The men's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 12 and 13 July 1997.
| Gold | Ryszard Pilarczyk Piotr Długosielski Jacek Bocian Piotr Haczek  | |
| Silver | David Nikodým Lukáš Souček Jan Štejfa Jiří Mužík  | |
| Bronze | Thomas Goller Maik Liebe Lars Figura Carlos Gachanja |
13 July
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | | 3:03.07 | ||||
| align=left | | 3:04.13 | ||||
| align=left | 3:04.32 | |||||
| 4 | align=left |  | 3:04.80 | |||
| 5 | align=left |  | 3:05.77 | |||
| 6 | align=left |  | 3:07.27 | |||
| 7 | align=left |  | 3:08.00 | |||
| 8 | align=left |  | 3:15.02 |
12 July
Qualified: first 3 in each heat and 2 best to the Final
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | 3:09.57 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | | 3:10.10 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | | 3:10.19 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | | 3:10.55 | q | ||
| 5 | align=left | | 3:11.18 | q |
| Rank | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | | 3:07.93 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | | 3:09.04 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | | 3:12.17 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left |  | 3:12.37 |
According to an unofficial count, 44 athletes from 9 countries participated in the event.
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