Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's long jump

The women's long jump event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy on 27 and 28 August.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Olena Shekhovtsova Ukraine	Viktoriya Vershynina Ukraine	Cristina Nicolau Romania

Results

Qualification

Rank	Group	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
1	?	Viktoriya Vershynina	Ukraine	6.59
2	?	Olena Shekhovtsova	Ukraine	6.44
3	A	Shonda Swift	United States	6.37
4	A	Cristina Nicolau	Romania	6.30
5	?	Angee Henry	United States	6.21
6	?	Maria de Souza	Brazil	6.15
7	?	Sofia Schulte	Germany	6.11
8	?	Luciana dos Santos	Brazil	6.10
9	?	Ksenija Predikaka	Slovenia	6.04
10	?	Kym Burns	Australia	5.97
11	?	Vicky Piggin	Australia	5.97
12	?	Lin Chao-hsiu	Chinese Taipei	5.93
13	?	Patience Itanyi	Nigeria	5.93
14	?	Mónica Castro	Chile	5.89
15	?	Vaida Ūsaitė	Lithuania	5.82
15	?	Arianna Zivez	Italy	5.82
17	?	Anja Valant	Slovenia	5.80
18	?	Anna Smythe	New Zealand	5.51
19	?	Isis Moreno	Panama	5.27
20	?	Alexandra González	Puerto Rico	5.26
21	?	Erika Varillas	Peru	5.06
22	?	Patricia Traña	Nicaragua	4.93
23	?	Hoa Nguyen Thi Than	Vietnam	4.91

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Olena Shekhovtsova	Ukraine	6.78
	Viktoriya Vershynina	Ukraine	6.44
	Cristina Nicolau	Romania	6.40
4	Shonda Swift	United States	6.24
5	Maria de Souza	Brazil	6.23
6	Angee Henry	United States	6.17
7	Sofia Schulte	Germany	6.12
8	Kym Burns	Australia	6.09
9	Luciana dos Santos	Brazil	6.02
10	Ksenija Predikaka	Slovenia	6.00
11	Vicky Piggin	Australia	5.99
12	Lin Chao-hsiu	Chinese Taipei	5.83