1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon explained

These are the official results of the Women's Heptathlon competition at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. The winning margin was 85 points.

Medalists

Gold	Sabine Braun Germany (GER)
Silver	Denise Lewis Great Britain (GBR)
Bronze	Remigija Nazarovienė Lithuania (LTU)

Schedule

Sunday, August 3

Monday, August 4

Results

Rank	Athlete	Heptathlon							Points	Note
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
		13.16	1.90	15.08	24.46	6.42	51.48	2:17.32	6739
		13.43	1.84	14.55	24.13	6.47	52.70	2:17.54	6654
		13.32	1.81	15.41	24.19	6.34	43.46	2:10.51	6566
4		13.55	1.81	14.16	24.48	6.63	44.18	2:09.59	6542
5		13.45	1.84	15.03	23.92	6.24	43.70	2:19.67	6428
6		13.29	1.78	13.55	24.22	6.42	43.92	2:12.82	6406
7		13.55	1.81	14.03	24.58	6.26	44.54	2:17.54	6298
8		13.78	1.84	15.39	25.81	6.11	47.74	2:18.95	6277
9		13.32	1.78	12.69	24.28	6.21	41.06	2:10.00	6259
10		13.71	1.75	12.91	24.34	6.09	49.94	2:13.66	6253
11		13.87	1.81	13.23	25.87	6.14	52.82	2:14.91	6242
12		13.70	1.84	12.04	25.04	6.10	44.40	2:11.00	6179
13		14.53	1.90	12.48	25.14	5.82	45.66	2:12.01	6084
14		13.70	1.78	12.88	25.17	6.03	41.50	2:13.98	6026
15		14.11	1.72	13.89	25.24	6.17	42.48	2:14.46	6011
16		14.30	1.75	13.46	25.84	5.71	40.30	2:23.62	5631
—		13.64	1.81	13.50	24.21	6.50	36.70	—	DNF
—		14.35	1.78	12.37	25.82	5.66	—	—	DNF
—		13.53	1.81	11.60	24.82	—	—	—	DNF
—		14.63	1.81	12.18	25.76	—	—	—	DNF
—		13.79	1.75	14.37	DNF	—	—	—	DNF
—		14.53	1.66	—	—	—	—	—	DNF

References

• Results
• IAAF