| Venue | Cape Town,  South Africa |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | August 1997 |
The 1997 World Juniors Track Cycling Championships were the 23rd annual Junior World Championships for track cycling held at the Bellville Velodrome [1] in Cape Town, South Africa in August 1997. [2]
The Championships had five events for men (Sprint, Points race, Individual pursuit, Team pursuit and 1 kilometre time trial) and two for women (Individual pursuit and Sprint).
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Events [4] | |||
| Sprint | Katrin Meinke  Germany | Yumari González Valdivieso  Cuba | Rosealee Hubbard  Australia |
| Individual pursuit | Alayna Burns Australia | Gitana Gruodyte  Lithuania | Monika Tyburska  Poland |
* Host nation (South Africa)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |