1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles explained

These are the results of the Women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece.

Medalists

Gold	Ludmila Engquist Sweden (SWE)
Silver	Svetla Dimitrova Bulgaria (BUL)
Bronze	Michelle Freeman Jamaica (JAM)

Results

Heats

First 2 of each Heat (Q) and the next 7 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	1			12.53	Q, NR
	2			12.62	Q
	2			12.67	Q, SB
	4			12.68	Q
	4			12.83	Q
	3			12.84	Q
	2			12.88	q
	1			12.91	Q, SB
	4			12.96	q
	5			12.96	Q
11	5			12.97	Q
12	1			12.99	Q
13	1			13.00	q, PB
14	1			13.00	q, NR
15	3			13.03	Q
16	2			13.07	SB
16	5			13.07	q SB
18	2			13.08	SB
19	2			13.10
20	3			13.11
20	5			13.11
22	4			13.14
23	2			13.16
24	5			13.19
25	4			13.21	SB
26	3			13.23
27	1			13.28
28	3			13.32
29	3			13.34
30	5			13.42
31	4			13.52
32	3			13.82	PB
33	5			13.83
34	1			15.26
	4
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Semifinals

First 4 of each Semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	1			12.52	Q, NR
	2			12.53	Q, SB
	2			12.68	Q
	1			12.74	Q
	1			12.76	Q, SB
	1			12.87	Q, PB
	2			12.88	Q
	2			12.89	Q
	2			12.91
10	2			12.94	PB
11	1			12.97
12	1			13.00
13	1			13.04
14	1			13.07
15	2			13.12
16	2			13.25

Final

Wind: -0.3 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5			12.50	SB
	3			12.58
	4			12.61
4	2			12.69	SB
5	1			12.87
6	8			12.88
7	7			12.98
	6

References

• Results
• IAAF