1997 | World Cup | FIFA World Cup | World Trade Center | World Series | 2010 FIFA World Cup | World Bank | World Health Organization | Guinness World Records | 1978 FIFA World Cup | World Series of Poker | Allies of World War II | BBC World Service | ATP World Tour 250 series | World Heritage Site | 1997 in music | World Boxing Association | World Boxing Council | 2006 FIFA World Cup | World Wide Web | As the World Turns | World Trade Organization | The Championships, Wimbledon | ATP World Tour 250 Series | World Rally Championship | World Intellectual Property Organization | World Economic Forum | Western world | Miss World | Rugby World Cup |
The 1997 season represented a breakthrough for her: starting with an indoor personal best of 14.13 m for seventh place at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships and going on to win her first major medal later that year at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics.