Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's 100 metres hurdles
# Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's 100 metres hurdles

The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held on 29 and 30 August at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Angela Atede Nigeria | Feng Yun China | Svetlana Laukhova Russia |

## Results

### Heats

Wind: Heat 1: +1.7 m/s, Heat 2: +0.7 m/s, Heat 3: +0.6 m/s, Heat 4: -1.3 m/s

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Angela Atede | Nigeria | 13.01 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Feng Yun | China | 13.10 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Sonia Paquette | Canada | 13.18 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Anna Leszczyńska | Poland | 13.21 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Irina Korotya | Russia | 13.27 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Svetlana Laukhova | Russia | 13.36 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Diane Allahgreen | Great Britain | 13.37 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Maya Shemchyshena | Ukraine | 13.42 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Ingeborg Leschnik | Germany | 13.45 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Regina Ahlke | Germany | 13.46 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | Yolanda McCray | United States | 13.50 | Q |
| 12 | 1 | Kim Carson | United States | 13.55 | q |
| 12 | 3 | Kertu Tiitso | Estonia | 13.55 | q |
| 14 | 3 | Simone Purvis | Australia | 13.73 | q |
| 15 | 4 | Sandra Turpin | Portugal | 13.76 | Q |
| 16 | 2 | Fan Min-hua | Chinese Taipei | 13.95 | q |
| 17 | 1 | Katka Jankovič | Slovenia | 14.12 | |
| 18 | 2 | Jacqueline Tavárez | Mexico | 14.22 | |
| 19 | 3 | Nathalie Zamboni | Switzerland | 14.32 | |
| 20 | 3 | Maria-Joëlle Conjungo | Central African Republic | 14.51 | |
| 21 | 2 | Vaida Ūsaitė | Lithuania | 14.55 | |
| 22 | 4 | Juliette Kaboré | Burkina Faso | 15.79 | |
| 23 | 4 | Hoa Nguyen Thi Than | Vietnam | 16.18 | |
| 24 | 1 | Sandra Oliveros | Guatemala | 16.95 | |
| | 1 | Erica Barani | Italy | DNF | |
| | 4 | Martina Stoop | Switzerland | DNF | |

### Semifinals

Wind: Heat 1: +1.0 m/s, Heat 2: +2.4 m/s

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Angela Atede | Nigeria | 12.93 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Feng Yun | China | 12.93 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Yolanda McCray | United States | 13.04 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Irina Korotya | Russia | 13.12 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Sonia Paquette | Canada | 13.16 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Svetlana Laukhova | Russia | 13.17 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Ingeborg Leschnik | Germany | 13.22 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Maya Shemchyshena | Ukraine | 13.30 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | Diane Allahgreen | Great Britain | 13.36 | |
| 10 | 2 | Anna Leszczyńska | Poland | 13.37 | |
| 11 | 1 | Kertu Tiitso | Estonia | 13.42 | PB |
| 12 | 1 | Regina Ahlke | Germany | 13.56 | |
| 13 | 2 | Sandra Turpin | Portugal | 13.57 | |
| 14 | 2 | Simone Purvis | Australia | 13.76 | |
| 15 | 1 | Fan Min-hua | Chinese Taipei | 14.18 | |
| | 2 | Kim Carson | United States | DNS | |

### Final

Wind: -1.1 m/s

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Angela Atede | Nigeria | 13.16 |
| | Feng Yun | China | 13.19 |
| | Svetlana Laukhova | Russia | 13.22 |
| 4 | Irina Korotya | Russia | 13.29 |
| 5 | Yolanda McCray | United States | 13.51 |
| 6 | Maya Shemchyshena | Ukraine | 13.54 |
| 7 | Ingeborg Leschnik | Germany | 13.62 |
| 8 | Sonia Paquette | Canada | 13.68 |
