1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 metres event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 12 and 13 July 1997. ^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

Gold	Hana Benešová   Czech Republic
Silver	Shanta Ghosh   Germany
Bronze	Katia Benth   France

Results

Final

13 July
Wind: 1.7 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Hana Benešová	Czech Republic	22.57	PB
	Shanta Ghosh	Germany	22.80
	Katia Benth	France	23.19
4	Annemarie Kramer	Netherlands	23.24
5	Fabé Dia	France	23.29
6	Tatyana Lukyanenko	Ukraine	23.31
7	Olga Maksimova	Russia	23.87
8	Natalya Sologub	Belarus	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	France	23.70	Q
2	Tatyana Lukyanenko	Ukraine	23.78	Q
3	Annemarie Kramer	Netherlands	23.90	Q
4	Nancy Kette	Germany	24.13
5	Yuliya Vertyanova	Russia	24.29
6	Manuela Grillo	Italy	24.70
7	Elena Corcoles	Spain	24.76

Heat 2

Wind: 1.9 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Shanta Ghosh	Germany	23.09	Q
2	Katia Benth	France	23.42	Q
3	Hana Benešová	Czech Republic	23.55	Q
4	Natalya Sologub	Belarus	23.82	q
5	Olga Maksimova	Russia	23.91	q
6	Elena Apollonio	Italy	24.00
7	Vyara Georgieva	Bulgaria	24.10
8	Kristina Lörincz	Hungary	24.44

Participation

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

•   Belarus (1)
•   Bulgaria (1)
•   Czech Republic (1)
•   France (2)
•   Germany (2)
•   Hungary (1)
•   Italy (2)
•   Netherlands (1)
•   Russia (2)
•   Spain (1)
•   Ukraine (1)

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