1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon
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The Women's Marathon at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, Greece, was held on Saturday August 9, 1997, with the start at 08:05h local time.
Medalists
| Gold | Hiromi Suzuki Japan (JPN) |
| Silver | Manuela Machado Portugal (POR) |
| Bronze | Lidia Șimon Romania (ROM) |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1997 World Athletics Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Ingrid Kristiansen |  Norway | 2:21:06 | April 21, 1985 | London, United Kingdom |
| Championships record | Rosa Mota | Portugal | 2:25:17 | August 29, 1987 | Rome, Italy |
| Season best | Tegla Loroupe |  Kenya | 2:22:07 | April 20, 1997 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Final ranking
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hiromi Suzuki |  Japan | 2:29:48 | |
 | Manuela Machado | Portugal | 2:31:12 | |
 | Lidia Șimon | Romania | 2:31:55 | |
| 4 | Takako Tobise | Japan | 2:32:18 | |
| 5 | Ornella Ferrara |  Italy | 2:33:10 | |
| 6 | Iris Biba |  Germany | 2:34:06 | |
| 7 | Sonja Krolik | Germany | 2:35:28 | |
| 8 | Franziska Rochat-Moser |  Switzerland | 2:36:16 | |
| 9 | Yelena Razdrogina |  Russia | 2:36:37 | |
| 10 | Nobuko Fujimura | Japan | 2:36:51 | |
| 11 | Anuța Cătună | Romania | 2:38:38 | |
| 12 | Maria Polyzou |  Greece | 2:39:10 | |
| 13 | Franca Fiacconi | Italy | 2:39:53 | |
| 14 | Christine Mallo |  France | 2:40:55 | |
| 15 | Elfenesh Alemu |  Ethiopia | 2:41:00 | |
| 16 | Grete Kirkeberg | Norway | 2:41:05 | |
| 17 | Maryse Le Gallo | France | 2:41:08 | |
| 18 | Aurica Buia | Romania | 2:41:45 | |
| 19 | Mariko Hara | Japan | 2:42:00 | |
| 20 | Heather Turland |  Australia | 2:42:12 | |
| 21 | Rocío Ríos |  Spain | 2:42:18 | |
| 22 | Judit Földing-Nagy |  Hungary | 2:42:21 | |
| 23 | Angharad Mair |  Great Britain & N.I. | 2:42:31 | |
| 24 | Laura Fogli | Italy | 2:43:28 | |
| 25 | Cheryl Collins |  United States | 2:43:42 | |
| 26 | Olga Yudenkova |  Belarus | 2:43:47 | |
| 27 | Anna Villani | Italy | 2:43:58 | |
| 28 | Sally Goldsmith | Great Britain & N.I. | 2:44:20 | |
| 29 | Tomoe Abe | Japan | 2:45:19 | |
| 30 | Nuţa Olaru | Romania | 2:47:12 | |
| 31 | Elena Vinitskaya | Belarus | 2:47:57 | |
| 32 | Manuela Veith | Germany | 2:48:45 | |
| 33 | Asselefech Assefa | Ethiopia | 2:48:54 | |
| 34 | Evelyne Mura | France | 2:48:57 | |
| 35 | Danielle Sanderson | Great Britain & N.I. | 2:49:03 | |
| 36 | Julia Kirtland | United States | 2:49:43 | |
| 37 | Anfisa Kosacheva | Russia | 2:50:29 | |
| 38 | Grace de Oliveira |  South Africa | 2:50:36 | |
| 39 | Gaëlle Houitte | France | 2:50:38 | |
| 40 | Jeanne Peterson | United States | 2:51:59 | |
| 41 | Irina Timofeyeva | Russia | 2:53:01 | |
| 42 | Panayota Nikolakopoulou | Greece | 2:54:03 | |
| 43 | Lo Man Yi |  Hong Kong | 2:54:59 | |
| 44 | Alemitu Bekele | Ethiopia | 2:55:06 | |
| 45 | Georgia Ambatzidou | Greece | 2:56:58 | |
| 46 | Marisol Vargas |  Mexico | 2:58:22 | |
| 47 | Carolyn Hunter-Rowe | Great Britain & N.I. | 3:01:01 | |
| 48 | May Allison |  Canada | 3:01:26 | |
| 49 | Danuta Bartoszek | Canada | 3:01:30 | |
| 50 | Rita Toto | South Africa | 3:04:05 | |
| 51 | Rosa Salinas | Mexico | 3:12:55 | |
| 52 | Gina Liseth Coello |  Honduras | 3:17:33 | |
| 53 | Alexandra De Snoo |  Aruba | 3:22:08 | |
| 54 | Gulsara Dadabayeva |  Tajikistan | 3:30:45 | |
| — | Gadisay Edato | Ethiopia | DNF | |
| — | Fatuma Roba | Ethiopia | DNF | |
| — | Jane Salumäe |  Estonia | DNF | |
| — | Alina Tecuta | Romania | DNF | |
| — | Sonia Maccioni | Italy | DNF | |
| — | Birgit Jerschabek | Germany | DNF | |
| — | Rosa Oliveira | Portugal | DNF | |
| — | Galina Baruk | Belarus | DNF | |
| — | Alena Mazouka | Belarus | DNF | |
| — | Alina Ivanova | Russia | DNF | |
| — | Nicole Carroll | Australia | DNF | |
| — | Anita Håkenstad | Norway | DNF | |
| — | Josette Colomb-Janin | France | DNF | |
| — | Mary Alico | United States | DNF | |
| — | Patty Valadka | United States | DNF | |
| — | Maria Elena Reyna | Mexico | DNF | |
| — | Lucia Rendon | Mexico | DNF | |
| — | Flor Venegas |  Chile | DNF | |
| — | Paraskevi Kastriti | Greece | DNF | |
| — | Chrisoula Souma | Greece | DNF |