These are the official results of the Women's 10 km Walk event at the 1997 World Championships, with the final held on Thursday 7 August 1997 in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 41 participating athletes.
| Gold |  Annarita SidotiItaly (ITA) | |
| Silver |  Olga KardopoltsevaBelarus (BLR) | |
| Bronze | Valentina Tsybulskaya Belarus (BLR) |
| RANK | FINAL RANKING | TIME | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42:55.49 | |||
| 43:30.20 | |||
| 43:49.24 | |||
| 4. | 43:56.86 | ||
| 5. | 43:59.73 | ||
| 6. | 44:14.94 | ||
| 7. | 44:24.17 | ||
| 8. | 45:00.56 | ||
| 9. | 45:01.90 | ||
| 10. | 45:16.64 | ||
| 11. | 45:36.57 | ||
| 12. | 46:21.69 | ||
| 13. | 47:09.51 | ||
| 14. | 47:24.22 | ||
| — | DNF | ||
| — | DNF | ||
| — | DSQ | ||
| — | DSQ | ||
| — | DSQ | ||
| — | DSQ |
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 44:07.88 | ||
| 2. | 44:13.76 | ||
| 3. | 44:16.00 | ||
| 4. | 44:16.08 | ||
| 5. | 44:18.49 | ||
| 6. | 44:18.50 | ||
| 7. | 44:19.33 | ||
| 8. | 44:22.63 | ||
| 9. | 44:32.34 | ||
| 10. | 44:51.81 | ||
| 11. | 45:00.77 | ||
| 12. | 45:09.85 | ||
| 13. | 45:18.02 | ||
| 14. | 47:03.18 | ||
| 15. | 47:51.23 | ||
| 16. | 47:52.90 | ||
| 17. | 48:01.28 | ||
| 18. | 48:52.36 | ||
| 19. | 50:44.62 | ||
| — | DSQ | ||
| — | DSQ |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 44:31.98 | ||
| 2. | 44:32.04 | ||
| 3. | 44:32.06 | ||
| 4. | 44:32.17 | ||
| 5. | 44:32.22 | ||
| 6. | 44:32.24 | ||
| 7. | 44:32.47 | ||
| 8. | 44:33.48 | ||
| 9. | 44:36.17 | ||
| 10. | 44:37.78 | ||
| 11. | 44:43.99 | ||
| 12. | 45:18.76 | ||
| 13. | 46:12.76 | ||
| 14. | 46:28.58 | ||
| 15. | 47:15.15 | ||
| 16. | 47:47.57 | ||
| 17. | 48:29.81 | ||
| 18. | 48:39.75 | ||
| — | DSQ | ||
| — | DSQ |