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 EngquistSweden (SWE)Silver Svetla DimitrovaBulgaria (BUL)Bronze Michelle FreemanJamaica (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 Michelle Freeman 12.53 Q, NR 2 Ludmila Engquist 12.62 Q 2 Patricia Girard 12.67 Q, SB 4 Svetla Dimitrova 12.68 Q 4 Angela Atede 12.83 Q 3 Dionne Rose 12.84 Q 2 Svetlana Laukhova 12.88 q 1 Julie Baumann 12.91 Q, SB 4 Astia Walker 12.96 q 5 Keturah Anderson 12.96 Q 11 5 Brigita Bukovec 12.97 Q 12 1 Anjanette Kirkland 12.99 Q 13 1 Heike Blassneck 13.00 q, PB 14 1 Corien Botha 13.00 q, NR 15 3 Diane Allahgreen 13.03 Q 16 2 Sriyani Kulawansa 13.07 SB 16 5 Yuliya Graudyn 13.07 q SB 18 2 Angela Thorp 13.08 SB 19 2 Carla Tuzzi 13.10 20 3 Dawn Bowles 13.11 20 5 Melissa Morrison 13.11 22 4 Iveta Rudová 13.14 23 2 Taiwo Aladefa-Darden 13.16 24 5 Aliuska López 13.19 25 4 Nicole Ramalalanirina 13.21 SB 26 3 Nadege Joseph 13.23 27 1 Aneta Sosnowska 13.28 28 3 Irina Korotya 13.32 29 3 Yvonne Kanazawa 13.34 30 5 María José Mardomingo 13.42 31 4 Johanna Halkoaho 13.52 32 3 Christiana Tabaki 13.82 PB 33 5 Veronica De Paoli 13.83 34 1 Virginie Gollino 15.26 4 Anna Leszczyńska-Łazor 1 Veronique Linster

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Michelle Freeman 12.52 Q, NR 2 Ludmila Engquist 12.53 Q, SB 2 Patricia Girard 12.68 Q 1 Svetla Dimitrova 12.74 Q 1 Brigita Bukovec 12.76 Q, SB 1 Keturah Anderson 12.87 Q, PB 2 Svetlana Laukhova 12.88 Q 2 Dionne Rose 12.89 Q 2 Angela Atede 12.91 10 2 Heike Blassneck 12.94 PB 11 1 Julie Baumann 12.97 12 1 Astia Walker 13.00 13 1 Anjanette Kirkland 13.04 14 1 Yuliya Graudyn 13.07 15 2 Corien Botha 13.12 16 2 Diane Allahgreen 13.25

Final Wind: -0.3 m/s Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 5 Ludmila Engquist 12.50 SB 3 Svetla Dimitrova 12.58 4 Michelle Freeman 12.61 4 2 Brigita Bukovec 12.69 SB 5 1 Dionne Rose 12.87 6 8 Keturah Anderson 12.88 7 7 Svetlana Laukhova 12.98 6 Patricia Girard

References Results IAAF