The women's 10,000 metres event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 13 July 1997.
| Gold | Olivera Jevtić | |
| Silver | Annemari Sandell | |
| Bronze | Stine Larsen |
13 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 32:44.22 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 32:48.57 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 33:11.09 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 33:27.41 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 33:29.05 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 33:41.51 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 33:48.43 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 33:54.22 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 34:43.30 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 35:16.78 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 37:12.26 | |||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 10 countries participated in the event.
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