Events at the 1997 World Championships | ||
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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 | |
The Women's Marathon at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece, was held on Saturday August 9, 1997, with the start at 08:05h local time.
Gold | Hiromi Suzuki ![]() |
Silver | Manuela Machado ![]() |
Bronze | Lidia Șimon ![]() |
Standing records prior to the 1997 World Athletics Championships | |||||
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World record | Ingrid Kristiansen | ![]() | 2:21:06 | April 21, 1985 | London, United Kingdom |
Championships record | Rosa Mota | ![]() | 2:25:17 | August 29, 1987 | Rome, Italy |
Season best | Tegla Loroupe | ![]() | 2:22:07 | April 20, 1997 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |