Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Men's 20 kilometres walk
# Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Men's 20 kilometres walk

The men's 20 kilometres walk event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held on the streets of Catania, Italy, on 31 August.

## Results

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Ilya Markov | Russia | 1:25:36 |
| | Alejandro López | Mexico | 1:26:00 |
| | Arturo Di Mezza | Italy | 1:26:12 |
| 4 | Daisuke Ikeshima | Japan | 1:27:09 |
| 5 | Nathan Deakes | Australia | 1:28:04 |
| 6 | Paolo Bianchi | Italy | 1:31:39 |
| 7 | Wu Ping | China | 1:31:45 |
| 8 | Oscar Ramírez | Mexico | 1:32:07 |
| 9 | Brent Vallance | Australia | 1:32:27 |
| 10 | Enrico Lang | Italy | 1:32:57 |
| 11 | William Van Axen | United States | 1:32:57 |
| 12 | Tim Seaman | United States | 1:34:41 |
| 13 | Jani Lehtinen | Finland | 1:34:50 |
| | Ademar Kammler | Brazil | DNF |
