# Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's 100 metres

The women's 100 metres event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held on 28 and 29 August at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Ekaterini Thanou Greece | Anzhela Kravchenko Ukraine | Katia Benth France |

## Results
### Heats

Wind: Heat 2: -1.7 m/s, Heat 3: +0.6 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Melinda Sergent | United States | 11.54 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Amara Ezem-Wallace | Nigeria | 11.98 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Natalya Ignatova | Russia | 11.98 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Rose Abo | Nigeria | 12.10 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Chen Shu-chen | Chinese Taipei | 12.24 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Lucy Nyadenga | Zimbabwe | 13.24 | |
| 7 | 1 | Adriana Lewis | Peru | 13.50 | |
| 1 | 2 | Tara Perry | Canada | 11.78 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Agnė Visockaitė | Lithuania | 11.94 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Wan Kin Yee | Hong Kong | 12.10 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Rutti Luksepp | Estonia | 12.24 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Elena Sordelli | Italy | 12.30 | Q |
| 1 | 3 | Ekaterini Thanou | Greece | 11.23 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Natallia Safronnikava | Belarus | 11.71 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Olga Povtaryova | Russia | 11.85 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Mireille Donders | Switzerland | 11.89 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Annemarie Kramer | Netherlands | 11.96 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Adriana Francisco | Brazil | 12.09 | q |
| 1 | 4 | Anzhela Kravchenko | Ukraine | 11.75 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Karen Clarke | Canada | 11.86 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Marit Nyberg-Birknes | Norway | 11.92 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Sarah Oxley | Great Britain | 11.98 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Anna Smythe | New Zealand | 12.08 | Q |
| 1 | 5 | Katia Benth | France | 11.64 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium | 11.94 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Rahela Markt | Croatia | 11.98 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Manuela Grillo | Italy | 12.08 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Lena Barry | Ireland | 12.15 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | Lorena de Oliveira | Brazil | 12.31 | |
| 7 | 5 | Seynabou N'Diaye | Senegal | 12.62 | |
| 1 | 6 | Passion Richardson | United States | 11.87 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Mia Prinsloo | South Africa | 11.96 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Monika Gachevska | Bulgaria | 12.05 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Mónica Castro | Chile | 12.35 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Veronica Wabukawo | Uganda | 12.35 | Q |
| | 6 | Zannatun Nessa | Bangladesh | DNF | |

### Quarterfinals

Wind: Heat 1: ? m/s, Heat 2: +0.4 m/s, Heat 3: ? m/s, Heat 4: -1.1 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Tara Perry | Canada | 11.59 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Anzhela Kravchenko | Ukraine | 11.60 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Sarah Oxley | Great Britain | 11.81 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Marit Nyberg-Birknes | Norway | 11.81 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Amara Ezem-Wallace | Nigeria | 11.85 | |
| 5 | 1 | Natalya Ignatova | Russia | 11.85 | |
| 7 | 1 | Manuela Grillo | Italy | 11.99 | |
| 8 | 1 | Lena Barry | Ireland | 12.07 | |
| 1 | 2 | Ekaterini Thanou | Greece | 11.25 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Agnė Visockaitė | Lithuania | 11.71 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Karen Clarke | Canada | 11.80 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Rose Abo | Nigeria | 11.90 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Veronica Wabukawo | Uganda | 12.30 | |
| 6 | 2 | Mónica Castro | Chile | 12.35 | |
| 1 | 3 | Katia Benth | France | 11.57 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Mireille Donders | Switzerland | 11.78 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Passion Richardson | United States | 11.87 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Olga Povtaryova | Russia | 12.03 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Mia Prinsloo | South Africa | 12.04 | |
| 6 | 3 | Chen Shu-chen | Chinese Taipei | 12.04 | |
| 7 | 3 | Adriana Francisco | Brazil | 12.12 | |
| 1 | 4 | Melinda Sergent | United States | 11.45 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Natallia Safronnikava | Belarus | 11.74 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium | 11.83 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Rahela Markt | Croatia | 11.85 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Anna Smythe | New Zealand | 12.01 | |
| 6 | 4 | Rutti Luksepp | Estonia | 12.02 | |
| 7 | 4 | Wan Kin Yee | Hong Kong | 12.03 | |

### Semifinals

Wind: Heat 1: +1.3 m/s, Heat 2: +2.4 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Ekaterini Thanou | Greece | 11.22 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Anzhela Kravchenko | Ukraine | 11.39 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Tara Perry | Canada | 11.60 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Mireille Donders | Switzerland | 11.68 | Q |
| ? | 1 | Marit Nyberg-Birknes | Norway | 11.87 | |
| ? | 1 | Olga Povtaryova | Russia | 11.89 | |
| 1 | 2 | Melinda Sergent | United States | 11.30 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Katia Benth | France | 11.30 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Agnė Visockaitė | Lithuania | 11.53 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Karen Clarke | Canada | 11.65 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium | 11.66 | |
| 6 | 2 | Rahela Markt | Croatia | 11.68 | |
| 7 | 2 | Natallia Safronnikava | Belarus | 11.69 | |

### Final

Wind: +1.5 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Ekaterini Thanou | Greece | 11.20 |
| | Anzhela Kravchenko | Ukraine | 11.34 |
| | Katia Benth | France | 11.35 |
| 4 | Tara Perry | Canada | 11.47 |
| 5 | Agnė Visockaitė | Lithuania | 11.53 |
| 6 | Melinda Sergent | United States | 11.57 |
| 7 | Mireille Donders | Switzerland | 11.65 |
| 8 | Karen Clarke | Canada | 11.80 |