The men's 10,000-meter race at the 1997 World Athletics Championships was held on August 6.
Winners
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Haile Gebreselassie Ethiopia | Paul Tergat Kenya | Salah Issu Morocco |
Final
| A place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Haile Gebreselassie ( ETH ) | 27: 24.58 | |
| Paul Tergat ( KEN ) | 27: 25.62 | |
| Salah Issou ( MAR ) | 27: 28.67 | |
| four. | Paul Coech ( KEN ) | 27: 30.39 |
| five. | Assef Mezgebu ( ETH ) | 27: 32.48 |
| 6. | Domingos Castro ( POR ) | 27: 36.52 |
| 7. | Habte Jifar ( ETH ) | 28: 00.29 |
| eight. | Julio Rey ( ESP ) | 28: 07.06 |
| 9. | Stefano Baldini ( ITA ) | 28: 11.97 |
| ten. | Darren Wilson ( AUS ) | 28: 20.16 |
| eleven. | Camille Maase ( NED ) | 28: 23.30 |
| 12. | Dominic Kirui ( KEN ) | 28: 28.13 |
| 13. | Abderrahim Zituna ( MAR ) | 28: 29.09 |
| 14. | Hendrick Ramaala ( RSA ) | 28: 33.48 |
| 15. | Tendai Chimusasa ( ZIM ) | 28: 55.29 |
| sixteen. | Karsten H.H. ( GER ) | 28: 59.34 |
| 17. | Said Berioui ( MAR ) | 29: 22.05 |
| 18. | Jose Ramos ( POR ) | 29: 49.00 |
| - | Toshinari Takaoka ( JPN ) | DNS |
| - | Mohammed Murkhit ( BEL ) | DNS |
DNS - did not go to start.