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.

## Contents

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* 1Results
	+ 1.1Men
	+ 1.2Women
* 2Medal table
* 3Participation
* 4References
* 5External links

## Results[edit source]

### Men[edit source]

* Ahmed Baday of Morocco came 3rd in the men's 5000 meters with the time 13:49.86, but it was later proven that he was 24 years old at the time of the Championships, and he was disqualified for being 5 years too old for a Junior Championships.[1]

## Medal table[edit source]

The host country is highlighted in lavender blue

## Participation[edit source]

According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list,[2] 1156 athletes from 169 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[3]

* 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)
* Côte d'Ivoire (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)
* 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)
* 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)
* Swaziland (1)
* Sweden (19)
* Switzerland (3)
* Syria (1)
* Tajikistan (1)
* Tahiti (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 Kingdom (48)
* 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)

## References[edit source]

1. **Jump up^** 14th IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Barcelona 2012 Facts & Figures, page 15
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## External links[edit source]

* Official site (archived)
* Official results

Categories:

* IAAF World U20 Championships
* 1998 in athletics (track and field)
* 1998 in French sport
* International athletics competitions hosted by France
* 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics