# 1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres

These are the results of the women's 100 metres event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece.

## Medalists

| Gold | Marion Jones United States (USA) |
| Silver | Zhanna Pintusevich Ukraine (UKR) |
| Bronze | Savatheda Fynes Bahamas (BAH) |

## Records

| World Record | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) | 10.49 | Indianapolis, United States | 16 July 1988 |
| Championship Record | Gail Devers (USA) | 10.82 | Stuttgart, Germany | 16 August 1993 |
| Championship Record | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 10.82 | Stuttgart, Germany | 16 August 1993 |

## Results
### First round

2 August
| Heat | Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
| 4 | 1 | Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR) | 11.01 Q | SB |
| 8 | 2 | Inger Miller (USA) | 11.07 Q | |
| 7 | 3 | Marion Jones (USA) | 11.09 Q | |
| 1 | 4 | Christine Arron (FRA) | 11.13 Q | |
| 5 | 5 | Savatheda Fynes (BAH) | 11.18 Q | |
| 6 | 6 | Li Xuemei (CHN) | 11.21 Q | |
| 3 | 7 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 11.27 Q | |
| 5 | 8 | Chioma Ajunwa (NGR) | 11.28 Q | |
| 6 | 8 | Petya Pendareva (BUL) | 11.28 Q | SB |
| 7 | 10 | Beverly McDonald (JAM) | 11.29 Q | |
| 4 | 11 | Lucrecia Jardim (POR) | 11.30 Q | NR |
| 4 | 11 | Chryste Gaines (USA) | 11.30 Q | |
| 1 | 13 | Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova (RUS) | 11.31 Q | |
| 3 | 13 | Melanie Paschke (GER) | 11.31 Q | |
| 2 | 15 | Katerina Thanou (GRE) | 11.32 Q | |
| 2 | 16 | Andrea Philipp (GER) | 11.33 Q | |
| 5 | 16 | Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe (MAD) | 11.33 Q | |
| 6 | 18 | Frederique Bangue (FRA) | 11.34 Q | |
| 1 | 19 | Liu Xiaomei (CHN) | 11.35 Q | |
| 3 | 20 | Eldece Clarke (BAH) | 11.36 Q | |
| 6 | 20 | Melinda Gainsford (AUS) | 11.36 q | |
| 4 | 22 | Lucimar de Moura (BRA) | 11.37 q | |
| 7 | 23 | Nora Ivanova (BUL) | 11.42 Q | |
| 8 | 24 | Esther Moller (GER) | 11.44 Q | |
| 7 | 25 | Anzhela Kravchenko (UKR) | 11.46 q | |
| 1 | 25 | Heather Samuel (ATG) | 11.46 q | |
| 2 | 27 | Debbie Ferguson (BAH) | 11.47 Q | |
| 4 | 28 | Maria Tsoni (GRE) | 11.48 q | |
| 8 | 29 | Endurance Ojokolu (NGR) | 11.53 Q | |
| 2 | 30 | Sanna Hernesniemi (FIN) | 11.54 q | |
| 5 | 30 | Lauren Hewitt (AUS) | 11.54 q | |
| 8 | 30 | Pei Fang (CHN) | 11.54 q | |
| 8 | 33 | Delphine Combe (FRA) | 11.55 | |
| 3 | 34 | Manuela Levorato (ITA) | 11.57 | |
| 7 | 35 | Simmone Jacobs (GBR) | 11.58 | |
| 3 | 36 | Johanna Manninen (FIN) | 11.59 | |
| 5 | 37 | Aida Diop (SEN) | 11.61 | |
| 7 | 38 | Leonie Mani (CMR) | 11.62 | |
| 5 | 39 | Giada Gallina (ITA) | 11.64 | |
| 4 | 40 | Marcia Richardson (GBR) | 11.65 | |
| 6 | 41 | Natalya Ignatova (RUS) | 11.70 | |
| 4 | 42 | Deirdre Caruana (MLT) | 12.73 | |
| 1 | 43 | Irina Pukha (UKR) | 11.75 | |
| 8 | 44 | Aksel Gürcan (TUR) | 11.82 | |
| 2 | 45 | Sandra Borrero (COL) | 11.83 | |
| 2 | 46 | Cydonie Mothersille (CAY) | 11.87 | |
| 1 | 47 | Tamara Shanidze (GEO) | 11.97 | |
| 1 | 48 | Antonia Cadore (GRN) | 12.00 | NR |
| 3 | 49 | Elma Posadas (PHI) | 12.19 | |
| 3 | 50 | Laure Kuetey (BEN) | 12.38 | |
| 2 | 51 | N. Rabbaiya (INA) | 12.43 | |
| 8 | 52 | Devi Maya Paneru (NEP) | 12.97 | |
| 5 | 53 | Shyrome Hughes (ANG) | 13.03 | |
| 4 | 54 | Edouwe Appin (NRU) | 14.19 | |
| 6 | 55 | Tiresa Paselio (SAM) | 14.36 | |
| 2 | 56 | Peoria Koshiba (PLW) | 14.55 | |
| 6 | — | Hermin Joseph (DMA) | DNS | |
| 7 | — | Mayra Mayberry (PUR) | DNS | |
| 7 | — | Marwa Rostom (PLE) | DNS | |

### Second round

2 August
| Heat | Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR) | 10.90 Q | NR |
| 3 | 2 | Marion Jones (USA) | 10.96 Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 11.00 Q | |
| 4 | 4 | Christine Arron (FRA) | 11.04 Q | |
| 1 | 5 | Chioma Ajunwa (NGR) | 11.14 Q | SB |
| 4 | 6 | Sevatheda Fynes (BAH) | 11.16 Q | |
| 4 | 7 | Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova (RUS) | 11.17 Q | SB |
| 1 | 8 | Ekaterini Thanou (GRE) | 11.19 Q | |
| 1 | 9 | Chryste Gaines (USA) | 11.19 q | |
| 1 | 10 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (AUS) | 11.20 q | |
| 2 | 11 | Inger Miller (USA) | 11.23 Q | |
| 3 | 11 | Melanie Paschke (GER) | 11.23 Q | |
| 2 | 13 | Andrea Philipp (GER) | 11.26 Q | |
| 3 | 14 | Eldece Clarke-Lewis (BAH) | 11.27 Q | |
| 2 | 15 | Debbie Ferguson (BAH) | 11.28 q | SB |
| 3 | 16 | Frederique Bangue (FRA) | 11.31 q | |
| 3 | 17 | Beverly McDonald (JAM) | 11.31 q | |
| 3 | 18 | Li Xuemei (CHN) | 11.36 | |
| 4 | 18 | Nora Ivanova (BUL) | 11.36 | |
| 4 | 20 | Liu Xiaomei (CHN) | 11.37 | |
| 1 | 21 | Sanna Hernesniemi-Kyllonen (FIN) | 11.37 | |
| 2 | 22 | Petya Pendareva (BUL) | 11.39 | |
| 4 | 23 | Lucrecia Jardim (POR) | 11.40 | |
| 1 | 24 | Esther Moller (GER) | 11.42 | |
| 4 | 25 | Anzhela Kravchenko (UKR) | 11.43 | |
| 2 | 26 | Lucimar de Moura (BRA) | 11.44 | |
| 2 | 27 | Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe (MAD) | 11.49 | |
| 1 | 28 | Pei Fang (CHN) | 11.50 | |
| 3 | 29 | Endurance Ojokolo (NGR) | 11.53 | |
| 2 | 30 | Lauren Hewitt (AUS) | 11.55 | |
| 3 | 31 | Heather Samuel (ATG) | 11.56 | |
| 4 | 32 | Maria Tsoni (GRE) | 11.62 | |

### Semifinals

3 August
| Heat | Rank | Name | Result |
| 2 | 1 | Marion Jones (USA) | 10.94 Q |
| 2 | 2 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 11.08 Q |
| 1 | 3 | Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR) | 11.10 Q |
| 2 | 4 | Savatheda Fynes (BAH) | 11.11 Q |
| 1 | 5 | Christine Arron (FRA) | 11.13 Q |
| 2 | 6 | Inger Miller (USA) | 11.17 Q |
| 1 | 7 | Melanie Paschke (GER) | 11.34 Q |
| 2 | 7 | Katerina Thanou (GRE) | 11.34 |
| 1 | 9 | Chryste Gaines (USA) | 11.35 Q |
| 2 | 9 | Melinda Gainsford (AUS) | 11.35 |
| 1 | 9 | Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova (RUS) | 11.35 |
| 2 | 12 | Debbie Ferguson (BAH) | 11.39 |
| 2 | 13 | Andrea Philipp (GER) | 11.40 |
| 1 | 14 | Eldece Clarke-Lewis (BAH) | 11.41 |
| 1 | 14 | Chioma Ajunwa (NGR) | 11.41 |
| 1 | 16 | Frederique Bangue (FRA) | 11.44 |

### Final

3 August
| Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes |
| | 3 | Marion Jones (USA) | 10.83 | WL |
| | 5 | Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR) | 10.85 | NR |
| | 1 | Savatheda Fynes (BAH) | 11.03 | PB |
| 4 | 4 | Christine Arron (FRA) | 11.05 | |
| 5 | 7 | Inger Miller (USA) | 11.18 | |
| 6 | 2 | Melanie Paschke (GER) | 11.19 | |
| 7 | 6 | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 11.29 | |
| 8 | 8 | Chryste Gaines (USA) | 11.32 | |