# 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump

The women's long jump event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 30 and 31 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Peng Fengmei China |
| Silver | Lu Xin China |
| Bronze | Maria Chiara Baccini Italy |

## Results
### Final

31 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Peng Fengmei | China | 6.59 (w: +1.2 m/s) | 6.39 (w: -0.5 m/s) | x | 6.47 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 6.47 (w: -0.4 m/s) | x | 6.59 (w: +1.2 m/s) | |
| | Lu Xin | China | 6.55 (w: +1.0 m/s) | 6.57 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 6.36 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 6.32 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 6.23 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 6.54 (w: +1.0 m/s) | 6.57 (w: +0.4 m/s) | |
| | Maria Chiara Baccini | Italy | 6.42 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 6.26 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 6.55 (w: -0.4 m/s) | x | x | x | 6.55 (w: -0.4 m/s) | |
| 4 | Sarah Claxton | United Kingdom | x | 5.95 (w: -1.1 m/s) | 6.49 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 6.04 (w: +0.2 m/s) | x | 6.52 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 6.52 (w: +0.1 m/s) | |
| 5 | Charlene Lawrence | South Africa | 6.15 (w: +0.9 m/s) | 6.42 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 6.20 (w: +1.1 m/s) | 6.11 (w: +0.7 m/s) | x | x | 6.42 (w: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 6 | Myra Combs | United States | 6.20 (w: +1.9 m/s) | 6.15 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 6.27 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 6.08 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 6.01 (w: -1.5 m/s) | 6.16 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 6.27 (w: +0.8 m/s) | |
| 7 | Karolina Binas | Poland | x | 6.23 (w: +0.3 m/s) | x | 6.03 (w: +1.3 m/s) | 6.09 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 6.25 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 6.25 (w: +0.2 m/s) | |
| 8 | Katrin Wilts | Germany | 6.23 (w: +0.8 m/s) | x | 6.14 (w: +0.6 m/s) | x | 5.57 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 5.63 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 6.23 (w: +0.8 m/s) | |
| 9 | Polina Konovalenko | Russia | 6.19 (w: +1.1 m/s) | 6.06 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 6.01 (w: +1.3 m/s) | | | | 6.19 (w: +1.1 m/s) | |
| 10 | Keyon Soley | United States | 6.18 (w: +0.8 m/s) | 6.18 (w: +1.7 m/s) | 5.97 (w: +0.6 m/s) | | | | 6.18 (w: +0.8 m/s) | |
| 11 | Olivia Wöckinger | Austria | x | 5.84 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 5.67 (w: -0.3 m/s) | | | | 5.84 (w: -0.9 m/s) | |
| 12 | Alexcia Papadatos | Australia | 5.75 (w: +1.0 m/s) | x | 5.73 (w: +0.3 m/s) | | | | 5.75 (w: +1.0 m/s) | |

### Qualifications

30 Jul

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Maria Chiara Baccini | Italy | 6.38 (w: -0.3 m/s) | - | - | 6.38 (w: -0.3 m/s) | Q |
| 2 | Peng Fengmei | China | 6.26 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 6.30 (w: +1.4 m/s) | - | 6.30 (w: +1.4 m/s) | Q |
| 3 | Karolina Binas | Poland | 6.18 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 6.26 (w: -1.1 m/s) | 6.22 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 6.26 (w: -1.1 m/s) | q |
| 4 | Myra Combs | United States | 6.04 (w: -1.0 m/s) | 6.23 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 5.90 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 6.23 (w: +0.3 m/s) | q |
| 5 | Alexcia Papadatos | Australia | 6.22 (w: +1.0 m/s) | x | x | 6.22 (w: +1.0 m/s) | q |
| 6 | Yevgeniya Stavchanskaya | Ukraine | x | 6.20 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 5.94 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 6.20 (w: -0.2 m/s) | |
| 7 | Gisele de Oliveira | Brazil | 6.08 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 6.18 (w: +1.9 m/s) | 6.09 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 6.18 (w: +1.9 m/s) | |
| 8 | Stephanie Pfeiffer | Germany | x | 6.05 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 6.17 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 6.17 (w: 0.0 m/s) | |
| 9 | Elva Goulbourne | Jamaica | x | 6.06 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 6.04 (w: +1.0 m/s) | 6.06 (w: -0.4 m/s) | |
| 10 | Vesna Kostic | Yugoslavia | 5.95 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 5.94 (w: +1.1 m/s) | 6.06 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 6.06 (w: -0.5 m/s) | |
| 11 | Aurélie Félix | France | x | 5.93 (w: -0.6 m/s) | x | 5.93 (w: -0.6 m/s) | |
| 12 | Desiree Cooks | Anguilla | 5.60 (w: +0.7 m/s) | x | x | 5.60 (w: +0.7 m/s) | |
| 13 | Yael Peled | Israel | x | 5.59 (w: +0.1 m/s) | x | 5.59 (w: +0.1 m/s) | |
| 14 | Tatyana Hovhannisyan | Armenia | 5.54 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 5.29 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 5.32 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 5.54 (w: +0.1 m/s) | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Keyon Soley | United States | 6.37 (w: +1.3 m/s) | - | - | 6.37 (w: +1.3 m/s) | Q |
| 2 | Sarah Claxton | United Kingdom | x | 6.25 (w: +0.9 m/s) | 6.29 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 6.29 (w: +0.1 m/s) | q |
| 3 | Lu Xin | China | 6.19 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 6.29 (w: +1.1 m/s) | x | 6.29 (w: +1.1 m/s) | q |
| 4 | Charlene Lawrence | South Africa | 5.45 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 6.28 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 6.23 w (w: +2.4 m/s) | 6.28 (w: -0.1 m/s) | q |
| 5 | Katrin Wilts | Germany | 6.24 (w: +1.0 m/s) | 6.04 (w: -1.2 m/s) | x | 6.24 (w: +1.0 m/s) | q |
| 6 | Olivia Wöckinger | Austria | x | 6.21 (w: +0.5 m/s) | x | 6.21 (w: +0.5 m/s) | q |
| 7 | Polina Konovalenko | Russia | 6.07 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 6.20 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 5.92 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 6.20 (w: +0.4 m/s) | q |
| 8 | Reïna-Flor Okori | France | x | 5.95 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 6.15 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 6.15 (w: +0.4 m/s) | |
| 9 | Pamela Lindfors | Finland | 6.13 (w: +0.9 m/s) | 6.03 (w: -1.1 m/s) | x | 6.13 (w: +0.9 m/s) | |
| 10 | Baya Rahouli | Algeria | 6.12 (w: -1.1 m/s) | 6.08 (w: -0.6 m/s) | x | 6.12 (w: -1.1 m/s) | |
| 11 | Silvia Favre | Italy | x | 6.06 (w: -0.8 m/s) | x | 6.06 (w: -0.8 m/s) | |
| 12 | Betsabee Berrios | Puerto Rico | x | 5.33 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 5.97 (w: -1.8 m/s) | 5.97 (w: -1.8 m/s) | |
| 13 | Kerrie Perkins | Australia | x | 5.81 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 5.91 (w: -1.1 m/s) | 5.91 (w: -1.1 m/s) | |
| 14 | Anna Tarasova | Kazakhstan | x | 5.91 (w: 0.0 m/s) | x | 5.91 (w: 0.0 m/s) | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 22 countries participated in the event.
* Algeria (1)
* Anguilla (1)
* Armenia (1)
* Australia (2)
* Austria (1)
* Brazil (1)
* China (2)
* Finland (1)
* France (2)
* Germany (2)
* Israel (1)
* Italy (2)
* Jamaica (1)
* Kazakhstan (1)
* Poland (1)
* Puerto Rico (1)
* Russia (1)
* South Africa (1)
* Ukraine (1)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (2)
* Yugoslavia (1)