| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | England | ||
| City | Milton Keynes | ||
| Dates | 17–28 September | ||
| Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | National Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Australia (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  India | ||
| Third place |  Germany | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Top scorer(s) |  Naohiko Tobita (10 goals) | ||
| Best player | Rajiv Mishra | ||
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The 1997 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup was the sixth edition of the Hockey Junior World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national under-21 national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held from 17 to 28 September 1997 in Milton Keynes, England.
Australia won the tournament for the first time by defeating India 3–2 in the final. Germany won the bronze medal by defeating England 4–2 in the third and fourth place playoff.[1]
- ^ "Field hockey - Men's Junior World Cup - 1997". the-sports.org. Retrieved 18 July 2017.