# Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held on 26 and 27 August at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Yekaterina Leshcheva Russia | Katia Benth France | Monika Gachevska Bulgaria |

## Results
### Heats

Wind: Heat 1: +1.2 m/s, Heat 2: +1.5 m/s, Heat 3: -1.2 m/s, Heat 4: +0.8 m/s, Heat 5: ? m/s, Heat 6: ? m/s
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Mireille Donders | Switzerland | 23.31 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Natallia Safronnikava | Belarus | 23.73 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | LaDonna Antoine | Canada | 23.94 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Ameerah Bello | United States Virgin Islands | 23.96 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Michelle Thomas | Great Britain | 23.98 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Wan Kin Yee | Hong Kong | 24.30 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Chen Shu-chen | Chinese Taipei | 24.49 | |
| 8 | 1 | Adriana Francisco | Brazil | 24.58 | |
| 1 | 2 | Anke Feller | Germany | 23.76 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium | 23.92 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | LaTasha Jenkins | United States | 24.12 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Olivia Haddon | New Zealand | 25.97 | Q |
| 1 | 3 | Katia Benth | France | 23.51 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Svetlana Goncharenko | Russia | 23.84 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Sarah Oxley | Great Britain | 23.89 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Mia Prinsloo | South Africa | 24.28 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Rose Abo | Nigeria | 24.49 | q |
| 6 | 3 | Rahela Markt | Croatia | 24.67 | |
| 7 | 3 | Jane Arnott | New Zealand | 24.78 | |
| 8 | 3 | Andrea Pinnock | Canada | 25.21 | |
| 1 | 4 | Yekaterina Leshcheva | Russia | 23.29 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Elona Reinalda | Australia | 24.16 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Elena Apollonio | Italy | 24.42 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Biljana Mitrović | Yugoslavia | 24.54 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Rutti Luksepp | Estonia | 24.80 | |
| 5 | 4 | Veronica Wabukawo | Uganda | 25.45 | |
| 6 | 4 | Lisbeth Nielsen | Denmark | 26.50 | |
| 1 | 5 | Monika Gachevska | Bulgaria | 23.74 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Kelli White | United States | 24.10 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Shanta Ghosh | Germany | 24.23 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Lorena de Oliveira | Brazil | 24.65 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Seynabou N'Diaye | Senegal | 25.58 | |
| 6 | 5 | Lucy Nyadenga | Zimbabwe | 26.42 | |
| | 5 | Olajide Olusola | Nigeria | DQ | |
| 1 | 6 | Annemarie Kramer | Netherlands | 24.12 | q |
| 2 | 6 | Irene Daniele | Italy | 24.60 | |
| 3 | 6 | Lena Barry | Ireland | 24.66 | |

### Quarterfinals

Wind: Heat 1: +1.0 m/s, Heat 2: ? m/s, Heat 3: +0.8 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Yekaterina Leshcheva | Russia | 23.13 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Katia Benth | France | 23.36 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Mireille Donders | Switzerland | 23.46 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | LaDonna Antoine | Canada | 23.50 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Sarah Oxley | Great Britain | 23.55 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Monika Gachevska | Bulgaria | 23.57 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Elona Reinalda | Australia | 23.60 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Anke Feller | Germany | 23.61 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Shanta Ghosh | Germany | 23.75 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | Natallia Safronnikava | Belarus | 23.83 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Svetlana Goncharenko | Russia | 23.90 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium | 23.95 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | Ameerah Bello | United States Virgin Islands | 23.97 | q |
| 13 | 1 | Annemarie Kramer | Netherlands | 23.97 | q |
| 15 | 1 | Michelle Thomas | Great Britain | 24.02 | q |
| 16 | 2 | Elena Apollonio | Italy | 24.15 | q |
| 17 | 2 | Mia Prinsloo | South Africa | 24.17 | |
| 18 | 3 | LaTasha Jenkins | United States | 24.20 | |
| 19 | 3 | Lorena de Oliveira | Brazil | 24.41 | |
| 20 | 3 | Biljana Mitrović | Yugoslavia | 24.42 | |
| 21 | 3 | Rose Abo | Nigeria | 24.53 | |
| 22 | 2 | Wan Kin Yee | Hong Kong | 24.54 | |
| 23 | 2 | Olivia Haddon | New Zealand | 26.03 | |
| | 1 | Kelli White | United States | ? | |

### Semifinals

Wind: Heat 1: -0.9 m/s, Heat 2: -0.6 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Yekaterina Leshcheva | Russia | 23.23 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Katia Benth | France | 23.26 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Monika Gachevska | Bulgaria | 23.37 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Mireille Donders | Switzerland | 23.53 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Anke Feller | Germany | 23.62 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Sarah Oxley | Great Britain | 23.70 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Elona Reinalda | Australia | 23.74 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | LaDonna Antoine | Canada | 23.76 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Shanta Ghosh | Germany | 23.84 | |
| 10 | 1 | Natallia Safronnikava | Belarus | 23.86 | |
| 11 | 1 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium | 24.03 | |
| 12 | 2 | Annemarie Kramer | Netherlands | 24.06 | |
| 13 | 2 | Svetlana Goncharenko | Russia | 24.09 | |
| 14 | 1 | Ameerah Bello | United States Virgin Islands | 24.12 | |
| 15 | 1 | Elena Apollonio | Italy | 24.13 | |
| 16 | 2 | Michelle Thomas | Great Britain | 24.23 | |

### Final

Wind: -0.6 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Yekaterina Leshcheva | Russia | 23.18 |
| | Katia Benth | France | 23.31 |
| | Monika Gachevska | Bulgaria | 23.60 |
| 4 | Anke Feller | Germany | 23.61 |
| 5 | Sarah Oxley | Great Britain | 23.66 |
| 6 | LaDonna Antoine | Canada | 23.73 |
| 7 | Mireille Donders | Switzerland | 23.74 |
| 8 | Elona Reinalda | Australia | 24.31 |