| Events at the 1997 World Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 10 km walk | women | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
These are the official results of the Men's 50 km Walk event at the 1997 World Championships held on Thursday 7 August 1997 in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 42 participating athletes.
| Gold | Poland (POL) |
| Silver | Spain (ESP) |
| Bronze | Mexico (MEX) |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| WL | world leading |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:44:46 | |||
| 3:44:59 | |||
| 3:48:30 | |||
| 4 | 3:50:04 | ||
| 5 | 3:50:14 | ||
| 6 | 3:50:27 | ||
| 7 | 3:51:17 | ||
| 8 | 3:51:33 | ||
| 9 | 3:53:40 | ||
| 10 | 3:54:28 | ||
| 11 | 3:55:06 | ||
| 12 | 3:56:19 | ||
| 13 | 3:56:30 | ||
| 14 | 3:57:38 | ||
| 15 | 3:58:18 | ||
| 16 | 3:59:29 | ||
| 17 | 3:59:33 | ||
| 18 | 3:59:52 | ||
| 19 | 4:04:17 | ||
| 20 | 4:05:09 | ||
| 21 | 4:05:25 | ||
| 22 | 4:05:35 | ||
| 23 | 4:07:18 | ||
| 24 | 4:07:38 | ||
| 25 | 4:08:26 | ||
| 26 | 4:09:08 | ||
| 27 | 4:10:03 | ||
| 28 | 4:11:00 | ||
| 29 | 4:30:05 | ||
| DID NOT FINISH (DNF) | |||
| — | DNF | ||
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| — | DNF | ||
| DISQUALIFIED (DSQ) | |||
| — | DSQ | ||
| — | DSQ | ||
| — | DSQ | ||
| — | DSQ | ||
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