| Host City | Köln |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Held | 5 October 1997 |
| Events | 2 |
| Competitors | 6 |
| Countries | 5 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon, Men | Men | 5 October 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Marathon, Women | Women | 5 October 1997 | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| = | Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon, Men | Stephan Freigang |
|
Benson Lokorwa |
|
Tadesse Gebre |
|
| Marathon, Women | Angeline Kanana |
|
Krystyna Kuta |
|
Olga Loginova |
|