Competitors for 1997 World Cyclo-Cross Championships
| Athlete | Country | Sports | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jörg Arenz |  GER |
CYC | 22 July 1967 |
| Milan Barényi |  SVK |
CYC | 14 January 1974 |
| Ralph Berner | GER |
CYC | 28 March 1968 |
| Patrick Blum |  SUI |
CYC | 8 January 1974 |
| Stuart Blunt |  GBR |
CYC | 19 June 1973 |
| Erik Boezewinkel |  NED |
CYC | 5 May 1972 |
| Luca Bramati |  ITA |
CYC | 6 November 1968 |
| Dario Cioni | ITA |
CYC | 2 December 1974 |
| Barrie Clarke | GBR |
CYC | 11 December 1966 |
| Mario De Clercq |  BEL |
CYC | 5 March 1966 |
| Wim De Vos | NED |
CYC | 18 March 1968 |
| Henrik Djernis |  DEN |
CYC | 22 April 1966 |
| Jed Fox |  USA |
CYC | 25 November 1970 |
| Thomas Frischknecht | SUI |
CYC | 17 February 1970 |
| Marcel Gerritsen | NED |
CYC | 6 January 1967 |
| Dariusz Gil |  POL |
CYC | 14 May 1973 |
| Róbert Glajza | SVK |
CYC | 11 June 1971 |
| Richard Groenendaal | NED |
CYC | 13 July 1971 |
| Paul Herijgers | BEL |
CYC | 22 November 1962 |
| Marc Janssens | BEL |
CYC | 13 November 1968 |
| José Jauregui |  FRA |
CYC | 15 January 1971 |
| Dale Knapp | USA |
CYC | 16 March 1964 |
| Steve Knight | GBR |
CYC | 21 June 1967 |
| Masanori Kosaka |  JPN |
CYC | 2 December 1963 |
| Roland Krajči | SVK |
CYC | 1 October 1974 |
| Kyrylo Krasov |  UKR |
CYC | 6 October 1974 |
| Ondřej Lukeš |  CZE TCH |
CYC | 26 December 1973 |
| Fabrizio Margon | ITA |
CYC | 14 October 1966 |
| Urs Markwalder | SUI |
CYC | 22 July 1971 |
| Christophe Mengin | FRA |
CYC | 3 September 1968 |
| Kevin Merrigan | USA |
CYC | 9 October 1966 |
| Claude Michely |  LUX |
CYC | 8 October 1959 |
| Christophe Morel | FRA |
CYC | 16 June 1975 |
| James Norfolk | GBR |
CYC | 4 October 1973 |
| Sven Nys | BEL |
CYC | 17 June 1976 |
| Naohide Ota | JPN |
CYC | 15 August 1970 |
| David Pagnier | FRA |
CYC | 9 October 1970 |
| Adrie van der Poel | NED |
CYC | 17 June 1959 |
| Daniele Pontoni | ITA |
CYC | 8 September 1966 |
| Dieter Runkel | SUI |
CYC | 21 December 1966 |
| David Rusch | SUI |
CYC | 7 November 1979 |
| Marcel Scheffer | NED |
CYC | 28 March 1972 |
| Fritz Seeberger | GER |
CYC | 1 February 1968 |
| Radomír Šimůnek Sr | CZE TCH |
CYC | 8 April 1962 |
| Dietmar Stari |  AUT |
CYC | 22 July 1971 |
| Peter Stevenson | GBR |
CYC | 8 March 1959 |
| Raita Suzuki | JPN |
CYC | 11 August 1972 |
| Stefano Toffoletti | ITA |
CYC | 17 March 1980 |
| Pascal Triebel | LUX |
CYC | 9 June 1966 |
| Malte Urban | GER |
CYC | 14 December 1974 |
| Peter Van Santvliet | BEL |
CYC | 6 May 1969 |
| Erwin Vervecken | BEL |
CYC | 23 March 1972 |
| Beat Wabel | SUI |
CYC | 23 May 1967 |
| Peter Wedge |  CAN |
CYC | 18 September 1972 |
| Mark-Timo Weichert | GER |
CYC | 9 March 1972 |
| Steffen Weigold | GER |
CYC | 9 April 1979 |
| Bart Wellens | BEL |
CYC | 10 August 1978 |
| Jan Wiejak | USA |
CYC | 2 October 1963 |