The 1997 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships held in central Europe was dominated by the Kenyan men's and women's teams.
The 6th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on October 4, 1997, in the city of Kosice, Slovakia. Slovakia (/slovki, -vk-/ (listen); Slovak: Slovensko [slnsk (listen)), officially the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Slovenska republika, listen (help)), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Men Shem Kororia (KEN) Women Tegla Loroupe (KEN) Team Men Kenya Team Women Kenya 
