title: Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's 10,000 metres
text: # Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's 10,000 metres
  
  The women's 10,000 metres event at the 1997 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Cibali in Catania, Italy on 29 August.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Deena Drossin | United States | 33:45.31 |
  | | Lucilla Andreucci | Italy | 33:54.22 |
  | | Miwako Yamanaka | Japan | 34:10.28 |
  | 4 | Stine Larsen | Norway | 34:15.65 |
  | 5 | Melissa Moon | New Zealand | 34:38.88 |
  | 6 | Ursula Jetziner | Switzerland | 34:46.46 |
  | 7 | Leone Justino da Silva | Brazil | 36:14.23 |
  | | Annemette Jensen | Denmark | DNS |
  