The men's triple jump event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 11 July 1997.
| Gold | Vyacheslav Taranov | |
| Silver | Marat Safiullin | |
| Bronze | Tayo Erogbogbo |
11 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Result | Notes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| align=left | align=left | | 16.53 (w: -2.8 m/s) | 16.95 (w: -1.6 m/s) | x | 16.85 (w: -1.0 m/s) | x | 16.34 (w: -1.0 m/s) | 16.95 (w: -1.6 m/s) | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 16.00 (w: -2.3 m/s) | 15.83 (w: -1.0 m/s) | 15.84 (w: -3.1 m/s) | 16.00 (w: -1.5 m/s) | 15.94 (w: -2.3 m/s) | 16.29 (w: 1.4 m/s) | 16.29 (w: 1.4 m/s) | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 15.86 (w: -1.8 m/s) | x | 15.19 (w: -2.3 m/s) | 15.98 (w: -2.3 m/s) | x | 16.28 (w: -1.1 m/s) | 16.28 (w: -1.1 m/s) | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.09 (w: -2.8 m/s) | 16.21 (w: -0.8 m/s) | x | x | x | 16.06 (w: -1.9 m/s) | 16.21 (w: -0.8 m/s) | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.81 (w: -2.0 m/s) | 15.52 (w: -1.9 m/s) | 15.86 (w: -1.0 m/s) | 15.50 (w: -2.4 m/s) | 15.89 (w: -1.0 m/s) | 16.17 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 16.17 (w: -0.9 m/s) | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | x | 15.27 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 15.93 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 16.16 (w: -1.3 m/s) | x | 15.93 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 16.16 (w: -1.3 m/s) | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.74 (w: -2.5 m/s) | x | 16.02 (w: -2.8 m/s) | 15.99 (w: -3.0 m/s) | x | x | 16.02 (w: -2.8 m/s) | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 15.46 (w: -3.8 m/s) | 15.83 (w: -1.1 m/s) | 14.65 (w: -1.8 m/s) | 15.74 (w: -1.1 m/s) | 15.72 (w: -1.2 m/s) | x | 15.83 (w: -1.1 m/s) | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.58 (w: -1.6 m/s) | x | 15.82 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 15.82 (w: -0.5 m/s) | ||||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.68 (w: -2.8 m/s) | x | 15.49 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 15.68 (w: -2.8 m/s) | ||||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 15.03 (w: -2.8 m/s) | x | 15.55 (w: -2.0 m/s) | 15.55 (w: -2.0 m/s) | ||||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 15.51 (w: -1.9 m/s) | 15.28 (w: -1.3 m/s) | 15.24 (w: -1.3 m/s) | 15.51 (w: -1.9 m/s) | ||||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | 15.35 (w: -2.0 m/s) | 14.94 (w: -1.3 m/s) | 14.96 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 15.35 (w: -2.0 m/s) | |||||||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | 15.15 (w: 0.4 m/s) | 15.14 (w: -1.9 m/s) | 14.64 (w: -2.1 m/s) | 15.15 (w: 0.4 m/s) | |||||||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | x | 13.92 (w: -1.8 m/s) | x | 13.92 (w: -1.8 m/s) | ||||||
According to an unofficial count, 15 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
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