| Events at the 1997 World Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 10 km walk | women | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
These are the official results of the Women's Heptathlon competition at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece. The winning margin was 85 points.
| Gold | Germany (GER) |
| Silver | Great Britain (GBR) |
| Bronze | Lithuania (LTU) |
| Rank | Athlete | Heptathlon | Points | Note | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| 13.16 | 1.90 | 15.08 | 24.46 | 6.42 | 51.48 | 2:17.32 | 6739 | |||
| 13.43 | 1.84 | 14.55 | 24.13 | 6.47 | 52.70 | 2:17.54 | 6654 | |||
| 13.32 | 1.81 | 15.41 | 24.19 | 6.34 | 43.46 | 2:10.51 | 6566 | |||
| 4 | 13.55 | 1.81 | 14.16 | 24.48 | 6.63 | 44.18 | 2:09.59 | 6542 | ||
| 5 | 13.45 | 1.84 | 15.03 | 23.92 | 6.24 | 43.70 | 2:19.67 | 6428 | ||
| 6 | 13.29 | 1.78 | 13.55 | 24.22 | 6.42 | 43.92 | 2:12.82 | 6406 | ||
| 7 | 13.55 | 1.81 | 14.03 | 24.58 | 6.26 | 44.54 | 2:17.54 | 6298 | ||
| 8 | 13.78 | 1.84 | 15.39 | 25.81 | 6.11 | 47.74 | 2:18.95 | 6277 | ||
| 9 | 13.32 | 1.78 | 12.69 | 24.28 | 6.21 | 41.06 | 2:10.00 | 6259 | ||
| 10 | 13.71 | 1.75 | 12.91 | 24.34 | 6.09 | 49.94 | 2:13.66 | 6253 | ||
| 11 | 13.87 | 1.81 | 13.23 | 25.87 | 6.14 | 52.82 | 2:14.91 | 6242 | ||
| 12 | 13.70 | 1.84 | 12.04 | 25.04 | 6.10 | 44.40 | 2:11.00 | 6179 | ||
| 13 | 14.53 | 1.90 | 12.48 | 25.14 | 5.82 | 45.66 | 2:12.01 | 6084 | ||
| 14 | 13.70 | 1.78 | 12.88 | 25.17 | 6.03 | 41.50 | 2:13.98 | 6026 | ||
| 15 | 14.11 | 1.72 | 13.89 | 25.24 | 6.17 | 42.48 | 2:14.46 | 6011 | ||
| 16 | 14.30 | 1.75 | 13.46 | 25.84 | 5.71 | 40.30 | 2:23.62 | 5631 | ||
| — | 13.64 | 1.81 | 13.50 | 24.21 | 6.50 | 36.70 | — | DNF | ||
| — | 14.35 | 1.78 | 12.37 | 25.82 | 5.66 | — | — | DNF | ||
| — | 13.53 | 1.81 | 11.60 | 24.82 | — | — | — | DNF | ||
| — | 14.63 | 1.81 | 12.18 | 25.76 | — | — | — | DNF | ||
| — | 13.79 | 1.75 | 14.37 | DNF | — | — | — | DNF | ||
| — | 14.53 | 1.66 | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | ||