1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
These are the results of the women's 200 metres event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece.Medalists
Records
Results
Heats
6 August
| Heat | Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
| 4 | 1 | | 22.44 Q | AR |
| 7 | 1 | | 22.44 Q | =AR |
| 4 | 3 | | 22.47 Q | PB |
| 4 | 4 | | 22.47 Q | |
| 6 | 5 | | 22.55 Q | |
| 4 | 6 | | 22.71 Q | PB |
| 2 | 7 | | 22.76 Q | |
| 7 | 7 | | 22.76 Q | |
| 7 | 9 | | 22.77 Q | SB |
| 7 | 10 | | 22.81 Q | NR |
| 1 | 11 | | 22.85 Q | |
| 3 | 12 | | 22.87 Q | |
| 2 | 13 | | 22.91 Q | |
| 3 | 14 | | 22.94 Q | |
| 3 | 15 | | 22.97 Q | |
| 1 | 16 | | 22.99 Q | SB |
| 6 | 16 | | 22.99 Q | |
| 6 | 18 | | 23.00 Q | |
| 4 | 19 | | 23.02 q | |
| 6 | 20 | | 23.04 Q | SB |
| 5 | 21 | | 23.08 Q | |
| 1 | 22 | | 23.10 Q | |
| 3 | 23 | | 23.11 Q | SB |
| 3 | 24 | | 23.15 q | |
| 6 | 25 | | 23.17 q | |
| 1 | 26 | | 23.18 Q | |
| 1 | 27 | | 23.20 q | |
| 4 | 28 | | 23.22 | |
| 2 | 29 | | 23.23 Q | SB |
| 5 | 30 | | 23.26 Q | |
| 5 | 31 | | 23.28 Q | |
| 5 | 32 | | 23.33 Q | |
| 1 | 33 | | 23.45 | SB |
| 4 | 33 | | 23.45 | |
| 5 | 35 | | 23.54 | |
| 6 | 36 | | 23.55 | |
| 2 | 37 | | 23.58 Q | |
| 3 | 38 | | 23.66 | |
| 2 | 39 | | 23.71 | |
| 7 | 40 | | 23.86 | |
| 5 | 41 | | 23.93 | |
| 2 | 42 | | 23.96 | |
| 3 | 42 | | 23.96 | |
| 6 | 44 | | 24.08 | |
| 4 | 45 | | 24.27 | |
| 1 | 46 | | 24.31 | |
| 7 | 47 | | 24.53 | |
| 7 | 48 | | 25.02 | SB |
| 6 | 49 | | 25.15 | PB |
| 7 | 50 | | 25.35 | |
| 5 | 51 | | 30.88 | |
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6 August
| Heat | Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
| 4 | 1 | | 22.45 Q | |
| 2 | 2 | | 22.47 Q | |
| 4 | 3 | | 22.56 Q | PB |
| 4 | 3 | | 22.56 Q | |
| 2 | 5 | | 22.63 Q | |
| 1 | 6 | | 22.65 Q | |
| 3 | 7 | | 22.69 Q | |
| 4 | 8 | | 22.75 q | |
| 4 | 9 | | 22.81 q | SB |
| 2 | 10 | | 22.83 Q | |
| 3 | 11 | | 22.85 Q | |
| 4 | 12 | | 22.90 q | SB |
| 1 | 13 | | 22.91 Q | |
| 3 | 14 | | 22.92 Q | |
| 4 | 15 | | 22.95 q | |
| 2 | 16 | | 22.97 | SB |
| 1 | 17 | | 23.05 Q | |
| 1 | 18 | | 23.06 | |
| 2 | 19 | | 23.07 | |
| 2 | 19 | | 23.07 | |
| 3 | 21 | | 23.13 | |
| 1 | 22 | | 23.16 | |
| 2 | 23 | | 23.20 | |
| 3 | 24 | | 23.22 | |
| 1 | 25 | | 23.34 | |
| 3 | 25 | | 23.34 | |
| 3 | 27 | | 23.43 | |
| 2 | 28 | | 23.49 | |
| 3 | 29 | | 23.52 | |
| 1 | 30 | | 23.53 | |
| 4 | 31 | | 23.62 | |
| 1 | 32 | | 23.98 | |
Semifinals
7 August
| Heat | Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
| 2 | 1 | | 22.26 Q | SB |
| 2 | 2 | | 22.33 Q | AR |
| 2 | 3 | | 22.57 Q | |
| 2 | 4 | | 22.59 Q | |
| 1 | 4 | | 22.59 Q | |
| 1 | 6 | | 22.65 Q | |
| 1 | 7 | | 22.69 Q | |
| 1 | 8 | | 22.70 Q | |
| 2 | 8 | | 22.70 | SB |
| 1 | 10 | | 22.81 | |
| 2 | 11 | | 22.92 | |
| 1 | 12 | | 22.94 | |
| 2 | 13 | | 23.03 | |
| 1 | 13 | | 23.03 | |
| 2 | — | | DNS | |
| 1 | — | | DNS | |
Final
8 August
| Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
| | 22.32 | |
| | 22.39 | |
| | 22.40 | |
| 4 | | 22.50 | |
| 5 | | 22.52 | |
| 6 | | 22.65 | |
| 7 | | 22.73 | |
| 8 | | 22.81 | |
