1997 European Athletics Cross Country Championships
| Host City | Oeiras |
|---|---|
| Country |  POR |
| Held | 14 December 1997 |
| Competitors | 31 |
| Countries | 11 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Country | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Cross Country Team | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| Cross Country Junior | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Cross Country | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Cross Country Team | Women | — | Medal | 9 | 3 |
| Cross Country Junior | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |  FRA |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Portugal | POR |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia |  YUG |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Denmark |  DEN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Netherlands |  NED |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Romania |  ROU |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Sweden |  SWE |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Austria |  AUT |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Spain |  ESP |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Germany |  GER |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | Ukraine |  UKR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Country, Men | Carsten Jørgensen |
DEN
|
Claes Nyberg |
SWE
|
Serhiy Lebid |
UKR
|
| Cross Country Team, Men | Portugal |
POR
|
France |
FRA
|
Spain |
ESP
|
| Cross Country Junior, Men | Gert-Jan Liefers |
NED
|
Günther Weidlinger |
AUT
|
Mustafa Mohamed |
SWE
|
| Cross Country, Women | Joalsiae Llado |
FRA
|
Elena Fidatof |
ROU
|
Olivera Jevtić |
YUG
|
| Cross Country Team, Women | France |
FRA
|
Romania |
ROU
|
Spain |
ESP
|
| Cross Country Junior, Women | Sonja Stolić |
YUG
|
Mónica Rosa |
POR
|
Judith Heinze |
GER
|