These are the results of the women's 100 metres event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece.
Medalists edit
| Gold |  Marion JonesUnited States (USA) |
| Silver |  Zhanna PintusevichUkraine (UKR) |
| Bronze |  Savatheda FynesBahamas (BAH) |
Records edit
| World Record | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA)
|
10.49 | Indianapolis, United States | 16 July 1988 |
| Championship Record | Gail Devers (USA)
|
10.82 | Stuttgart, Germany | 16 August 1993 |
 Merlene Ottey (JAM)
|
10.82 | Stuttgart, Germany | 16 August 1993 |
Results edit
First round edit
2 August
| Heat | Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR)
|
11.01 Q | SB |
| 8 | 2 | Inger Miller (USA)
|
11.07 Q | |
| 7 | 3 | Marion Jones (USA)
|
11.09 Q | |
| 1 | 4 |  Christine Arron (FRA)
|
11.13 Q | |
| 5 | 5 | Savatheda Fynes (BAH)
|
11.18 Q | |
| 6 | 6 |  Li Xuemei (CHN)
|
11.21 Q | |
| 3 | 7 | Merlene Ottey (JAM)
|
11.27 Q | |
| 5 | 8 |  Chioma Ajunwa (NGR)
|
11.28 Q | |
| 6 | 8 |  Petya Pendareva (BUL)
|
11.28 Q | SB |
| 7 | 10 | Beverly McDonald (JAM)
|
11.29 Q | |
| 4 | 11 |  Lucrecia Jardim (POR)
|
11.30 Q | NR |
| 4 | 11 | Chryste Gaines (USA)
|
11.30 Q | |
| 1 | 13 |  Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova (RUS)
|
11.31 Q | |
| 3 | 13 |  Melanie Paschke (GER)
|
11.31 Q | |
| 2 | 15 |  Katerina Thanou (GRE)
|
11.32 Q | |
| 2 | 16 | Andrea Philipp (GER)
|
11.33 Q | |
| 5 | 16 |  Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe (MAD)
|
11.33 Q | |
| 6 | 18 | Frederique Bangue (FRA)
|
11.34 Q | |
| 1 | 19 | Liu Xiaomei (CHN)
|
11.35 Q | |
| 3 | 20 | Eldece Clarke (BAH)
|
11.36 Q | |
| 6 | 20 |  Melinda Gainsford (AUS)
|
11.36 q | |
| 4 | 22 |  Lucimar de Moura (BRA)
|
11.37 q | |
| 7 | 23 | Nora Ivanova (BUL)
|
11.42 Q | |
| 8 | 24 | Esther Moller (GER)
|
11.44 Q | |
| 7 | 25 | Anzhela Kravchenko (UKR)
|
11.46 q | |
| 1 | 25 |  Heather Samuel (ATG)
|
11.46 q | |
| 2 | 27 | Debbie Ferguson (BAH)
|
11.47 Q | |
| 4 | 28 | Maria Tsoni (GRE)
|
11.48 q | |
| 8 | 29 | Endurance Ojokolu (NGR)
|
11.53 Q | |
| 2 | 30 |  Sanna Hernesniemi (FIN)
|
11.54 q | |
| 5 | 30 | Lauren Hewitt (AUS)
|
11.54 q | |
| 8 | 30 | Pei Fang (CHN)
|
11.54 q | |
| 8 | 33 | Delphine Combe (FRA)
|
11.55 | |
| 3 | 34 |  Manuela Levorato (ITA)
|
11.57 | |
| 7 | 35 |  Simmone Jacobs (GBR)
|
11.58 | |
| 3 | 36 | Johanna Manninen (FIN)
|
11.59 | |
| 5 | 37 |  Aida Diop (SEN)
|
11.61 | |
| 7 | 38 |  Leonie Mani (CMR)
|
11.62 | |
| 5 | 39 | Giada Gallina (ITA)
|
11.64 | |
| 4 | 40 | Marcia Richardson (GBR)
|
11.65 | |
| 6 | 41 | Natalya Ignatova (RUS)
|
11.70 | |
| 4 | 42 |  Deirdre Caruana (MLT)
|
12.73 | |
| 1 | 43 | Irina Pukha (UKR)
|
11.75 | |
| 8 | 44 |  Aksel Gürcan (TUR)
|
11.82 | |
| 2 | 45 |  Sandra Borrero (COL)
|
11.83 | |
| 2 | 46 |  Cydonie Mothersille (CAY)
|
11.87 | |
| 1 | 47 |  Tamara Shanidze (GEO)
|
11.97 | |
| 1 | 48 |  Antonia Cadore (GRN)
|
12.00 | NR |
| 3 | 49 |  Elma Posadas (PHI)
|
12.19 | |
| 3 | 50 |  Laure Kuetey (BEN)
|
12.38 | |
| 2 | 51 |  N. Rabbaiya (INA)
|
12.43 | |
| 8 | 52 |  Devi Maya Paneru (NEP)
|
12.97 | |
| 5 | 53 |  Shyrome Hughes (ANG)
|
13.03 | |
| 4 | 54 |  Edouwe Appin (NRU)
|
14.19 | |
| 6 | 55 |  Tiresa Paselio (SAM)
|
14.36 | |
| 2 | 56 |  Peoria Koshiba (PLW)
|
14.55 | |
| 6 | — |  Hermin Joseph (DMA)
|
DNS | |
| 7 | — |  Mayra Mayberry (PUR)
|
DNS | |
| 7 | — |  Marwa Rostom (PLE)
|
DNS |
Second round edit
2 August
| Heat | Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR)
|
10.90 Q | NR |
| 3 | 2 | Marion Jones (USA)
|
10.96 Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Merlene Ottey (JAM)
|
11.00 Q | |
| 4 | 4 | Christine Arron (FRA)
|
11.04 Q | |
| 1 | 5 | Chioma Ajunwa (NGR)
|
11.14 Q | SB |
| 4 | 6 | Sevatheda Fynes (BAH)
|
11.16 Q | |
| 4 | 7 | Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova (RUS)
|
11.17 Q | SB |
| 1 | 8 | Ekaterini Thanou (GRE)
|
11.19 Q | |
| 1 | 9 | Chryste Gaines (USA)
|
11.19 q | |
| 1 | 10 | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (AUS)
|
11.20 q | |
| 2 | 11 | Inger Miller (USA)
|
11.23 Q | |
| 3 | 11 | Melanie Paschke (GER)
|
11.23 Q | |
| 2 | 13 | Andrea Philipp (GER)
|
11.26 Q | |
| 3 | 14 | Eldece Clarke-Lewis (BAH)
|
11.27 Q | |
| 2 | 15 | Debbie Ferguson (BAH)
|
11.28 q | SB |
| 3 | 16 | Frederique Bangue (FRA)
|
11.31 q | |
| 3 | 17 | Beverly McDonald (JAM)
|
11.31 q | |
| 3 | 18 | Li Xuemei (CHN)
|
11.36 | |
| 4 | 18 | Nora Ivanova (BUL)
|
11.36 | |
| 4 | 20 | Liu Xiaomei (CHN)
|
11.37 | |
| 1 | 21 | Sanna Hernesniemi-Kyllonen (FIN)
|
11.37 | |
| 2 | 22 | Petya Pendareva (BUL)
|
11.39 | |
| 4 | 23 | Lucrecia Jardim (POR)
|
11.40 | |
| 1 | 24 | Esther Moller (GER)
|
11.42 | |
| 4 | 25 | Anzhela Kravchenko (UKR)
|
11.43 | |
| 2 | 26 | Lucimar de Moura (BRA)
|
11.44 | |
| 2 | 27 | Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe (MAD)
|
11.49 | |
| 1 | 28 | Pei Fang (CHN)
|
11.50 | |
| 3 | 29 | Endurance Ojokolo (NGR)
|
11.53 | |
| 2 | 30 | Lauren Hewitt (AUS)
|
11.55 | |
| 3 | 31 | Heather Samuel (ATG)
|
11.56 | |
| 4 | 32 | Maria Tsoni (GRE)
|
11.62 |
Semifinals edit
3 August
| Heat | Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | Marion Jones (USA)
|
10.94 Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Merlene Ottey (JAM)
|
11.08 Q | |
| 1 | 3 | Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR)
|
11.10 Q | |
| 2 | 4 | Savatheda Fynes (BAH)
|
11.11 Q | |
| 1 | 5 | Christine Arron (FRA)
|
11.13 Q | |
| 2 | 6 | Inger Miller (USA)
|
11.17 Q | |
| 1 | 7 | Melanie Paschke (GER)
|
11.34 Q | |
| 2 | 7 | Katerina Thanou (GRE)
|
11.34 | |
| 1 | 9 | Chryste Gaines (USA)
|
11.35 Q | |
| 2 | 9 | Melinda Gainsford (AUS)
|
11.35 | |
| 1 | 9 | Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova (RUS)
|
11.35 | |
| 2 | 12 | Debbie Ferguson (BAH)
|
11.39 | |
| 2 | 13 | Andrea Philipp (GER)
|
11.40 | |
| 1 | 14 | Eldece Clarke-Lewis (BAH)
|
11.41 | |
| 1 | 14 | Chioma Ajunwa (NGR)
|
11.41 | |
| 1 | 16 | Frederique Bangue (FRA)
|
11.44 |
Final edit
3 August
| Rank | Lane | Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | Marion Jones (USA)
|
10.83 | WL |
|
5 | Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR)
|
10.85 | NR |
|
1 | Savatheda Fynes (BAH)
|
11.03 | PB |
| 4 | 4 | Christine Arron (FRA)
|
11.05 | |
| 5 | 7 | Inger Miller (USA)
|
11.18 | |
| 6 | 2 | Melanie Paschke (GER)
|
11.19 | |
| 7 | 6 | Merlene Ottey (JAM)
|
11.29 | |
| 8 | 8 | Chryste Gaines (USA)
|
11.32 |