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

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

## Medalists

| Gold | Ludmila Engquist Sweden (SWE) |
| Silver | Svetla Dimitrova Bulgaria (BUL) |
| Bronze | Michelle Freeman Jamaica (JAM) |

## Results
### Heats

First 2 of each Heat (Q) and the next 7 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Michelle Freeman | Jamaica | 12.53 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 2 | Ludmila Engquist | Sweden | 12.62 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Patricia Girard | France | 12.67 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 4 | Svetla Dimitrova | Bulgaria | 12.68 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Angela Atede | Nigeria | 12.83 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Dionne Rose | Jamaica | 12.84 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Svetlana Laukhova | Russia | 12.88 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Julie Baumann | Switzerland | 12.91 | Q, SB |
| 9 | 4 | Astia Walker | Jamaica | 12.96 | q |
| 9 | 5 | Keturah Anderson | Canada | 12.96 | Q |
| 11 | 5 | Brigita Bukovec | Slovenia | 12.97 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Anjanette Kirkland | United States | 12.99 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Heike Blassneck | Germany | 13.00 | q, PB |
| 14 | 1 | Corien Botha | South Africa | 13.00 | q, NR |
| 15 | 3 | Diane Allahgreen | Great Britain | 13.03 | Q |
| 16 | 2 | Sriyani Kulawansa | Sri Lanka | 13.07 | SB |
| 16 | 5 | Yuliya Graudyn | Russia | 13.07 | q SB |
| 18 | 2 | Angela Thorp | Great Britain | 13.08 | SB |
| 19 | 2 | Carla Tuzzi | Italy | 13.10 | |
| 20 | 3 | Dawn Bowles | United States | 13.11 | |
| 20 | 5 | Melissa Morrison | United States | 13.11 | |
| 22 | 4 | Iveta Rudová | Czech Republic | 13.14 | |
| 23 | 2 | Taiwo Aladefa-Darden | Nigeria | 13.16 | |
| 24 | 5 | Aliuska López | Cuba | 13.19 | |
| 25 | 4 | Nicole Ramalalanirina | Madagascar | 13.21 | SB |
| 26 | 3 | Nadege Joseph | France | 13.23 | |
| 27 | 1 | Aneta Sosnowska | Poland | 13.28 | |
| 28 | 3 | Irina Korotya | Russia | 13.32 | |
| 29 | 3 | Yvonne Kanazawa | Japan | 13.34 | |
| 30 | 5 | María José Mardomingo | Spain | 13.42 | |
| 31 | 4 | Johanna Halkoaho | Finland | 13.52 | |
| 32 | 3 | Christiana Tabaki | Greece | 13.82 | PB |
| 33 | 5 | Veronica De Paoli | Argentina | 13.83 | |
| 34 | 1 | Virginie Gollino | Monaco | 15.26 | |
| | 4 | Anna Leszczyńska-Łazor | Poland | DNF | |
| | 1 | Veronique Linster | Luxembourg | DNS | |

### Semifinals

First 4 of each Semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Michelle Freeman | Jamaica | 12.52 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 2 | Ludmila Engquist | Sweden | 12.53 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 2 | Patricia Girard | France | 12.68 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Svetla Dimitrova | Bulgaria | 12.74 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Brigita Bukovec | Slovenia | 12.76 | Q, SB |
| 6 | 1 | Keturah Anderson | Canada | 12.87 | Q, PB |
| 7 | 2 | Svetlana Laukhova | Russia | 12.88 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Dionne Rose | Jamaica | 12.89 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Angela Atede | Nigeria | 12.91 | |
| 10 | 2 | Heike Blassneck | Germany | 12.94 | PB |
| 11 | 1 | Julie Baumann | Switzerland | 12.97 | |
| 12 | 1 | Astia Walker | Jamaica | 13.00 | |
| 13 | 1 | Anjanette Kirkland | United States | 13.04 | |
| 14 | 1 | Yuliya Graudyn | Russia | 13.07 | |
| 15 | 2 | Corien Botha | South Africa | 13.12 | |
| 16 | 2 | Diane Allahgreen | Great Britain | 13.25 | |

### Final

Wind: -0.3 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | Ludmila Engquist | Sweden | 12.50 | SB |
| | 3 | Svetla Dimitrova | Bulgaria | 12.58 | |
| | 4 | Michelle Freeman | Jamaica | 12.61 | |
| 4 | 2 | Brigita Bukovec | Slovenia | 12.69 | SB |
| 5 | 1 | Dionne Rose | Jamaica | 12.87 | |
| 6 | 8 | Keturah Anderson | Canada | 12.88 | |
| 7 | 7 | Svetlana Laukhova | Russia | 12.98 | |
| | 6 | Patricia Girard | France | DQ | |