The men's 5000 metres event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 13 July 1997.
Medalists Gold Simone Zanon Silver Rachid Berradi Bronze Sergey Lukin
Results
Final 13 July Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Simone Zanon 13:45.60 Rachid Berradi 13.47.08 Sergey Lukin 13:48.04 4 Mikhail Yeginov 13:49.08 5 Neil Caddy 13:58.84 6 Iván Sánchez 14:00.68 7 Sergey Lebed 14:01.15 8 Kristen Bowditch 14:07.13 9 Eryk Szostak 14:07.17 10 Samuli Vasala 14:08.39 11 Laurent Vapaille 14:17.89 12 Badre Din Zioini 14:18.31 13 Mehmet Kara 14:20.37 14 Angelo Pacheco 14:26.39 15 Iván Pérez 14:36.39 16 Carsten Schütz 14:38.81 17 Adrian Maghiar 14:40.83 Sander Schutgens DNF Dariusz Kruczkowski DNF
Participation According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.
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