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.

References