# 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics

The 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 1998 edition of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held in Annecy, France from July 28 to August 2.

## Results
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Christian Malcolm Great Britain | 10.12 WJL | Amar Johnson United States | 10.34 PB | Dwight Thomas Jamaica | 10.40 |
| 200 metres details | Christian Malcolm Great Britain | 20.44 WJL | Jairo Duzant Netherlands Antilles | 20.92 NJR | Russell Frye United States | 20.94 |
| 400 metres details | Nduka Awazie Nigeria | 45.54 PB | Casey Vincent Australia | 45.55 PB | Fawzi Al Shammari Kuwait | 45.89 NJR |
| 800 metres details | William Chirchir Kenya | 1:47.23 | Wilfred Bungei Kenya | 1:47.53 | Paskar Owor Uganda | 1:48.20 PB |
| 1500 metres details | Adil Kaouch Morocco | 3:42.43 | Benjamin Kipkurui Kenya | 3:42.67 | Robert Witt Poland | 3:43.47 |
| 5000 metres details | Million Wolde Ethiopia | 13:47.49 | Kipchumba Mitei Kenya | 13:49.60 | Reuben Kiyara Kamzee Kenya | 13:51.22 $^1$ |
| 10,000 metres details | Benson Barus Kenya | 29:24.28 | Salim Kipsang Kenya | 29:36.80 | Alene Emere Ethiopia | 29:47.60 |
| 110 metres hurdles details | Staņislavs Olijars Latvia | 13.51 | Sharif Paxton United States | 14.10 | Florian Seibold Germany | 14.21 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Periklis Iakovakis Greece | 49.82 WJL | Osiris Martínez Cuba | 50.17 PB | Peter Bate Australia | 50.83 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Reuben Kosgei Kenya | 8:23.76 WJL | Abraham Cherono Kenya | 8:32.24 | El Moustapha Mellour Morocco | 8:34.91 PB |
| 10,000 metres walk details | Roman Rasskazov Russia | 41:55.95 | Liu Yunfeng China | 42:01.11 | Mario Iván Flores Mexico | 42:04.55 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | Jamaica Steve Slowly Thomas Collin Paul Thompson Roy Bailey | 39.70 WJL | United States Casey Combest Dashaun McCullough Amar Johnson Russell Frye | 39.71 | Germany Tobias Unger Stefan Holz Zapletal Jirka Kevin Kuske | 39.99 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | Australia Daniel McFarlane Daniel Batman Aaron Russell Casey Vincent | 3:04.74 WJL | United States Tony Berrian Kevin Baker Brian Swarn Andrew Pierce | 3:05.06 | Jamaica Sanjay Ayre Leroy Colquhoun Omar Henry Dwayne Miller | 3:05.31 |
| High jump details | Alfredo Deza Peru | 2.21 | Yin Xueli China | 2.21 PB | Aleksandr Veryutin Belarus | 2.21 PB |
| Pole vault details | Pavel Gerasimov Russia | 5.55 PB | Lars Börgeling Germany | 5.50 | Paul Burgess Australia Adam Ptacek Czech Republic Giuseppe Gibilisco Italy | 5.20 |
| Long jump details | Petar Dachev Bulgaria | 8.14 NJR | Abdel Rahmane Al-Nubi Qatar | 8.11 AJR | Luis Felipe Méliz Cuba | 7.91 |
| Triple jump details | Ionut Punga Romania | 16.94 WJL | Ivaylo Russinov Bulgaria | 16.65 PB | Gregory Yeldell United States | 16.44 PB |
| Shot put details | Mikulas Konopka Slovakia | 18.50 | Janus Robberts South Africa | 18.15 | Carl Myerscough Great Britain | 18.12 |
| Discus throw details | Zoltán Kővágó Hungary | 59.36 | Emeka Udechuku Great Britain | 57.99 | Gabor Mate Hungary | 56.96 |
| Hammer throw details | Olli-Pekka Karjalainen Finland | 72.40 CR | Yuriy Voronkin Russia | 69.66 | Wojciech Kondratowicz Poland | 68.93 |
| Javelin throw details | David Parker Great Britain | 72.85 | Gerhardus Pienaar South Africa | 71.16 PB | Yukifumi Murakami Japan | 70.72 |
| Decathlon details | Aki Heikkinen Finland | 7476 | Thomas Poge Germany | 7332 PB | Jaakko Ojaniemi Finland | 7246 PB |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |
$^1$ Ahmed Baday of Morocco originally won the bronze medal in 13:49.86, but he was disqualified after it was discovered he was 24 years old at the time of the Championships.

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Shakedia Jones United States | 11.19 | Angela Williams United States | 11.27 | Joan Uduak Ekah Nigeria | 11.50 |
| 200 metres details | Muriel Hurtis France | 23.22 | Shakedia Jones United States | 23.39 | Sarah Wilhelmy Great Britain | 23.56 |
| 400 metres details | Natalya Nazarova Russia | 52.02 | Nakiya Johnson United States | 52.09 PB | Yupalis Díaz Cuba | 52.39 NJR |
| 800 metres details | Olga Mikayeva Russia | 2:05.34 | Jebet Langat Kenya | 2:05.43 | Naomi Misoi Kenya | 2:05.77 |
| 1500 metres details | Lan Lixin China | 4:10.05 | Yemenashu Taye Ethiopia | 4:11.97 PB | Bouchra Benthami Morocco | 4:12.76 |
| 3000 metres details | Yin Lili China | 8:57.09 PB | Yemenashu Taye Ethiopia | 9:01.70 | Edna Kiplagat Kenya | 9:05.46 |
| 5000 metres details | Yin Lili China | 15:29.65 CR | Faith Jemutai Kenya | 15:34.48 PB | Meryma Hashim Kenya | 15:39.57 PB |
| 100 metres hurdles details | Julie Pratt Great Britain | 13.75 | Sun Hong Wei China | 13.75 | Susanna Kallur Sweden | 13.77 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Li Yu Lian China | 55.93 | Allison Beckford Jamaica | 57.19 NJR | Sun Hong Wei China | 57.43 |
| 5000 metres walk details | Sabine Zimmer Germany | 21:14.39 | Jolanta Dukure Latvia | 21:17.89 NJR | Xue Ailing China | 21:28.57 PB |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | United States Angela Williams Keyon Soley Myra Combs Shakedia Jones | 43.52 WJL | France Celine Thelamon Muriel Hurtis Nadia Imalouan Anne Carole Rapp | 44.07 NJR | Jamaica Tulia Robinson Aleen Bailey Melaine Walker Lisa Sharpe | 44.61 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | Jamaica Patricia Hall Peta-Gaye Gayle Keasha Downer Allison Beckford | 3:32.29 WJL | Russia Svetlana Pospelova Olga Mikayeva Olesya Zykina Natalya Nazarova | 3:32.35 | United States Mikele Barber Myra Combs Demetria Washington Nakiya Johnson | 3:32.85 |
| High jump details | Marina Kuptsova Russia | 1.88 | Marie Norrman Sweden | 1.88 PB | Tatyana Efimenko Kyrgyzstan Nevena Lendjel Croatia | 1.84 |
| Pole vault details | Monika Gotz Germany | 4.20 | María Mar Sánchez Spain Monika Pyrek Poland | 4.10 NJR 4.10 NJR | None awarded | None awarded |
| Long jump details | Peng Fengmei China | 6.59 | Lu Xin China | 6.57 | Maria Chiara Baccini Italy | 6.55 NJR |
| Triple jump details | Baya Rahouli Algeria | 14.04 AJR | Maria Solomon Russia | 13.75 PB | Marija Martinovic Yugoslavia | 13.47 |
| Shot put details | Nadzeya Astapchuk Belarus | 18.23 WJL | Du Xianhui China | 17.69 PB | Nadine Banse Germany | 16.94 |
| Discus throw details | Liu Fengying China | 60.66 | Mélina Robert-Michon France | 55.01 | Lacramioara Ionescu Romania | 54.64 |
| Hammer throw details | Bianca Achilles Germany | 61.79 | Sini Pöyry Finland | 61.76 NJR | Maureen Griffin United States | 60.14 |
| Javelin throw details | Osleidys Menéndez Cuba | 68.17 WJL | Liang Lili China | 61.72 PB | Wei Jianhua China | 59.10 |
| Heptathlon details | Shen Shengfei China | 5815 | Susanna Rajamäki Finland | 5721 | Viorica Țigău Romania | 5720 PB |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

## Medal table

* Host nation (France)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Kenya | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | United States | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Finland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Jamaica | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | France* | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Cuba | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Latvia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Morocco | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 | Belarus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Peru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | South Africa | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Qatar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 31 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Uganda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (38 entries) | Totals (38 entries) | 43 | 44 | 45 | 132 |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list, 1156 athletes from 169 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Albania (1)
* Algeria (12)
* Anguilla (1)
* Antigua and Barbuda (1)
* Argentina (6)
* Armenia (2)
* Australia (51)
* Austria (7)
* Azerbaijan (1)
* Bahamas (5)
* Bahrain (1)
* Bangladesh (1)
* Barbados (2)
* Belarus (16)
* Belgium (8)
* Benin (1)
* Bermuda (1)
* Bhutan (1)
* Bolivia (1)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (3)
* Botswana (2)
* Brazil (12)
* British Virgin Islands (1)
* Bulgaria (8)
* Burkina Faso (1)
* Burundi (6)
* Cambodia (1)
* Cameroon (2)
* Canada (11)
* Cape Verde (1)
* Cayman Islands (1)
* Central African Republic (1)
* Chile (2)
* China (31)
* Chinese Taipei (10)
* Colombia (4)
* Congo (1)
* Cook Islands (1)
* Costa Rica (2)
* Ivory Coast (1)
* Croatia (13)
* Cuba (11)
* Cyprus (3)
* Czech Republic (17)
* Dominica (1)
* Ecuador (4)
* Egypt (2)
* El Salvador (1)
* Equatorial Guinea (1)
* Estonia (6)
* Ethiopia (13)
* Fiji (2)
* Finland (27)
* France (63)
* Gabon (1)
* Gambia (1)
* Georgia (1)
* Germany (69)
* Ghana (1)
* Great Britain (48)
* Greece (23)
* Grenada (2)
* Guam (1)
* Guatemala (1)
* Guinea (1)
* Guyana (1)
* Haiti (1)
* Hong Kong (1)
* Hungary (17)
* Iceland (2)
* India (4)
* Ireland (7)
* Israel (2)
* Italy (31)
* Jamaica (30)
* Japan (32)
* Kazakhstan (5)
* Kenya (18)
* Kuwait (2)
* Kyrgyzstan (2)
* Laos (1)
* Latvia (6)
* Lebanon (1)
* Lesotho (2)
* Liberia (1)
* Lithuania (6)
* Luxembourg (2)
* North Macedonia (1)
* Madagascar (1)
* Malawi (1)
* Malaysia (1)
* Maldives (1)
* Mali (1)
* Malta (1)
* Mauritania (1)
* Mauritius (2)
* Mexico (6)
* Monaco (1)
* Mongolia (1)
* Morocco (16)
* Myanmar (1)
* Namibia (2)
* Netherlands (7)
* Netherlands Antilles (1)
* New Zealand (15)
* Nicaragua (1)
* Niger (1)
* Nigeria (4)
* Norfolk Island (1)
* Norway (7)
* Palestine (1)
* Panama (1)
* Papua New Guinea (1)
* Paraguay (1)
* Peru (2)
* Philippines (1)
* Poland (31)
* Portugal (13)
* Puerto Rico (1)
* Qatar (9)
* Romania (19)
* Russia (39)
* Rwanda (2)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)
* Saint Lucia (1)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
* Samoa (1)
* San Marino (1)
* São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
* Saudi Arabia (1)
* Senegal (1)
* Seychelles (1)
* Sierra Leone (1)
* Singapore (1)
* Slovakia (7)
* Slovenia (15)
* Solomon Islands (1)
* South Africa (37)
* South Korea (10)
* Spain (30)
* Sri Lanka (1)
* Sudan (1)
* Eswatini (1)
* Sweden (19)
* Switzerland (3)
* Syria (1)
* Tajikistan (1)
* French Polynesia (1)
* Tanzania (2)
* Togo (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (3)
* Tunisia (1)
* Turkey (5)
* Turkmenistan (2)
* Turks and Caicos Islands (1)
* Uganda (4)
* Ukraine (8)
* United Arab Emirates (1)
* United States (62)
* Uruguay (2)
* U.S. Virgin Islands (1)
* Uzbekistan (2)
* Vanuatu (1)
* Venezuela (8)
* Vietnam (1)
* Yemen (1)
* Yugoslavia (5)
* Zambia (1)
* Zimbabwe (2)