1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres
These are the results of the women's 100 metres event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece.Medalists
Records
Results
2 August
| Heat | Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
| 4 | 1 | | 11.01 Q | SB |
| 8 | 2 | | 11.07 Q | |
| 7 | 3 | | 11.09 Q | |
| 1 | 4 | | 11.13 Q | |
| 5 | 5 | | 11.18 Q | |
| 6 | 6 | | 11.21 Q | |
| 3 | 7 | | 11.27 Q | |
| 5 | 8 | | 11.28 Q | |
| 6 | 8 | | 11.28 Q | SB |
| 7 | 10 | | 11.29 Q | |
| 4 | 11 | | 11.30 Q | NR |
| 4 | 11 | | 11.30 Q | |
| 1 | 13 | | 11.31 Q | |
| 3 | 13 | | 11.31 Q | |
| 2 | 15 | | 11.32 Q | |
| 2 | 16 | | 11.33 Q | |
| 5 | 16 | | 11.33 Q | |
| 6 | 18 | | 11.34 Q | |
| 1 | 19 | | 11.35 Q | |
| 3 | 20 | | 11.36 Q | |
| 6 | 20 | | 11.36 q | |
| 4 | 22 | | 11.37 q | |
| 7 | 23 | | 11.42 Q | |
| 8 | 24 | | 11.44 Q | |
| 7 | 25 | | 11.46 q | |
| 1 | 25 | | 11.46 q | |
| 2 | 27 | | 11.47 Q | |
| 4 | 28 | | 11.48 q | |
| 8 | 29 | | 11.53 Q | |
| 2 | 30 | | 11.54 q | |
| 5 | 30 | | 11.54 q | |
| 8 | 30 | | 11.54 q | |
| 8 | 33 | | 11.55 | |
| 3 | 34 | | 11.57 | |
| 7 | 35 | | 11.58 | |
| 3 | 36 | | 11.59 | |
| 5 | 37 | | 11.61 | |
| 7 | 38 | | 11.62 | |
| 5 | 39 | | 11.64 | |
| 4 | 40 | | 11.65 | |
| 6 | 41 | | 11.70 | |
| 4 | 42 | | 12.73 | |
| 1 | 43 | | 11.75 | |
| 8 | 44 | | 11.82 | |
| 2 | 45 | | 11.83 | |
| 2 | 46 | | 11.87 | |
| 1 | 47 | | 11.97 | |
| 1 | 48 | | 12.00 | NR |
| 3 | 49 | | 12.19 | |
| 3 | 50 | | 12.38 | |
| 2 | 51 | | 12.43 | |
| 8 | 52 | | 12.97 | |
| 5 | 53 | | 13.03 | |
| 4 | 54 | | 14.19 | |
| 6 | 55 | | 14.36 | |
| 2 | 56 | | 14.55 | |
| 6 | — | | DNS | |
| 7 | — | | DNS | |
| 7 | — | | DNS | |
Second round
2 August
| Heat | Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | | 10.90 Q | NR |
| 3 | 2 | | 10.96 Q | |
| 2 | 3 | | 11.00 Q | |
| 4 | 4 | | 11.04 Q | |
| 1 | 5 | | 11.14 Q | SB |
| 4 | 6 | | 11.16 Q | |
| 4 | 7 | | 11.17 Q | SB |
| 1 | 8 | | 11.19 Q | |
| 1 | 9 | | 11.19 q | |
| 1 | 10 | | 11.20 q | |
| 2 | 11 | | 11.23 Q | |
| 3 | 11 | | 11.23 Q | |
| 2 | 13 | | 11.26 Q | |
| 3 | 14 | | 11.27 Q | |
| 2 | 15 | | 11.28 q | SB |
| 3 | 16 | | 11.31 q | |
| 3 | 17 | | 11.31 q | |
| 3 | 18 | | 11.36 | |
| 4 | 18 | | 11.36 | |
| 4 | 20 | | 11.37 | |
| 1 | 21 | | 11.37 | |
| 2 | 22 | | 11.39 | |
| 4 | 23 | | 11.40 | |
| 1 | 24 | | 11.42 | |
| 4 | 25 | | 11.43 | |
| 2 | 26 | | 11.44 | |
| 2 | 27 | | 11.49 | |
| 1 | 28 | | 11.50 | |
| 3 | 29 | | 11.53 | |
| 2 | 30 | | 11.55 | |
| 3 | 31 | | 11.56 | |
| 4 | 32 | | 11.62 | |
Semifinals
3 August
| Heat | Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
| 2 | 1 | | 10.94 Q | |
| 2 | 2 | | 11.08 Q | |
| 1 | 3 | | 11.10 Q | |
| 2 | 4 | | 11.11 Q | |
| 1 | 5 | | 11.13 Q | |
| 2 | 6 | | 11.17 Q | |
| 1 | 7 | | 11.34 Q | |
| 2 | 7 | | 11.34 | |
| 1 | 9 | | 11.35 Q | |
| 2 | 9 | | 11.35 | |
| 1 | 9 | | 11.35 | |
| 2 | 12 | | 11.39 | |
| 2 | 13 | | 11.40 | |
| 1 | 14 | | 11.41 | |
| 1 | 14 | | 11.41 | |
| 1 | 16 | | 11.44 | |
Final
3 August
| Rank | Name | Result | Notes |
| | 10.83 | WL |
| | 10.85 | NR |
| | 11.03 | PB |
| 4 | | 11.05 | |
| 5 | | 11.18 | |
| 6 | | 11.19 | |
| 7 | | 11.29 | |
| 8 | | 11.32 | |
