# 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump

The men's triple jump event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 1 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Ionuț Pungă Romania |
| Silver | Ivaylo Rusenov Bulgaria |
| Bronze | Gregory Yeldell United States |

## Results
### Final

1 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Ionuț Pungă | Romania | 16.47 (w: -1.5 m/s) | 16.63 (w: -1.3 m/s) | x | 16.66 (w: +1.0 m/s) | 16.94 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 16.91 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 16.94 (w: +0.4 m/s) | |
| | Ivaylo Rusenov | Bulgaria | 15.91 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 16.11 (w: -1.1 m/s) | x | 16.01 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 16.65 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 16.15 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 16.65 (w: +0.5 m/s) | |
| | Gregory Yeldell | United States | x | x | 15.86 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 15.70 (w: -1.1 m/s) | 16.31 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 16.44 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 16.44 (w: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 4 | Chris Hercules | United States | 15.71 (w: -1.3 m/s) | x | x | 15.15 (w: -0.7 m/s) | x | 16.27 (w: +1.0 m/s) | 16.27 (w: +1.0 m/s) | |
| 5 | Zhao Zongming | China | 16.14 (w: -0.6 m/s) | x | x | 15.29 (w: -1.0 m/s) | x | x | 16.14 (w: -0.6 m/s) | |
| 6 | Sébastien Pincemail | France | 15.58 (w: -1.0 m/s) | 15.79 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 15.86 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 15.63 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 15.84 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 16.03 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 16.03 (w: +0.3 m/s) | |
| 7 | Sergey Bochkov | Azerbaijan | 15.89 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 16.00 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 15.73 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 15.61 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 15.83 (w: +0.3 m/s) | x | 16.00 (w: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 8 | Michał Joachimowski | Poland | 15.29 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 15.69 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 15.71 (w: -0.8 m/s) | x | 15.00 (w: +2.0 m/s) | 15.56 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 15.71 (w: -0.8 m/s) | |
| 9 | Daniel Donovici | Romania | 15.50 (w: -1.5 m/s) | 15.68 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 15.38 (w: +0.7 m/s) | | | | 15.68 (w: -0.2 m/s) | |
| 10 | Thierry Moreau | France | 15.26 (w: -1.6 m/s) | x | 15.64 (w: -0.9 m/s) | | | | 15.64 (w: -0.9 m/s) | |
| 11 | Sergey Khurbatov | Belarus | 15.54 (w: -1.0 m/s) | 15.59 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 15.41 (w: -0.3 m/s) | | | | 15.59 (w: +0.7 m/s) | |
| 12 | Danial Jahic | Yugoslavia | 15.13 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 15.38 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 15.42 (w: -1.9 m/s) | | | | 15.42 (w: -1.9 m/s) | |

### Qualifications

31 Jul

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Gregory Yeldell | United States | 15.69 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 15.88 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 16.37 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 16.37 (w: +0.1 m/s) | Q |
| 2 | Zhao Zongming | China | 16.21 (w: +0.3 m/s) | – | – | 16.21 (w: +0.3 m/s) | Q |
| 3 | Sébastien Pincemail | France | 16.05 (w: 0.0 m/s) | – | – | 16.05 (w: 0.0 m/s) | Q |
| 4 | Michał Joachimowski | Poland | 15.58 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 15.70 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 16.02 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 16.02 (w: +0.8 m/s) | Q |
| 5 | Sergey Bochkov | Azerbaijan | 15.97 (w: +0.2 m/s) | – | – | 15.97 (w: +0.2 m/s) | Q |
| 6 | Daniel Donovici | Romania | 15.72 (w: -0.7 m/s) | x | 15.92 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.92 (w: +0.3 m/s) | Q |
| 7 | Danial Jahic | Yugoslavia | 15.29 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 15.56 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 15.80 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 15.80 (w: +0.2 m/s) | q |
| 8 | Sergey Khurbatov | Belarus | 15.74 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.64 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 15.78 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 15.78 (w: +0.1 m/s) | q |
| 9 | Leevan Sands | Bahamas | 15.70 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 15.09 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 15.58 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 15.70 (w: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 10 | Ibrahim Abubaker | Qatar | 14.84 (w: +1.2 m/s) | 15.57 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 14.90 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.57 (w: 0.0 m/s) | |
| 11 | Pavel Kalinin | Russia | 15.11 (w: +1.0 m/s) | 15.34 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 15.52 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 15.52 (w: +0.4 m/s) | |
| 12 | Mikola Mestechkin | Ukraine | 15.48 (w: +0.4 m/s) | x | 15.44 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 15.48 (w: +0.4 m/s) | |
| 13 | Yasmin Mustafov | Bulgaria | 15.11 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 15.01 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 15.41 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 15.41 (w: -0.3 m/s) | |
| 14 | Nicholas Thomas | United Kingdom | 15.07 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 14.77 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 15.40 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.40 (w: +0.3 m/s) | |
| 15 | Alexandros Malamas | Greece | x | 15.23 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 15.14 (w: +1.1 m/s) | 15.23 (w: +0.8 m/s) | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Ionuț Pungă | Romania | x | 16.14 (w: -0.3 m/s) | – | 16.14 (w: -0.3 m/s) | Q |
| 2 | Ivaylo Rusenov | Bulgaria | 15.98 (w: +0.7 m/s) | – | – | 15.98 (w: +0.7 m/s) | Q |
| 3 | Chris Hercules | United States | 15.97 (w: +0.8 m/s) | – | – | 15.97 (w: +0.8 m/s) | Q |
| 4 | Thierry Moreau | France | 14.96 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.85 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 15.28 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.85 (w: +0.1 m/s) | q |
| 5 | Mohd Abdulaziz | Qatar | 15.28 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.30 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 15.70 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 15.70 (w: +0.7 m/s) | |
| 6 | Janne Harju | Finland | 15.55 (w: +1.1 m/s) | 13.67 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 15.64 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 15.64 (w: +0.2 m/s) | |
| 7 | Yuriy Opatskiy | Ukraine | 15.61 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 15.31 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 15.56 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 15.61 (w: +0.4 m/s) | |
| 8 | Jon Wallace | United Kingdom | 15.53 (w: 0.0 m/s) | x | 15.39 (w: +1.1 m/s) | 15.53 (w: 0.0 m/s) | |
| 9 | Sergey Pavlov | Russia | x | 14.89 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 15.43 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 15.43 (w: +0.4 m/s) | |
| 10 | Ilja Tumorin | Estonia | 14.89 (w: -1.0 m/s) | x | 15.25 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 15.25 (w: -0.4 m/s) | |
| 11 | Zhou Can | China | 15.00 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 14.84 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 15.24 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 15.24 (w: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 12 | Kostas Zalagítis | Greece | 14.82 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 13.82 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 15.21 (w: +1.0 m/s) | 15.21 (w: +1.0 m/s) | |
| 13 | Masashi Watanabe | Japan | x | 15.18 (w: -1.1 m/s) | x | 15.18 (w: -1.1 m/s) | |
| 14 | Sanjay Kumar Rai | India | x | 14.84 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 14.69 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 14.84 (w: +0.1 m/s) | |
| 15 | Thierry Adanabou | Burkina Faso | x | 14.52 (w: +0.9 m/s) | 14.23 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 14.52 (w: +0.9 m/s) | |
| 16 | François Loungou | Central African Republic | x | 13.60 (w: -0.4 m/s) | x | 13.60 (w: -0.4 m/s) | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 31 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.
* Azerbaijan (1)
* Bahamas (1)
* Belarus (1)
* Bulgaria (2)
* Burkina Faso (1)
* Central African Republic (1)
* China (2)
* Estonia (1)
* Finland (1)
* France (2)
* Greece (2)
* India (1)
* Japan (1)
* Poland (1)
* Qatar (2)
* Romania (2)
* Russia (2)
* Ukraine (2)
* United Kingdom (2)
* United States (2)
* Yugoslavia (1)