The women's 200 metres event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 12 and 13 July 1997.

Medalists Gold Hana Benešová Silver Shanta Ghosh Bronze Katia Benth

Results Final 13 July Wind: 1.7 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Hana Benešová 22.57 PB Shanta Ghosh 22.80 Katia Benth 23.19 4 Annemarie Kramer 23.24 5 Fabé Dia 23.29 6 Tatyana Lukyanenko 23.31 7 Olga Maksimova 23.87 8 Natalya Sologub 23.93

Heats 12 July Qualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final

Heat 1 Wind: 1.9 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Fabé Dia 23.70 Q 2 Tatyana Lukyanenko 23.78 Q 3 Annemarie Kramer 23.90 Q 4 Nancy Kette 24.13 5 Yuliya Vertyanova 24.29 6 Manuela Grillo 24.70 7 Elena Corcoles 24.76

Heat 2 Wind: 1.9 m/s Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Shanta Ghosh 23.09 Q 2 Katia Benth 23.42 Q 3 Hana Benešová 23.55 Q 4 Natalya Sologub 23.82 q 5 Olga Maksimova 23.91 q 6 Elena Apollonio 24.00 7 Vyara Georgieva 24.10 8 Kristina Lörincz 24.44

Participation According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

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