The Senior men's race at the 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Torino, Italy, at the Parco del Valentino on March 23, 1997.

A report on the event was given in The New York Times,[1] in the Herald,[2] and for the IAAF.

†: Athlete marked in the results list[4] as nonscorer.

An unofficial count yields the participation of 280 athletes from 58 countries in the Senior men's race.

[7] Although announced, athletes from  Sierra Leone did not show.