These are the official results of the Women's Long Jump event at the 1997 IAAF World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 44 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Saturday August 6, 1997.
Medalists
| Gold |  Lyudmila GalkinaRussia (RUS) |
| Silver |  Niki XanthouGreece (GRE) |
| Bronze |  Fiona MayItaly (ITA) |
Records
| World Record |  Galina Chistyakova (URS)
|
7.52 | Leningrad, Soviet Union | 11 June 1988 |
| Championship Record |  Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)
|
7.36 | Rome, Italy | 4 September 1987 |
Results
Qualifying round
- Held on Thursday 1997-08-07
| Rank | Name | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Chioma Ajunwa (NGR)
|
7.01 m |
| 2. |  Heike Daute-Drechsler (GER)
|
6.80 m |
| 3. | Lyudmila Galkina (RUS)
|
6.75 m |
| 4. |  Sharon Jaklofsky (NED)
|
6.73 m |
| 5. |  Erica Johansson (SWE)
|
6.64 m |
| 6. |  Magdalena Khristova (BUL)
|
6.63 m |
| 7. | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)
|
6.62 m |
| 8. | Marion Jones (USA)
|
6.59 m |
| 9. |  Heli Koivula (FIN)
|
6.57 m |
| 10. |  Olena Shekhovtsova (UKR)
|
6.52 m |
| 11. |  Tünde Vaszi (HUN)
|
6.52 m |
| 12. |  Lacena Golding (JAM)
|
6.50 m |
| 13. |  Renata Nielsen (DEN)
|
6.49 m |
| 14. |  Linda Ferga (FRA)
|
6.46 m |
| 15. |  Valentīna Gotovska (LAT)
|
6.20 m |
| 16. | Sabine Braun (GER)
|
6.20 m |
| 17. |  Andrea Avila (ARG)
|
6.08 m |
| 18. | Paraskevi Patoulidou (GRE)
|
5.90 m |
| 19. |  Siulolo Liku (TON)
|
5.83 m |
| 20. |  Gilda Massa (PER)
|
5.51 m |
| — |  Flora Hyacinth (ISV)
|
DNS |
| Rank | Name | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fiona May (ITA)
|
6.73 m |
| 2. | Susen Tiedtke (GER)
|
6.72 m |
| 3. | Viktoriya Vershynina (UKR)
|
6.66 m |
| 4. | Niki Xanthou (GRE)
|
6.62 m |
| 5. |  Joanne Wise (GBR)
|
6.52 m |
| 6. |  Ljudmila Ninova-Rudoll (AUT)
|
6.50 m |
| 7. | Nina Perevedentseva (RUS)
|
6.45 m |
| 8. |  Agata Karczmarek (POL)
|
6.44 m |
| 9. |  Yelena Pershina (KAZ)
|
6.38 m |
| 10. |  Jackie Edwards (BAH)
|
6.38 m |
| 11. | Sharon Couch-Jewell (USA)
|
6.37 m |
| 12. | Nadine Caster (FRA)
|
6.37 m |
| 13. | Yelena Donkina (RUS)
|
6.29 m |
| 14. |  Chantal Brunner (NZL)
|
6.26 m |
| 15. |  Eunice Barber (SLE)
|
6.19 m |
| 16. | Jeļena Blaževiča (LAT)
|
6.18 m |
| 17. |  Yelena Lemeshevskaya (BLR)
|
6.07 m |
| 18. |  Luciana Alves dos Santos (BRA)
|
5.92 m |
| 19. |  Anja Valant (SLO)
|
5.77 m |
| 20. |  Elisa Perez (DOM)
|
5.67 m |
| 21. |  Vera Bregu-Bitanji (ALB)
|
5.58 m |
| 22. |  María Fletschmann (GUA)
|
5.25 m |
| 23. |  Isis Moreno (PAN)
|
5.08 m |
Final
| Rank | Name | Attempts | Result | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | ||||
|
Lyudmila Galkina (RUS)
|
6.89 | 6.85 | x | 7.05 | x | x | 7.05 | WL |
|
Niki Xanthou (GRE)
|
x | 6.69 | 6.93 | 6.94 | x | x | 6.94 | SB |
|
Fiona May (ITA)
|
6.91 | x | x | 6.78 | 6.66 | x | 6.91 | |
| 4 | Heike Drechsler (GER)
|
6.62 | 6.69 | x | 4.90 | 6.87 | 6.89 | 6.89 | |
| 5 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)
|
6.79 | 6.78 | x | 6.72 | 6.78 | 6.60 | 6.79 | |
| 6 | Susen Tiedtke (GER)
|
6.75 | x | x | 6.78 | 6.54 | 6.77 | 6.78 | |
| 7 | Viktoriya Vershynina (UKR)
|
4.28 | 6.71 | x | x | 6.56 | 6.54 | 6.71 | |
| 8 | Erica Johansson (SWE)
|
x | 6.54 | 6.64 | 6.54 | 5.34 | 6.41 | 6.64 | |
| 9 | Magdalena Khristova (BUL)
|
x | x | 6.64 | x | x | 6.45 | 6.64 | SB |
| 10 | Marion Jones (USA)
|
x | x | 6.63 | - | - | - | 6.63 | |
| 11 | Sharon Jaklofsky (NED)
|
6.61 | 6.60 | 6.38 | - | - | - | 6.61 | |
| 12 | Chioma Ajunwa (NGR)
|
5.21 | x | x | - | - | - | 5.21 | |
See also
- 1994 Women's European Championships Long Jump (Helsinki)
- 1995 Women's World Championships Long Jump (Gothenburg)
- 1996 Women's Olympic Long Jump (Atlanta)
- 1998 Women's European Championships Long Jump (Budapest)
- 1999 Women's World Championships Long Jump (Seville)