Global Global championships · since 1959 
Sicily, Italy 20–31 Aug 1997
1997 Universiade
Sicily, Italy 20–31 Aug 1997- events
- 45
- medals awarded
- 135
- nations on the podium
- 34
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
wind -0.3
400m
800m
1500m
5000m
10,000m
Half marathon
3000m steeplechase
110m hurdles
wind -0.7
400m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
20 km race walk
Decathlon
4x100m
4x400m
Medal table
34 nations · 135 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States of America USA | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 | |
| 2 |  Russia RUS | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | |
| 3 |  Ukraine UKR | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 |  Cuba CUB | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | |
| 5 |  Germany GER | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 6 |  Romania ROU | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 7 |  Republic of South Africa RSA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 |  Great Britain & NI GBR | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 9 |  Belarus BLR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 |  Nigeria NGR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | Italy ITA | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
| 12 |  Netherlands NED | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Japan 
Australia 
Greece 
China PR 
Bulgaria 
Poland Records set
6 CR- CR Clement Chukwu 400m · Men 44.81
- CR Marilson Gomes dos Santos Half marathon · Men 1:03:32
- CR Ivan Pedroso Long jump · Men 8.40
- CR Tetyana Tereschuk-Antipova 400m hurdles · Women 54.91
- CR Emma George Pole vault · Women 4.40
- CR Yelena Govorova Triple jump · Women 14.23