Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Men's 10,000 metres

The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held on 30 August at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy.

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Kamiel Maase	Netherlands	28:22.11
	Dan Browne	United States	28:27.64
	Rachid Berradi	Italy	28:30.05
4	Pedro Trejo	Spain	28:31.38
5	Thorsten Naumann	Germany	28:38.48
6	Luís Novo	Portugal	28:39.64
7	Naoki Mishiro	Japan	28:41.12
8	Mohamed Afaadas	Morocco	28:43.81
9	Stephen Mayaka	Kenya	28:55.76
10	Wataru Kobayashi	Japan	29:07.59
11	Dragoslav Prpa	FR Yugoslavia	29:32.88
12	Steve Isbel	Australia	29:50.72
13	Ted Fitzpatrick	United States	29:56.89
14	Mehmet Kara	Turkey	29:57.65
15	Craig Kirkwood	New Zealand	29:58.52
16	Wellington Fraga	Brazil	30:46.61
17	Timon Gunen	Nigeria	31:14.85
18	Jean-Claude Minani	Burundi	33:15.51
	Fidele Baregensabe	Burundi	DNF
	Mark Saina	Kenya	DNF
	Aziz Driouche	Morocco	DNF
	Jan Erik Christiansen	Norway	DNF
	Themba Nchefu	South Africa	DNF