| 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Track events | ||
| 60 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | men | women |
| 60 m hurdles | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Heptathlon | men | |
The women's pentathlon event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Sabine Braun  Germany | Mona Steigauf Germany | Kym Carter  United States |
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Sabine Braun | Germany | 8.11 | 1104 | |
| 2 | 1 | Remigija Nazarovienė |  Lithuania | 8.20 | 1084 | |
| 3 | 1 | Mona Steigauf | Germany | 8.23 | 1077 | |
| 4 | 2 | Kym Carter | United States | 8.36 | 1048 | |
| 5 | 1 | Eunice Barber |  Sierra Leone | 8.39 | 1041 | |
| 6 | 1 | Urszula Włodarczyk |  Poland | 8.40 | 1039 | |
| 7 | 2 | Tiia Hautala |  Finland | 8.47 | 1024 | |
| 8 | 1 | DeDee Nathan | United States | 8.61 | 993 | |
| 9 | 1 | Karin Periginelli |  Italy | 8.67 | 980 | |
| 10 | 2 | Marie Collonvillé |  France | 8.78 | 956 | |
| 11 | 2 | Tatyana Gordeyeva |  Russia | 8.79 | 954 | |
| 12 | 2 | Svetlana Kazanina |  Kazakhstan | 9.23 | 862 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 1.59 | 1.62 | 1.65 | 1.68 | 1.71 | 1.74 | 1.77 | 1.80 | 1.83 | 1.86 | 1.89 | 1.92 | 1.95 | Result | Points | Notes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatyana Gordeyeva | Russia | o | – | – | o | – | xo | o | o | o | xxo | xo | xxo | xxx | 1.92 | 1132 | 2086 | |
| 2 | Sabine Braun | Germany | – | – | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | xxo | xxx | 1.86 | 1054 | 2158 | |||
| 3 | Mona Steigauf | Germany | – | – | – | o | – | o | o | xo | xo | xxx | 1.83 | 1016 | 2093 | ||||
| 4 | Urszula Włodarczyk | Poland | – | – | – | – | o | – | xo | xo | xo | xxx | 1.83 | 1016 | 2055 | ||||
| 5 | Kym Carter | United States | – | – | – | o | – | o | o | xo | xxo | xxx | 1.83 | 1016 | 2064 | ||||
| 6 | DeDee Nathan | United States | – | – | – | – | o | o | xo | xo | xxo | xxx | 1.83 | 1016 | 2009 | ||||
| 7 | Eunice Barber | Sierra Leone | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | xo | xxx | 1.80 | 978 | 2019 | |||||
| 7 | Remigija Nazarovienė | Lithuania | – | – | – | o | o | o | o | xo | xxx | 1.80 | 978 | 2062 | |||||
| 9 | Svetlana Kazanina | Kazakhstan | – | o | o | o | o | xo | o | xo | xxx | 1.80 | 978 | 1840 | |||||
| 10 | Marie Collonvillé | France | – | – | – | – | o | xo | xo | xxx | 1.77 | 941 | 1897 | ||||||
| 11 | Tiia Hautala | Finland | – | – | o | – | o | o | xxx | 1.74 | 903 | 1927 | |||||||
| 12 | Karin Periginelli | Italy | – | o | o | o | xxx | 1.68 | 830 | 1810 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Notes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kym Carter | United States | 14.64 | 15.14 | 15.48 | 15.48 | 893 | 2957 | |
| 2 | Sabine Braun | Germany | 14.06 | 14.39 | 14.14 | 14.39 | 820 | 2978 | |
| 3 | Urszula Włodarczyk | Poland | 14.12 | 14.23 | 13.52 | 14.23 | 809 | 2864 | |
| 4 | DeDee Nathan | United States | 14.22 | – | 13.88 | 14.22 | 809 | 2818 | |
| 5 | Remigija Nazarovienė | Lithuania | – | – | 13.81 | 13.81 | 781 | 2843 | |
| 6 | Tatyana Gordeyeva | Russia | 12.79 | 12.82 | 13.55 | 13.55 | 764 | 2850 | |
| 7 | Tiia Hautala | Finland | 13.25 | 13.12 | 13.31 | 13.31 | 748 | 2675 | |
| 8 | Eunice Barber | Sierra Leone | 13.05 | 11.61 | 12.50 | 13.05 | 731 | 2750 | |
| 9 | Mona Steigauf | Germany | 12.86 | 12.98 | 12.35 | 12.98 | 726 | 2819 | |
| 10 | Karin Periginelli | Italy | 12.67 | 11.77 | 12.51 | 12.67 | 706 | 2516 | |
| 11 | Svetlana Kazanina | Kazakhstan | 12.18 | – | – | 12.18 | 673 | 2513 | |
| 12 | Marie Collonvillé | France | 11.78 | 11.77 | 11.32 | 11.78 | 647 | 2544 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | Result | Points | Notes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mona Steigauf | Germany | 6.25 | 6.27 | 6.47 | 6.47 | 997 | 3816 | |
| 2 | Sabine Braun | Germany | 4.24 | – | 6.40 | 6.40 | 975 | 3953 | |
| 3 | Eunice Barber | Sierra Leone | 6.28 | – | 6.35 | 6.35 | 959 | 3709 | |
| 4 | Urszula Włodarczyk | Poland | – | 6.17 | – | 6.17 | 902 | 3766 | |
| 5 | Tatyana Gordeyeva | Russia | 5.96 | 6.10 | 6.10 | 6.10 | 880 | 3730 | |
| 6 | DeDee Nathan | United States | 6.09 | – | 5.91 | 6.09 | 877 | 3695 | |
| 7 | Svetlana Kazanina | Kazakhstan | 5.94 | 5.84 | 5.77 | 5.94 | 831 | 3344 | |
| 8 | Karin Periginelli | Italy | 5.87 | – | 5.65 | 5.87 | 810 | 3326 | |
| 9 | Tiia Hautala | Finland | 5.80 | 5.74 | – | 5.80 | 789 | 3464 | |
| 10 | Marie Collonvillé | France | – | 5.78 | – | 5.78 | 783 | 3327 | |
| 11 | Kym Carter | United States | 5.57 | – | 5.68 | 5.68 | 753 | 3710 | |
| Remigija Nazarovienė | Lithuania | – | – | – | NM | 0 | 2843 |
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Kym Carter | United States | 2:13.32 | 917 | |
| 2 | 1 | Marie Collonvillé | France | 2:14.62 | 898 | |
| 3 | 1 | Karin Periginelli | Italy | 2:14.69 | 897 | |
| 4 | 1 | Svetlana Kazanina | Kazakhstan | 2:16.46 | 897 | |
| 5 | 2 | Mona Steigauf | Germany | 2:17.00 | 865 | |
| 6 | 2 | Eunice Barber | Sierra Leone | 2:18.17 | 849 | |
| 7 | 2 | Urszula Włodarczyk | Poland | 2:18.26 | 847 | |
| 8 | 2 | Tatyana Gordeyeva | Russia | 2:18.40 | 845 | |
| 9 | 2 | Sabine Braun | Germany | 2:19.74 | 827 | |
| 10 | 1 | DeDee Nathan | United States | 2:20.43 | 818 | |
| 1 | Tiia Hautala | Finland | DNS | 0 | ||
| 1 | Remigija Nazarovienė | Lithuania | DNS | 0 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 60m H | HJ | SP | LJ | 800m | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sabine Braun | Germany | 8.11 | 1.86 | 14.39 | 6.40 | 2:19.74 | 4780 | WL |
 | Mona Steigauf | Germany | 8.23 | 1.83 | 12.98 | 6.47 | 2:17.00 | 4681 | PB |
 | Kym Carter | United States | 8.36 | 1.83 | 15.48 | 5.68 | 2:13.32 | 4627 | |
| 4 | Urszula Włodarczyk | Poland | 8.40 | 1.83 | 14.23 | 6.17 | 2:18.26 | 4613 | SB |
| 5 | Tatyana Gordeyeva | Russia | 8.79 | 1.92 | 13.55 | 6.10 | 2:18.40 | 4575 | |
| 6 | Eunice Barber | Sierra Leone | 8.39 | 1.80 | 13.05 | 6.35 | 2:18.17 | 4558 | PB |
| 7 | DeDee Nathan | United States | 8.61 | 1.83 | 14.22 | 6.09 | 2:20.43 | 4513 | |
| 8 | Marie Collonvillé | France | 8.78 | 1.77 | 11.78 | 5.78 | 2:14.62 | 4225 | |
| 9 | Karin Periginelli | Italy | 8.67 | 1.68 | 12.67 | 5.87 | 2:14.69 | 4223 | |
| 10 | Svetlana Kazanina | Kazakhstan | 9.23 | 1.80 | 12.18 | 5.94 | 2:16.46 | 4216 | |
| Tiia Hautala | Finland | 8.47 | 1.74 | 13.31 | 5.80 | DNS | DNF | ||
| Remigija Nazarovienė | Lithuania | 8.20 | 1.80 | 13.81 | NM | DNS | DNF |
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