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

The women's triple jump event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 1 and 2 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Baya Rahouli Algeria |
| Silver | Mariana Solomon Romania |
| Bronze | Marija Martinović Yugoslavia |

## Results
### Final

2 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Result | Notes |
| | Baya Rahouli | Algeria | 13.45 (w: -1.1 m/s) | 13.46 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 13.74 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 13.65 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 14.04 (w: -0.3 m/s) | x | 14.04 (w: -0.3 m/s) | |
| | Mariana Solomon | Romania | 13.65 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 13.44 (w: -0.3 m/s) | x | 13.48 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 13.75 (w: +0.3 m/s) | 11.83 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 13.75 (w: +0.3 m/s) | |
| | Marija Martinović | Yugoslavia | 13.15 (w: -1.0 m/s) | 13.05 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 13.29 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 13.47 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 13.36 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 13.15 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 13.47 (w: +0.4 m/s) | |
| 4 | Yevgeniya Stavchanskaya | Ukraine | 13.28 (w: -0.8 m/s) | x | 11.88 (w: -0.2 m/s) | x | x | 13.41 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 13.41 (w: +0.6 m/s) | |
| 5 | Mariana Bogatie | Romania | 13.17 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 12.76 (w: -1.3 m/s) | x | 12.92 (w: -0.4 m/s) | x | 12.80 (w: +1.2 m/s) | 13.17 (w: -0.4 m/s) | |
| 6 | Dana Velďáková | Slovakia | 12.83 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 12.97 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 13.12 (w: +0.9 m/s) | 12.90 (w: -1.6 m/s) | 11.19 (w: +0.5 m/s) | x | 13.12 (w: +0.9 m/s) | |
| 7 | Viktoriya Brigadnaya | Turkmenistan | 13.08 (w: -1.1 m/s) | 12.96 (w: -1.3 m/s) | 12.79 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 12.82 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 13.02 (w: +0.8 m/s) | x | 13.08 (w: -1.1 m/s) | |
| 8 | Galina Sharova | Russia | 13.05 (w: -0.8 m/s) | x | 12.96 (w: -1.1 m/s) | 12.54 (w: -0.2 m/s) | x | 12.90 (w: -0.6 m/s) | 13.05 (w: -0.8 m/s) | |
| 9 | Anna Tarasova | Kazakhstan | 12.95 (w: -1.5 m/s) | 12.89 (w: -1.1 m/s) | 12.92 (w: +0.4 m/s) | | | | 12.95 (w: -1.5 m/s) | |
| 10 | Li Jing | China | 12.85 (w: -0.3 m/s) | x | 12.88 (w: +0.3 m/s) | | | | 12.88 (w: +0.3 m/s) | |
| 11 | Peng Fengmei | China | 12.73 (w: -0.6 m/s) | x | x | | | | 12.73 (w: -0.6 m/s) | |
| 12 | Yakelin Iglesias | Cuba | 12.62 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 12.58 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 12.70 (w: -0.5 m/s) | | | | 12.70 (w: -0.5 m/s) | |

### Qualifications

1 Aug

#### Group A

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Mariana Solomon | Romania | 13.09 (w: +0.6 m/s) | 12.96 (w: -1.7 m/s) | x | 13.09 (w: +0.6 m/s) | q |
| 2 | Anna Tarasova | Kazakhstan | 13.01 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 13.02 (w: +0.5 m/s) | 13.08 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 13.08 (w: -0.7 m/s) | q |
| 3 | Dana Velďáková | Slovakia | 13.05 (w: -1.1 m/s) | 12.67 (w: -1.5 m/s) | 12.83 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 13.05 (w: -1.1 m/s) | q |
| 4 | Li Jing | China | 13.04 (w: -0.3 m/s) | x | 12.59 (w: +0.1 m/s) | 13.04 (w: -0.3 m/s) | q |
| 5 | Yevgeniya Stavchanskaya | Ukraine | 12.91 (w: -2.2 m/s) | 12.96 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 12.78 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 12.96 (w: -0.3 m/s) | q |
| 6 | Silvia Otto | Germany | 12.84 (w: -0.7 m/s) | x | 12.46 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 12.84 (w: -0.7 m/s) | |
| 7 | Yasmina Soualhia | France | 12.42 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 12.74 (w: -1.8 m/s) | x | 12.74 (w: -1.8 m/s) | |
| 8 | Shelly-Ann Gallimore | Jamaica | x | 12.40 (w: -1.5 m/s) | 12.33 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 12.40 (w: -1.5 m/s) | |
| 9 | Laura Tosoni | Italy | 12.38 (w: -0.4 m/s) | x | x | 12.38 (w: -0.4 m/s) | |
| 10 | Tatyana Hovhannisyan | Armenia | 11.79 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 11.94 (w: +0.7 m/s) | 11.93 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 11.94 (w: +0.7 m/s) | |

#### Group B

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Result | Notes |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | Notes |
| 1 | Baya Rahouli | Algeria | 13.90 (w: +1.6 m/s) | - | - | 13.90 (w: +1.6 m/s) | Q |
| 2 | Marija Martinović | Yugoslavia | 12.60 (w: -0.7 m/s) | 13.45 (w: -0.2 m/s) | - | 13.45 (w: -0.2 m/s) | Q |
| 3 | Galina Sharova | Russia | 12.97 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 13.19 (w: +1.0 m/s) | 11.72 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 13.19 (w: +1.0 m/s) | q |
| 4 | Viktoriya Brigadnaya | Turkmenistan | 12.95 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 12.62 (w: -0.3 m/s) | 13.01 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 13.01 (w: -0.2 m/s) | q |
| 5 | Peng Fengmei | China | 12.99 (w: -0.8 m/s) | 12.39 (w: -0.9 m/s) | 12.73 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 12.99 (w: -0.8 m/s) | q |
| 6 | Yakelin Iglesias | Cuba | 12.72 (w: -1.1 m/s) | 12.91 (w: 0.0 m/s) | 12.91 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 12.91 (w: 0.0 m/s) | q |
| 7 | Mariana Bogatie | Romania | 11.32 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 12.32 (w: -1.2 m/s) | 12.85 (w: -1.7 m/s) | 12.85 (w: -1.7 m/s) | q |
| 8 | Christine Brown | Jamaica | 12.26 (w: -0.2 m/s) | 12.62 (w: -0.9 m/s) | x | 12.62 (w: -0.9 m/s) | |
| 9 | Stéphanie Luzieux | France | 12.28 (w: -1.0 m/s) | 12.54 (w: +0.2 m/s) | 12.52 (w: -0.1 m/s) | 12.54 (w: +0.2 m/s) | |
| 10 | Olga Galen | Estonia | 11.98 (w: -0.5 m/s) | 12.26 (w: +0.4 m/s) | 12.32 (w: -0.4 m/s) | 12.32 (w: -0.4 m/s) | |
| 11 | Anja Diezel | Germany | 12.26 (w: +1.5 m/s) | x | x | 12.26 (w: +1.5 m/s) | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
* Algeria (1)
* Armenia (1)
* China (2)
* Cuba (1)
* Estonia (1)
* France (2)
* Germany (2)
* Italy (1)
* Jamaica (2)
* Kazakhstan (1)
* Romania (2)
* Russia (1)
* Slovakia (1)
* Turkmenistan (1)
* Ukraine (1)
* Yugoslavia (1)