The men's 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 12 and 13 July 1997.
| Gold | Dan Money Marlon Devonish Jamie Henthorn Julian Golding  | |
| Silver | Marcin Krzywański Dariusz Adamczyk Piotr Balcerzak Ryszard Pilarczyk  | |
| Bronze | Alexander Kosenkow Eduard Martin Patrick Weimer Uwe Eisenbeis |
13 July
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | | 38.99 | ||||
| align=left | | 39.27 | ||||
| align=left | 39.45 | |||||
| 4 | align=left |  | 39.71 | |||
| 5 | align=left |  | 39.74 | |||
| 6 | align=left |  | 40.55 | |||
| 7 | align=left |  | 41.27 | |||
| align=left |  | DNF |
12 July
Qualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | | 39.56 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | 40.18 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | | 40.50 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | | 40.54 | q | ||
| align=left |  | DNF |
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | | 39.74 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | | 39.90 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | | 39.99 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | | 40.37 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left |  | 40.72 | |||
| 6 | align=left | 41.47 |
According to an unofficial count, 46 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event.
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