Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's heptathlon
# Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's heptathlon

The women's heptathlon event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy on 26 and 27 August.

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m H | HJ | SP | 200m | LJ | JT | 800m | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Mona Steigauf | Germany | 13.13 | 1.85 | 12.83 | 24.14 | 6.56 | 43.86 | 2:11.15 | 6546 |
| | Irina Vostrikova | Russia | 13.97 | 1.79 | 15.20 | 26.10 | 6.07 | 49.90 | 2:19.18 | 6175 |
| | Marie Collonvillé | France | 13.85 | 1.85 | 11.39 | 24.71 | 6.03 | 45.72 | 2:12.35 | 6143 |
| 4 | Astrid Retzke | Germany | 13.95 | 1.79 | 13.32 | 25.11 | 6.01 | 43.46 | 2:25.15 | 5919 |
| 5 | Tatyana Gordeyeva | Russia | | | | | | | | 5811 |
| 6 | Pilia Peltosaari | Finland | 14.61 | 1.73 | 12.07 | 24.81 | 6.06w | 43.34 | 2:20.17 | 5775 |
| 6 | Anne-Sophie Devillier | France | | | | | | | | 5775 |
| 8 | Maralize Visser | South Africa | | | | | | | | 5765 |
| 9 | Annelies de Meester | Belgium | | | | | | | | 5732 |
| 10 | Karin Periginelli | Italy | 14.12 | 12.96 | 1.67 | 25.36 | 5.84 | 40.18 | 2:14.88 | 5724 |
| 11 | Svetlana Kazanina | Kazakhstan | | | | | | | | 5722 |
| 12 | Euzinete dos Reis | Brazil | 14.28 | 1.73 | 10.99 | 24.67 | 5.83 | 43.32 | 2:18.85 | 5709 |
| 13 | Yuliya Akulenko | Ukraine | | | | | | | | 5667 |
| 14 | Saskia Meijer | Netherlands | 14.55 | 1.70 | 13.63 | 25.96 | 5.79 | 38.42 | 2:16.09 | 5627 |
| 15 | Maria Richtnér | Sweden | | | | | | | | 5438 |
| 16 | Trina Bindel | United States | | | | | | | | 5352 |
| 17 | Tania Longe | Norway | | | | | | | | 5215 |
| 18 | Kristine Suharevska | Latvia | | | | | | | | 5047 |
| 19 | Heather Sterlin | United States | | | | | | | | 4462 |
| 20 | Sandra Oliveros | Guatemala | | | | | | | | 4122 |
| | Jane Jamieson | Australia | 14.34 | 1.85 | 13.88 | 25.73 | DNS | – | – | DNF |
| | Clare Thompson | Australia | 14.41 | 1.70 | 9.29 | DNS | – | – | – | DNF |
| | Lyudmila Kovalenko | Ukraine | | | | | | | | DNF |
