Israel competed at the 1997 Summer Universiade also known as the XIX Summer Universiade, in Sicily, Italy.
Medals
Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Swimming | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swimming
Men's
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400 m individual medley |  Tatsuya Kinugasa (JPN) |
4:24.18 |  Michael Halika (ISR) |
4:24.96 |  Stefano Battistelli (ITA) |
4:25.66 |
