The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 10 and 11 July 1997.
| Gold | Frank Busemann | |
| Silver | Sven Pieters | |
| Bronze | Andrey Kislykh |
11 July
Wind: 2.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 13.54 w | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 13.56 w | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 13.56 w | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 13.69 w | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 13.94 w | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 13.97 w | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 14.25 w | |||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF |
11 July
Qualified: first 4 in each to the Final
Wind: 1.6 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 13.70 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 13.77 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 13.88 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 13.96 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 13.98 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 14.12 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.66 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 14.68 |
Wind: 3.5 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 13.56 w | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 13.77 w | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 13.90 w | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 13.98 w | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 14.06 w | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.15 w | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 14.18 w | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 14.19 w |
10 July
Qualified: first 4 in each heat and 4 best to the Semifinal
Wind: 0.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 13.85 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 13.95 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 13.97 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 14.02 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 14.15 | q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 14.16 | q | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 14.56 |
Wind: 2.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 13.59 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 13.74 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 13.92 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 13.93 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 14.20 | q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.24 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 14.36 |
Wind: 0.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 13.56 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 13.85 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 14.06 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 14.08 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 14.15 | q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.70 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 16.63 | |||
| align=left | align=left | | DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
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