Beata may refer to:

• Beata, woman's given name; including list of people with the name
• Mario Beata (born 1974), Honduran retired soccer player
• Beata (spider), a genus of jumping spiders
• Beata, the feminine form of the Latin (and Italian) title given to people who have been beatified
• Beata Island (Isla Beata), in Dominican Republic
• Cabo Beata, southernmost point of the island of Hispaniola, in the Dominican Republic
• La Beata, a 1909 Argentine film

• Athletics at the 1997 Bolivarian Games
• Athletics at the 1997 Central American Games
• Athletics at the 1997 European Youth Summer Olympic Days
• Athletics at the 1997 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival
• Athletics at the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie
• Athletics at the 1997 National Games of China
• Athletics at the 1997 National Games of China – Women's 10,000m
• Athletics at the 1997 National Games of China – Women's 100m
• Athletics at the 1997 National Games of China – Women's 1500m
• Athletics at the 1997 National Games of China – Women's 200m
• Athletics at the 1997 National Games of China – Women's 400m
• Athletics at the 1997 National Games of China – Women's 800m
• Athletics at the 1997 Pan Arab Games
• Athletics at the 1997 South Pacific Mini Games
• Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Men's 10,000 metres
• Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Men's 100 metres
• Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Men's 1500 metres
• Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Men's 200 metres
• Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Men's 400 metres
• Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Men's 5000 metres
• Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Men's 800 metres
• Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Men's decathlon
• Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Men's discus throw
• Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Men's half marathon
• Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Men's hammer throw