1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 200 metres

1997 European Athletics U23 Championships
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men
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
10 km walk		women
20 km walk	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men	women
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men

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]

Gold	Hana Benešová  Czech Republic
Silver	Shanta Ghosh  Germany
Bronze	Katia Benth  France

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

12 July
Qualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final

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

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

According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.