These are the official results of the Men's Long Jump event at the 1997 IAAF World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 39 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Tuesday August 5, 1997.
| Gold |  Iván PedrosoCuba (CUB) | |
| Silver |  Erick WalderUnited States (USA) | |
| Bronze |  Kirill SosunovRussia (RUS) |
| RANK | GROUP A | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8.09 m | |
| 2. | 8.05 m | |
| 3. | 8.00 m | |
| 4. | 7.99 m | |
| 5. | 7.98 m | |
| 6. | 7.96 m | |
| 7. | 7.93 m | |
| 8. | 7.92 m | |
| 9. | 7.90 m | |
| 10. | 7.87 m | |
| 11. | 7.75 m | |
| 12. | 7.69 m | |
| 13. | 7.62 m | |
| 14. | 7.21 m | |
| 15. | 7.18 m | |
| 16. | 7.17 m | |
| 17. | 7.15 m | |
| - | NM | |
| RANK | GROUP B | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8.11 m | |
| 2. | 8.09 m | |
| 3. | 8.03 m | |
| 4. | 7.96 m | |
| 5. | 7.94 m | |
| 6. | 7.93 m | |
| 7. | 7.92 m | |
| 8. | 7.88 m | |
| 9. | 7.87 m | |
| 10. | 7.72 m | |
| 11. | 7.70 m | |
| 12. | 7.66 m | |
| 13. | 7.65 m | |
| 14. | 7.64 m | |
| 15. | 7.63 m | |
| 16. | 7.63 m | |
| 17. | 7.23 m | |
| 18. | 7.05 m | |
| - | NM | |
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| 8.42 | X | X | X | X | 7.60 | 8.42 m | SB | |||
| 8.29 | 8.15 | 8.29 | 8.36 | 8.30 | 8.38 | 8.38 m | SB | |||
| 8.04 | 7.89 | 8.05 | 8.12 | 7.83 | 8.18 | 8.18 m | SB | |||
| 4 | X | 8.07 | 7.92 | 8.14 | 6.62 | 7.85 | 8.14 m | SB | ||
| 5 | 7.97 | X | 8.04 | X | 6.63 | X | 8.04 m | SB | ||
| 6 | 7.98 | 6.99 | 7.90 | 8.03 | X | X | 8.03 m | SB | ||
| 7 | 7.81 | 7.98 | 7.92 | 7.98 | 7.98 | 7.91 | 7.98 m | |||
| 8 | 7.88 | X | X | X | X | X | 7.88 m | |||
| 9 | 7.70 | 7.72 | 7.86 | 7.86 m | ||||||
| 10 | 7.76 | X | 7.59 | 7.76 m | ||||||
| 11 | 7.66 | 7.51 | 7.65 | 7.66 m | ||||||
| - | X | X | X | NM | ||||||