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The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997.
[edit] Men's results
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- *A slow, tactical race from the start, with Morceli tracking El Guerrouj all the way. Estevez tried to slow the pace down even further in the second lap to allow Cacho to save energy for his fast sprint finish. With the whole field still bunched up with 600m to go, El Guerrouj put on a burst of speed which only Morceli and Cacho were able to follow, but eventually, they too were dropped as El Guerrouj wound up the pace faster and faster. Cacho sprinted past Morceli in the home straight, and the dispirited defending champion slowed down towards the finish, allowing Estevez to pip him at the line for the bronze medal.
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- * Aleksandr Bagach of Ukraine originally won the shot put with 21.47m, but was disqualified after he tested positive for steroids.
[edit] Women's results
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| Event |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
100 m
details |
 Marion Jones (USA) |
10.83
(WL) |
 Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR) |
10.85 |
 Savatheda Fynes (BAH) |
11.03
(PB) |
200 m
details |
Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR) |
22.32 |
 Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) |
22.39 |
 Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
22.40 |
400 m
details |
 Cathy Freeman (AUS) |
49.77 |
Sandie Richards (JAM) |
49.79
(PB) |
Jearl Miles (USA) |
49.90 |
800 m
details |
 Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) |
1:57.14 |
 Yelena Afanasyeva (RUS) |
1:57.56 |
 Maria Mutola (MOZ) |
1:57.59 |
1,500 m
details |
 Carla Sacramento (POR) |
4:04.24
(SB) |
Regina Jacobs (USA) |
4:04.63 |
 Anita Weyermann (SUI) |
4:04.70
(SB) |
5,000 m
details |
 Gabriela Szabo (ROU) |
14:57.68 |
 Roberta Brunet (ITA) |
14:58.29
(SB) |
Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) |
14:58.85 |
10,000 m
details |
 Sally Barsosio (KEN) |
31:32.92
(WJR) |
Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) |
31:39.15
(SB) |
 Masako Chiba (JPN) |
31:41.93 |
Marathon
details |
Hiromi Suzuki (JPN) |
2:29:48 |
Manuela Machado (POR) |
2:31:12 |
Lidia Slavuteanu (ROU) |
2:31:55 |
10 km walk
details |
Annarita Sidoti (ITA) |
42:55.49
(WL) |
 Olga Kardopoltseva (BLR) |
43:30.20 |
Valentina Tsybulskaya (BLR) |
43:49.24 |
100 m hurdles
details |
 Ludmila Engquist (SWE) |
12.50
(SB) |
 Svetla Dimitrova (BUL) |
12.58 |
Michelle Freeman (JAM) |
12.61 |
400 m hurdles
details |
 Nezha Bidouane (MAR) |
52.97
(AR) |
Deon Hemmings (JAM) |
53.09
(SB) |
Kim Batten (USA) |
53.52 |
4x100 m relay
details |
Chryste Gaines,
Marion Jones,
Inger Miller,
Gail Devers
United States |
41.47
(CR/AR) |
Beverly McDonald,
Merlene Frazer,
Juliet Cuthbert,
Beverly Grant
Jamaica |
42.10
(SB) |
Patricia Girard-Léno,
Christine Arron,
Delphine Combe,
Sylviane Félix
 France |
42.21
(NR) |
4x400 m relay
details |
Anke Feller,
Uta Rohlände,
Anja Rücker,
Grit Breuer
 Germany |
3:20.92
(WL) |
Maicel Malone-Wallace,
Kim Graham,
Kim Batten,
Jearl Miles-Clark
United States |
3:21.03
(SB) |
Inez Turner,
Lorraine Fenton,
Deon Hemmings,
Sandie Richards
Jamaica |
3:21.30
(NR) |
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AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record
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[edit] Medals table
[edit] References
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