1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10 kilometres walk
These are the official results of the Women's 10 km Walk event at the 1997 World Championships, with the final held on Thursday 7 August 1997 in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 41 participating athletes.
Medalists
| Gold |  Annarita SidotiItaly (ITA) |
| Silver |  Olga KardopoltsevaBelarus (BLR) |
| Bronze | Valentina Tsybulskaya Belarus (BLR) |
Intermediates
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Final
| RANK | FINAL RANKING | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
Annarita Sidoti (ITA)
|
42:55.49 |
|
Olga Kardopoltseva (BLR)
|
43:30.20 |
|
Valentina Tsybulskaya (BLR)
|
43:49.24 |
| 4. |  Liu Hongyu (CHN)
|
43:56.86 |
| 5. | Erica Alfridi (ITA)
|
43:59.73 |
| 6. |  Anikó Szebenszky (HUN)
|
44:14.94 |
| 7. | Gu Yan (CHN)
|
44:24.17 |
| 8. |  Anita Liepina (LAT)
|
45:00.56 |
| 9. |  Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS)
|
45:01.90 |
| 10. | Elisabetta Perrone (ITA)
|
45:16.64 |
| 11. | Mária Urbanik (HUN)
|
45:36.57 |
| 12. | Wang Yan (CHN)
|
46:21.69 |
| 13. |  Svetlana Tolstaya (KAZ)
|
47:09.51 |
| 14. |  Yuka Mitsumori (JPN)
|
47:24.22 |
| — | Larisa Ramazanova (BLR)
|
DNF |
| — |  Beate Gummelt (GER)
|
DNF |
| — | Irina Stankina (RUS)
|
DSQ |
| — | Maya Sazonova (KAZ)
|
DSQ |
| — | Olga Panfyorova (RUS)
|
DSQ |
| — | Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS)
|
DSQ |
Qualifying heats
- Held on Monday 4 August 1997
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Anita Liepina (LAT)
|
44:07.88 |
| 2. | Mária Urbanik (HUN)
|
44:13.76 |
| 3. | Olga Kardopoltseva (BLR)
|
44:16.00 |
| 4. | Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS)
|
44:16.08 |
| 5. | Larisa Ramazanova (BLR)
|
44:18.49 |
| 6. | Wang Yan (CHN)
|
44:18.50 |
| 7. | Annarita Sidoti (ITA)
|
44:19.33 |
| 8. | Olga Panfyorova (RUS)
|
44:22.63 |
| 9. | Svetlana Tolstaya (KAZ)
|
44:32.34 |
| 10. |  Graciela Mendoza (MEX)
|
44:51.81 |
| 11. |  Susana Feitor (POR)
|
45:00.77 |
| 12. |  Celia Marcen (ESP)
|
45:09.85 |
| 13. | Ildikó Ilyés (HUN)
|
45:18.02 |
| 14. | Ivonne Varas (MEX)
|
47:03.18 |
| 15. |  Hanne Liland (NOR)
|
47:51.23 |
| 16. |  Valérie Nadaud (FRA)
|
47:52.90 |
| 17. | Kathrin Born-Boyde (GER)
|
48:01.28 |
| 18. |  Christina Kokotou (GRE)
|
48:52.36 |
| 19. |  Aida Isayeva (AZE)
|
50:44.62 |
| — |  Geovana Irusta (BOL)
|
DSQ |
| — |  Annastasia Karen Raj (MAS)
|
DSQ |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS)
|
44:31.98 |
| 2. | Erica Alfridi (ITA)
|
44:32.04 |
| 3. | Elisabetta Perrone (ITA)
|
44:32.06 |
| 4. | Irina Stankina (RUS)
|
44:32.17 |
| 5. | Anikó Szebenszky (HUN)
|
44:32.22 |
| 6. | Valentina Tsybulskaya (BLR)
|
44:32.24 |
| 7. | Liu Hongyu (CHN)
|
44:32.47 |
| 8. | Maya Sazonova (KAZ)
|
44:33.48 |
| 9. | Gu Yan (CHN)
|
44:36.17 |
| 10. | Beate Gummelt (GER)
|
44:37.78 |
| 11. | Yuka Mitsumori (JPN)
|
44:43.99 |
| 12. |  Tina Poitras (CAN)
|
45:18.76 |
| 13. |  Jane Saville (AUS)
|
46:12.76 |
| 14. | Nathalie Marchand-Fortain (FRA)
|
46:28.58 |
| 15. | Nora Leksir (FRA)
|
47:15.15 |
| 16. |  Valentyna Savchuk (UKR)
|
47:47.57 |
| 17. | Francisca Martínez (MEX)
|
48:29.81 |
| 18. |  Miriam Ramón (ECU)
|
48:39.75 |
| — |  Victoria Herazo (USA)
|
DSQ |
| — | Tong Lean Cheng (MAS)
|
DSQ |
See also
- 1992 Women's Olympic 10km Walk (Barcelona)
- 1993 Women's World Championships 10km Walk (Stuttgart)
- 1994 Women's European Championships 10km Walk (Helsinki)
- 1996 Women's Olympic 10km Walk (Atlanta)
- 1998 Women's European Championships 10km Walk (Budapest)
- 1999 Women's World Championships 20km Walk (Seville)