The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 12 July 1997.
| Gold | Luciano Di Pardo | |
| Silver | Vincent Le Dauphin | |
| Bronze | Konstantin Tomskiy |
12 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 8:34.24 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 8:36.92 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 8:37.81 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 8:41.37 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 8:42.26 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 8:42.86 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 8:43.16 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 8:44.87 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 8:50.09 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 8:56.69 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 9:06.63 |
According to an unofficial count, 11 athletes from 7 countries participated in the event.
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