1997 World Mountain Bike Championships
| Host City | Château-d'Œx |
|---|---|
| Country |  SUI |
| Held | 18 – 21 September 1997 |
| Events | 9 |
| Competitors | 27 |
| Countries | 13 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Mountain Bike Downhill, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Mountain Bike Junior, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Mountain Bike Downhill Junior, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Mountain Bike Downhill U23, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Mountain Bike, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Mountain Bike Downhill, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Mountain Bike Junior, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Mountain Bike Downhill Junior, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |  FRA |
4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Italy |  ITA |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Switzerland | SUI |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | United States |  USA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Spain |  ESP |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| = | Sweden |  SWE |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Australia |  AUS |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Denmark |  DEN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Germany |  GER |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Great Britain |  GBR |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Finland |  FIN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | Poland |  POL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | Slovakia |  SVK |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |