The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 10 July 1997.
| Gold | Rachid Berradi | |
| Silver | Sergey Lebed | |
| Bronze | Simone Zanon |
10 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 28:31.12 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 28:39.71 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 28:56.33 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 29:22.79 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 29:23.70 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 29:27.36 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 29:34.84 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 29:40.29 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 29:42.26 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 29:49.96 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 29:54.31 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 30:15.98 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 30:16.45 | |||
| align=left | align=left | | DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 14 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
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