The men's hammer throw event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 10 and 11 July 1997.
| Gold | Ivan Tikhon | |
| Silver | Szymon Ziółkowski | |
| Bronze | Nikolay Avalasevich |
11 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| align=left | align=left | | 73.02 | 76.08 | 75.24 | 77.46 | x | x | 77.46 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 73.10 | x | x | x | x | 73.68 | 73.68 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 70.22 | 72.40 | x | 71.02 | 69.16 | 68.64 | 72.40 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 65.58 | x | 70.48 | 65.54 | 67.98 | 69.72 | 70.48 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 67.76 | 70.24 | 69.76 | 64.88 | 68.22 | 70.30 | 70.30 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 67.96 | x | 69.56 | x | 66.90 | 67.12 | 69.56 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 68.96 | 68.58 | 67.84 | 68.28 | 68.62 | 63.78 | 68.96 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 66.24 | 68.00 | 65.14 | 65.50 | x | x | 68.00 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 66.76 | 67.38 | 65.26 | 67.38 | ||||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 67.06 | x | x | 67.06 | ||||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 65.40 | 65.84 | 64.42 | 65.84 | ||||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 63.92 | 64.20 | 63.42 | 64.20 | ||||||
10 July
Qualify: first to 12 to the Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 75.86 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 71.66 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 70.26 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 69.96 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 68.18 | Q | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 67.96 | Q | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 67.60 | Q | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 67.58 | Q | ||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 67.56 | Q | ||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | | 67.10 | Q | ||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 66.06 | Q | ||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 66.00 | Q | ||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | | 65.32 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left |  | 64.26 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 64.08 | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left |  | 63.06 | |||
| 17 | align=left | align=left |  | 52.94 |
According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
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