The 4th Asian Cross Country Championships took place 1997 in Chiba, Japan.
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Men Individual |  Saad Shadad Al-Asmari (KSA)
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 Jafar Babakhani (IRI)
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 Osamu Nara (JPN)
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| Senior Men Team | Saudi Arabia (KSA)
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Iran (IRI)
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Japan (JPN)
|
| Junior Men Individual | Mohammed Alshinan Safed (KSA)
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Shinichiro Okuda (JPN)
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Yoshitaka Iwamizu (JPN)
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| Junior Men Team | Japan (JPN)
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Saudi Arabia (KSA)
|
 China (CHN)
|
| Senior Women Individual | Chiemi Takahashi (JPN)
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Yang Siyu (CHN)
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Sachie Ozaki (JPN)
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| Senior Women Team | Japan (JPN)
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China (CHN)
|
 India (IND)
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| Junior Women Individual | Kumiko Hiyama (JPN)
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Emiko Kojima (JPN)
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Yuko Manabe (JPN)
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| Junior Women Team | Japan (JPN)
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China (CHN)
|
 Republic of Korea (KOR)
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Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Iran (IRI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |