Global Global championships · since 1961 
Podebrady, Czech Republic 19–20 Apr 1997
1997 World Race Walking Cup
Podebrady, Czech Republic 19–20 Apr 1997- events
- 7
- medals awarded
- 21
- nations on the podium
- 9
- world records
- 0
Podiums
20 km race walk team
1 
Russia 431 pts
Russia 431 pts 2 
Belarus 413 pts
Belarus 413 pts 3 
Mexico 403 pts
Mexico 403 pts 50 km race walk
50 km race walk team
1 Russia 434 pts
Russia 434 pts 2 
Slovakia 415 pts
Slovakia 415 pts 3 
Spain 407 pts
Spain 407 pts Overall team
1 Russia 865 pts
Russia 865 pts 2 Mexico 802 pts
Mexico 802 pts 3 Belarus 801 pts
Belarus 801 pts Lugano Trophy (20/50 km combined)
Medal table
9 nations · 21 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia RUS | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | Spain ESP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Ecuador ECU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Mexico MEX | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Belarus BLR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Italy ITA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Slovakia SVK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  China PR CHN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Finland FIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Records set
3 CR- CR Jefferson Perez 20 km race walk · Men 1:18:24
- CR Jesus Angel Garcia 50 km race walk · Men 3:39:54
- CR Irina Stankina 10 km race walk · Women 41:52