tiia Hautala | Finland | 8.47 | 1.74 | 13.31 | 5.80 | DNS | DNF | |
| | Remigija Nazarovienė | Lithuania | 8.20 | 1.80 | 13.81 | NM | DNS | DNF | |