The 1997 Canoe Marathon European Championships were the second edition of the Canoe Marathon European Championships, which took place on 13–14 September 1997 in Pavia, Italy.[1] The competition consisted of six events, four in kayak (men and women's K-1 and K-2) and two in canoe (men's C-1 and C-2), all of which were contested in a distance of 36 kilometers.[2]
| Event | align=center bgcolor="gold" | Gold | Time | align=center bgcolor="silver" | Silver | Time | align=center bgcolor="CC9966" | Bronze | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's C-1 | 3:42:32 | 3:44:05 | 3:47.30 | ||||||
| Men's C-2 | Gábor Balgovics Béla Jakus | 2:38:10 | Edvin Csabai Attila Giore | 2:41:02 | Hervé Maigrot Lionel Dubois-Dunilac | 2:42.41 | |||
| Men's K-1 | 3:12:19 | 3:12:56 | 3:15.07 | ||||||
| Men's K-2 | Magnus Skoldbeck Tim Krantz | 3:10:33 | Thomas Christiansen Karsten Solgård | 3:10:49 | Ivan Lawler Steven Harris | 3:12.08 | |||
| Women's K-1 | 2:44:47 | 2:44:49 | 2:46.04 | ||||||
| Women's K-2 | Patricia Davey Sonja Bapty | 2:31:04 | Andrea Pitz Renáta Csay | 2:31:05 | Marzena Michalak Izabella Dankowska | 2:31.09 |