The women's heptathlon event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 12 and 13 July 1997.
| Gold | Kathleen Gutjahr | |
| Silver | Yuliya Akulenko | |
| Bronze | Diana Koritskaya |
12-13 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 100m H | HJ | SP | 200m | LJ | JT | 800m | Points | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 13.76 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 1.72 | 13.07 | 24.76 (w: 0.8 m/s) | 6.11 w (w: 2.2 m/s) | 45.80 | 2:12.04 | 6130 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 14.35 (w: 1.2 m/s) | 1.75 | 12.71 | 25.07 (w: 0.8 m/s) | 6.48 (w: 1.5 m/s) | 47.44 | 2:16.47 | 6117 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 13.89 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 1.75 | 13.05 | 24.68 (w: 0.8 m/s) | 5.94 w (w: 2.4 m/s) | 42.62 | 2:13.94 | 6014 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 14.08 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 1.81 | 12.86 | 25.05 (w: 0.8 m/s) | 6.25 (w: 1.6 m/s) | 33.56 | 2:13.89 | 5937 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 15.15 (w: 1.2 m/s) | 1.72 | 13.70 | 25.98 (w: 0.9 m/s) | 6.00 (w: 1.2 m/s) | 45.86 | 2:12.49 | 5833 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 13.96 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 1.72 | 12.91 | 25.36 (w: 0.9 m/s) | 5.88 (w: 0.8 m/s) | 44.26 | 2:23.50 | 5777 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.57 (w: 1.2 m/s) | 1.78 | 10.22 | 25.21 (w: 0.8 m/s) | 6.16 w (w: 2.7 m/s) | 38.64 | 2:20.34 | 5623 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.39 (w: 1.2 m/s) | 1.75 | 11.11 | 24.84 (w: 0.9 m/s) | 6.22 w (w: 4.0 m/s) | 28.94 | 2:16.20 | 5595 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.66 (w: 1.2 m/s) | 1.75 | 11.95 | 26.54 (w: 0.9 m/s) | 5.86 (w: 1.2 m/s) | 41.76 | 2:16.83 | 5587 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 14.21 (w: 1.2 m/s) | 1.72 | 11.15 | 24.03 (w: 0.8 m/s) | 6.16 w (w: 2.2 m/s) | 29.74 | 2:21.54 | 5585 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.17 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 1.69 | 11.83 | 26.22 (w: 0.9 m/s) | 5.75 w (w: 2.3 m/s) | 39.96 | 2:16.48 | 5537 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 14.29 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 1.66 | 12.28 | 25.50 (w: 0.8 m/s) | 6.19 (w: 1.7 m/s) | 36.10 | 2:24.77 | 5526 | ||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 13.77 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 1.57 | 10.75 | 25.85 (w: 0.9 m/s) | 5.78 w (w: 3.8 m/s) | 41.62 | 2:26.37 | 5315 | |||
| align=left | align=left | 14.44 (w: 1.2 m/s) | 1.66 | 12.66 | 26.65 (w: 0.9 m/s) | 5.66 (w: 1.1 m/s) | 38.72 | DNF | ||||||
| align=left | align=left | | 15.47 (w: 1.2 m/s) | DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
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