The men's decathlon event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 10 and 11 July 1997.
| Gold | Klaus Isekenmeier | |
| Silver | Aleksandr Yurkov | |
| Bronze | Pierre-Alexandre Vial |
10-11 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500m | Points | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 11.20 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 7.46 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 14.48 | 1.93 | 49.43 | 14.68 (w: 1.4 m/s) | 44.00 | 4.60 | 58.38 | 4:35.79 | 7926 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 11.01 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 7.36 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 13.62 | 1.99 | 50.17 | 15.22 (w: 1.4 m/s) | 43.60 | 4.90 | 56.52 | 4:37.35 | 7888 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 10.97 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 7.08 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 12.55 | 1.87 | 48.61 | 14.76 (w: 1.4 m/s) | 41.78 | 4.80 | 56.78 | 4:15.81 | 7866 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 11.51 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 6.81 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 14.08 | 2.17 | 50.33 | 15.49 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 43.86 | 4.70 | 57.04 | 4:30.09 | 7804 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 10.94 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 7.36 (w: 0.2 m/s) | 14.63 | 1.96 | 48.65 | 14.97 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 45.92 | 4.20 | 50.42 | 4:39.72 | 7775 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 10.79 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 7.12 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 14.18 | 1.96 | 49.63 | 14.10 (w: 1.4 m/s) | 40.44 | 4.60 | 50.94 | 5:14.23 | 7598 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 11.00 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 6.93 (w: 0.8 m/s) | 12.82 | 1.90 | 49.19 | 14.80 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 36.54 | 4.30 | 49.38 | 4:15.78 | 7471 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 11.51 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 6.71 (w: 0.3 m/s) | 11.90 | 1.96 | 51.49 | 15.02 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 38.78 | 5.10 | 57.12 | 4:51.75 | 7341 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 11.34 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 7.20 (w: 0.9 m/s) | 14.07 | 1.81 | 50.71 | 15.43 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 41.34 | 4.40 | 52.78 | 4:54.12 | 7244 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 11.38 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 6.89 (w: 0.6 m/s) | 13.99 | 1.99 | 52.44 | 15.38 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 35.36 | 3.90 | 63.56 | 5:10.26 | 7053 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 11.48 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 7.03 (w: 0.7 m/s) | 12.66 | 2.02 | 52.09 | DQ | 41.40 | 4.40 | 39.94 | 4:50.76 | 6247 | |||
| align=left | align=left |  | 11.45 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 6.48 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 14.04 | 1.81 | 51.66 | 14.69 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 40.00 | NM | 53.66 | DNF | |||||
| align=left | align=left |  | 11.16 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 6.53 (w: -1.5 m/s) | 13.85 | 1.87 | 52.00 | 15.64 (w: 1.4 m/s) | 39.50 | NM | 61.44 | DNF | |||||
| align=left | align=left |  | 11.51 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 6.93 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 12.50 | 1.99 | 51.22 | 15.13 (w: -0.3 m/s) | DNF | ||||||||
| align=left | align=left | | 11.26 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 7.13 (w: 0.2 m/s) | 13.18 | 2.05 | 49.55 | DNF | |||||||||
| align=left | align=left |  | 11.37 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 6.61 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 12.35 | 1.75 | DNF | ||||||||||
| align=left | align=left |  | 10.99 (w: 0.5 m/s) | 7.12 (w: -0.6 m/s) | DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
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