Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's half marathon

Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
5000 m	men	women
10,000 m	men	women
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men
4×100 m relay	men	women
4×400 m relay	men	women
Road events
Half marathon	men	women
10 km walk		women
20 km walk	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men	women
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
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The women's half marathon event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held on the streets of Catania, Italy on 31 August.^[1][2][3] This was the first time that this event was featured at the Universiade replacing the marathon.

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Mari Sotani	Japan	1:11:49	UR
	Agata Balsamo	Italy	1:13:06
	Miyuki Tokura	Japan	1:13:20
4	Lourdes López	Mexico	1:13:44
5	Katrina Price Hamilton	United States	1:15:44
6	Kae Ito	Japan	1:16:01
7	Leone Justino da Silva	Brazil	1:20:11
8	Nili Abramski	Israel	1:20:51
9	Elizabeth Mongudhi	Namibia	1:21:40
10	Kristin Cobb	United States	1:21:59
12	Hamida Mazouzi	Algeria	1:25:15
13	Radha Shrestha	Nepal	1:37:02