# 1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jump

These are the official results of the Women's Triple Jump event at the 1997 IAAF World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 41 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Monday August 4, 1997. The qualification mark was set at 14.30 metres.

## Medalists

| Gold | Šárka Kašpárková Czech Republic (CZE) |
| Silver | Rodica Mateescu Romania (ROM) |
| Bronze | Olena Hovorova Ukraine (UKR) |

## Results
### Qualification

Held on Saturday 1997-08-02
Qualification: 14.30 m (Q) or at least 12 best (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Group | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | A | Ashia Hansen | Great Britain | x | 14.77 | | 14.77 | Q |
| 2 | B | Rodica Mateescu | Romania | 13.63 | 14.57 | | 14.57 | Q |
| 3 | A | Betty Lise | France | 13.97 | 13.81 | 14.50 | 14.50 | Q, NR |
| 4 | A | Olga Vasdeki | Greece | 14.23 | 14.49 | | 14.49 | Q, NR |
| 5 | A | Šárka Kašpárková | Czech Republic | 14.17 | 14.44 | | 14.44 | Q |
| 6 | A | Olena Hovorova | Ukraine | 14.39 | | | 14.39 | Q |
| 7 | A | Zhanna Gureyeva | Belarus | x | x | 14.35 | 14.35 | Q, PB |
| 7 | A | Jeļena Blaževiča | Latvia | x | 14.35 | | 14.35 | Q, SB |
| 9 | B | Tereza Marinova | Bulgaria | 13.65 | 13.99 | 14.28 | 14.28 | Q |
| 10 | A | Cynthea Rhodes | United States | x | 13.77 | 14.25 | 14.25 | q, PB |
| 11 | B | Gundega Sproge | Latvia | 14.22 | 13.73 | x | 14.22 | q |
| 12 | B | Petra Laux-Lobinger | Germany | 12.77 | 14.02 | 14.17 | 14.17 | q |
| 13 | B | Yamilé Aldama | Cuba | 14.09 | 13.80 | 13.72 | 14.09 | |
| 14 | A | Yelena Donkina | Russia | 13.19 | 14.07 | 13.79 | 14.07 | |
| 15 | A | Natalya Kayukova | Russia | x | 13.90 | 14.06 | 14.06 | |
| 16 | A | Ren Ruiping | China | 14.06 | x | x | 14.06 | |
| 17 | B | Galina Čisťaková | Slovakia | 14.02 | x | 13.99 | 14.02 | |
| 18 | B | Olena Khlusovych | Ukraine | 13.87 | 13.42 | x | 13.87 | |
| 19 | A | Heli Koivula | Finland | 13.81 | 13.85 | | 13.85 | |
| 20 | A | Suzette Lee | Jamaica | x | 13.82 | 13.82 | 13.82 | |
| 21 | B | Maria de Souza | Brazil | 13.51 | x | 13.75 | 13.75 | |
| 22 | B | Yelena Stakhova | Belarus | x | 13.54 | 13.71 | 13.71 | |
| 23 | B | Barbara Lah | Italy | 13.70 | x | x | 13.70 | |
| 24 | B | Dorthe Jensen | Denmark | 13.17 | x | 13.69 | 13.69 | PB |
| 25 | B | Michelle Griffith | Great Britain | x | 12.88 | 13.67 | 13.67 | |
| 26 | A | Zlatka Georgieva | Bulgaria | 13.52 | x | 12.87 | 13.52 | |
| 27 | B | Niambi Dennis | United States | x | 13.51 | x | 13.51 | |
| 28 | B | Andrea Ávila | Argentina | x | 13.45 | 13.25 | 13.45 | |
| 29 | A | Jackie Edwards | Bahamas | x | 12.95 | 13.39 | 13.39 | |
| 30 | A | Anja Valant | Slovenia | x | 13.36 | 12.74 | 13.36 | |
| 31 | B | Trecia Smith | Jamaica | 13.00 | x | 13.34 | 13.34 | |
| 32 | A | Antonella Capriotti | Italy | 13.32 | x | x | 13.32 | |
| 33 | A | Marija Martinović | FR Yugoslavia | 12.94 | 12.84 | 13.30 | 13.30 | |
| 34 | A | Cristina Nicolau | Romania | x | x | 13.25 | 13.25 | |
| 35 | B | María Fletschmann | Guatemala | 12.18 | x | x | 12.18 | |
| 36 | B | Valérie Guiyoule | France | x | x | 11.37 | 11.37 | |
| | A | Shonda Swift | United States | x | x | x | NM | |
| | B | Anna Biryukova | Russia | x | x | x | NM | |
| | B | Cristina Morujão | Portugal | x | x | x | NM | |
| | A | Oksana Zelinskaya | Kazakhstan | x | x | x | DQ | |
| | B | Inessa Kravets | Ukraine | x | x | x | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
| | Šárka Kašpárková | Czech Republic | 14.86 | 14.65 | 15.01 | x | 15.20 | 14.83 | 15.20 | WL |
| | Rodica Mateescu | Romania | 15.16 | x | 14.90 | 14.38 | 14.84 | 12.21 | 15.16 | NR |
| | Olena Hovorova | Ukraine | 14.59 | 14.50 | x | 14.58 | 14.67 | x | 14.67 | PB |
| 4 | Olga Vasdeki | Greece | 14.39 | 14.36 | 14.26 | 14.46 | 14.62 | 14.60 | 14.62 | NR |
| 5 | Ashia Hansen | Great Britain | 13.99 | 14.36 | x | 14.41 | 14.21 | 14.49 | 14.49 | |
| 6 | Tereza Marinova | Bulgaria | 14.34 | 13.78 | x | 14.10 | 14.09 | 12.54 | 14.34 | |
| 7 | Jeļena Blaževiča | Latvia | x | 14.06 | 13.88 | 13.78 | x | x | 14.06 | |
| 8 | Betty Lise | France | 13.49 | 14.02 | x | x | 14.03 | 13.77 | 14.03 | |
| 9 | Gundega Sproge | Latvia | 13.65 | x | 13.98 | | | | 13.98 | |
| 10 | Petra Laux-Lobinger | Germany | x | 13.64 | 13.86 | | | | 13.86 | |
| 11 | Cynthea Rhodes | United States | 13.44 | 13.69 | 13.79 | | | | 13.79 | |
| 12 | Zhanna Gureyeva | Belarus | 13.59 | x | 13.45 | | | | 13.59 | |