1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's heptathlon

The women's heptathlon event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 12 and 13 July 1997. ^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

Gold	Kathleen Gutjahr   Germany
Silver	Yuliya Akulenko   Ukraine
Bronze	Diana Koritskaya   Russia

Results

Final

12-13 July

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow

Rank	Name	Nationality	100m H	HJ	SP	200m	LJ	JT	800m	Points	Notes
	Kathleen Gutjahr	Germany	13.76 (w: 0.5 m/s)	1.72	13.07	24.76 (w: 0.8 m/s)	6.11 w (w: 2.2 m/s)	45.80	2:12.04	6130
	Yuliya Akulenko	Ukraine	14.35 (w: 1.2 m/s)	1.75	12.71	25.07 (w: 0.8 m/s)	6.48 (w: 1.5 m/s)	47.44	2:16.47	6117
	Diana Koritskaya	Russia	13.89 (w: 0.5 m/s)	1.75	13.05	24.68 (w: 0.8 m/s)	5.94 w (w: 2.4 m/s)	42.62	2:13.94	6014
4	Yelizaveta Shalygina	Russia	14.08 (w: 0.5 m/s)	1.81	12.86	25.05 (w: 0.8 m/s)	6.25 (w: 1.6 m/s)	33.56	2:13.89	5937
5	Lyudmila Kovalenko	Ukraine	15.15 (w: 1.2 m/s)	1.72	13.70	25.98 (w: 0.9 m/s)	6.00 (w: 1.2 m/s)	45.86	2:12.49	5833
6	Annelies de Meester	Belgium	13.96 (w: 0.5 m/s)	1.72	12.91	25.36 (w: 0.9 m/s)	5.88 (w: 0.8 m/s)	44.26	2:23.50	5777
7	Enikö Kiss	Hungary	14.57 (w: 1.2 m/s)	1.78	10.22	25.21 (w: 0.8 m/s)	6.16 w (w: 2.7 m/s)	38.64	2:20.34	5623
8	Julie Hollman	Great Britain	14.39 (w: 1.2 m/s)	1.75	11.11	24.84 (w: 0.9 m/s)	6.22 w (w: 4.0 m/s)	28.94	2:16.20	5595
9	Deborah Feltrin	Italy	14.66 (w: 1.2 m/s)	1.75	11.95	26.54 (w: 0.9 m/s)	5.86 (w: 1.2 m/s)	41.76	2:16.83	5587
10	Kelly Sotherton	Great Britain	14.21 (w: 1.2 m/s)	1.72	11.15	24.03 (w: 0.8 m/s)	6.16 w (w: 2.2 m/s)	29.74	2:21.54	5585
11	Tatyana Zhevnova	Belarus	14.17 (w: 0.5 m/s)	1.69	11.83	26.22 (w: 0.9 m/s)	5.75 w (w: 2.3 m/s)	39.96	2:16.48	5537
12	Inga Leiwesmeier	Germany	14.29 (w: 0.5 m/s)	1.66	12.28	25.50 (w: 0.8 m/s)	6.19 (w: 1.7 m/s)	36.10	2:24.77	5526
13	Sophie Marrot	France	13.77 (w: 0.5 m/s)	1.57	10.75	25.85 (w: 0.9 m/s)	5.78 w (w: 3.8 m/s)	41.62	2:26.37	5315
	Kristine Suharevska	Latvia	14.44 (w: 1.2 m/s)	1.66	12.66	26.65 (w: 0.9 m/s)	5.66 (w: 1.1 m/s)	38.72		DNF
	Natalya Germanyuk	Belarus	15.47 (w: 1.2 m/s)							DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.

•   Belarus (2)
•   Belgium (1)
•   France (1)
•   Germany (2)
•   Great Britain (2)
•   Hungary (1)
•   Italy (1)
•   Latvia (1)
•   Russia (2)
•   Ukraine (2)

References

1. European Athletics U23 Championships Ostrava 2011 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK - 1st European Athletics U23 Championships - Turku, Finland 10.7. - 13.7.1997 (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 5–16, retrieved 24 October 2014
2. Gordon, Ed, European Championships for Under 23 (Turku, Finland), athletix.org, archived from the original on 12 November 2007, retrieved 24 October 2014