| Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| 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 | ||
| Half marathon | men | women |
| 10 km walk | women | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 20 kilometres walk event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held on the streets of Catania, Italy, on 31 August. [1]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Markov | 1:25:36 | |||
| Alejandro López | 1:26:00 | |||
| Arturo Di Mezza | 1:26:12 | |||
| 4 | Daisuke Ikeshima | 1:27:09 | ||
| 5 | Nathan Deakes | 1:28:04 | ||
| 6 | Paolo Bianchi | 1:31:39 | ||
| 7 | Wu Ping | 1:31:45 | ||
| 8 | Oscar Ramírez | 1:32:07 | ||
| 9 | Brent Vallance | 1:32:27 | [3] | |
| 10 | Enrico Lang | 1:32:57 | ||
| 11 | William Van Axen | 1:32:57 | ||
| 12 | Tim Seaman | 1:34:41 | ||
| 13 | Jani Lehtinen | 1:34:50 | ||
| Ademar Kammler | DNF |