Herrarnas 10 000 meter vid världsmästerskapen i friidrott 1997 ägde rum den 6 augusti.
| Guld | Silver | Brons |
| Hej Gebrselassie Etiopien |
Paul Tergat Kenya |
Salah Issou Marocko |
| Plats | namn | Tid |
|---|---|---|
| Haile Gebrselassie ( ETH ) | 27:24,58 | |
| Paul Tergat ( KEN ) | 27:25,62 | |
| Salah Issu ( MAR ) | 27:28,67 | |
| fyra. | Paul Koech ( KEN ) | 27:30.39 |
| 5. | Assefa Mezgebu ( ETH ) | 27:32,48 |
| 6. | Domingos Castro ( POR ) | 27:36,52 |
| 7. | Habte Jifar ( ETH ) | 28:00.29 |
| åtta. | Julio Rey ( ESP ) | 28:07.06 |
| 9. | Stefano Baldini ( ITA ) | 28:11,97 |
| tio. | Darren Wilson ( AUS ) | 28:20.16 |
| elva. | Camille Maase ( NED ) | 28:23.30 |
| 12. | Dominic Kirui ( KEN ) | 28:28.13 |
| 13. | Abderrahim Zituna ( MAR ) | 28:29.09 |
| fjorton. | Hendrik Ramaala ( RSA ) | 28:33,48 |
| femton. | Tendai Chimusasa ( ZIM ) | 28:55,29 |
| 16. | Karsten H ( GER ) | 28:59,34 |
| 17. | Said Beriui ( MAR ) | 29:22.05 |
| arton. | Jose Ramos ( POR ) | 29:49.00 |
| — | Toshinari Takaoka ( JPN ) | DNS |
| — | Mohammed Murhit ( BEL ) | DNS |
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