1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 10,000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 10 July 1997.

Medalists

Gold	Rachid Berradi Italy
Silver	Sergey Lebed Ukraine
Bronze	Simone Zanon Italy

Results

Final

10 July

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Rachid Berradi	Italy	28:31.12
	Sergey Lebed	Ukraine	28:39.71
	Simone Zanon	Italy	28:56.33
4	José Ramallo	Spain	29:22.79
5	Sergey Lukin	Russia	29:23.70
6	Zorislav Gapeyenko	Belarus	29:27.36
7	Jussi Virtanen	Finland	29:34.84
8	Dariusz Kruczkowski	Poland	29:40.29
9	Manuel Magalhães	Portugal	29:42.26
10	Tom Compernolle	Belgium	29:49.96
11	Janko Benša	Yugoslavia	29:54.31
12	Wiesław Figurski	Poland	30:15.98
13	Fecri İdin	Turkey	30:16.45
	Roberto García	Spain	DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.

• Belarus (1)
• Belgium (1)
• Finland (1)
• Italy (2)
• Poland (2)
• Portugal (1)
• Russia (1)
• Spain (2)
• Turkey (1)
• Ukraine (1)
• Yugoslavia (1)