The 9th Pan American Junior Athletics Championships were held in Havana, Cuba, on July 18–20, 1997.

Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.

[1] An unofficial count yields the number of about 437 athletes from about 25 countries: Argentina (11), Bahamas (14), Barbados (16), Brazil (31), Canada (40), Cayman Islands (4), Chile (10), Colombia (7), Costa Rica (2), Cuba (71), Dominican Republic (13), Ecuador (6), El Salvador (3), Guatemala (8), Guyana (2), Jamaica (41), Mexico (47), Panama (3), Paraguay (3), Peru (2), Puerto Rico (9), Trinidad and Tobago (7), United States (73), Uruguay (4), Venezuela (10).

[2] Complete results can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website.

[1] *   Host nation (Cuba)