The host stadium in Annecy (shown during a football match). | |
Host city | ![]() |
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Nations participating | 169 |
Athletes participating | 1156 |
Events | 43 |
Dates | 28 July – 2 August |
Main venue | Parc des Sports |
The 7th 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.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres |
Christian Malcolm![]() |
10.12 WJL | Amar Johnson![]() |
10.34 PB | Dwight Thomas![]() |
10.40 |
200 metres |
Christian Malcolm![]() |
20.44 WJL | Jairo Duzant![]() |
20.92 NJR | Russell Frye![]() |
20.94 |
400 metres |
Nduka Awazie![]() |
45.54 PB | Casey Vincent![]() |
45.55 PB | Fawzi Al Shammari![]() |
45.89 NJR |
800 metres |
William Chirchir![]() |
1:47.23 | Wilfred Bungei![]() |
1:47.53 | Paskar Owor![]() |
1:48.20 PB |
1500 metres |
Adil Kaouch![]() |
3:42.43 | Benjamin Kipkurui![]() |
3:42.67 | Robert Witt![]() |
3:43.47 |
5000 metres |
Million Wolde![]() |
13:47.49 | Kipchumba Mitei![]() |
13:49.60 | Reuben Kiyara Kamzee![]() |
13:51.22 1 |
10,000 metres |
Benson Barus![]() |
29:24.28 | Salim Kipsang![]() |
29:36.80 | Alene Emere![]() |
29:47.60 |
110 metres hurdles |
Staņislavs Olijars![]() |
13.51 | Sharif Paxton![]() |
14.10 | Florian Seibold![]() |
14.21 |
400 metres hurdles |
Periklis Iakovakis![]() |
49.82 WJL | Osiris Martínez![]() |
50.17 PB | Peter Bate![]() |
50.83 |
3000 metres steeplechase |
Reuben Kosgei![]() |
8:23.76 WJL | Abraham Cherono![]() |
8:32.24 | El Moustapha Mellour![]() |
8:34.91 PB |
10,000 metres walk |
Roman Rasskazov![]() |
41:55.95 | Liu Yunfeng![]() |
42:01.11 | Mario Iván Flores![]() |
42:04.55 |
4 × 100 metres relay |
![]() Steve Slowly Thomas Collin Paul Thompson Roy Bailey |
39.70 WJL | ![]() Casey Combest Dashaun McCullough Amar Johnson Russell Frye |
39.71 | ![]() Tobias Unger Stefan Holz Zapletal Jirka Kevin Kuske |
39.99 |
4 × 400 metres relay |
![]() Daniel McFarlane Daniel Batman Aaron Russell Casey Vincent |
3:04.74 WJL | ![]() Tony Berrian Kevin Baker Brian Swarn Andrew Pierce |
3:05.06 | ![]() Sanjay Ayre Leroy Colquhoun Omar Henry Dwayne Miller |
3:05.31 |
High jump |
Alfredo Deza![]() |
2.21 | Yin Xueli![]() |
2.21 PB | Aleksandr Veryutin![]() |
2.21 PB |
Pole vault |
Pavel Gerasimov![]() |
5.55 PB | Lars Börgeling![]() |
5.50 | Paul Burgess![]() Adam Ptacek ![]() Giuseppe Gibilisco ![]() |
5.20 |
Long jump |
Petar Dachev![]() |
8.14 NJR | Abdel Rahmane Al-Nubi![]() |
8.11 AJR | Luis Felipe Méliz![]() |
7.91 |
Triple jump |
Ionut Punga![]() |
16.94 WJL | Ivaylo Russinov![]() |
16.65 PB | Gregory Yeldell![]() |
16.44 PB |
Shot put |
Mikulas Konopka![]() |
18.50 | Janus Robberts![]() |
18.15 | Carl Myerscough![]() |
18.12 |
Discus throw |
Zoltán Kővágó![]() |
59.36 | Emeka Udechuku![]() |
57.99 | Gabor Mate![]() |
56.96 |
Hammer throw |
Olli-Pekka Karjalainen![]() |
72.40 CR | Yuriy Voronkin![]() |
69.66 | Wojciech Kondratowicz![]() |
68.93 |
Javelin throw |
David Parker![]() |
72.85 | Gerhardus Pienaar![]() |
71.16 PB | Yukifumi Murakami![]() |
70.72 |
Decathlon |
Aki Heikkinen![]() |
7476 | Thomas Poge![]() |
7332 PB | Jaakko Ojaniemi![]() |
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.[1]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres |
Shakedia Jones![]() |
11.19 | Angela Williams![]() |
11.27 | Joan Uduak Ekah![]() |
11.50 |
200 metres |
Muriel Hurtis![]() |
23.22 | Shakedia Jones![]() |
23.39 | Sarah Wilhelmy![]() |
23.56 |
400 metres |
Natalya Nazarova![]() |
52.02 | Nakiya Johnson![]() |
52.09 PB | Yupalis Díaz![]() |
52.39 NJR |
800 metres |
Olga Mikayeva![]() |
2:05.34 | Jebet Langat![]() |
2:05.43 | Naomi Misoi![]() |
2:05.77 |
1500 metres |
Lan Lixin![]() |
4:10.05 | Yemenashu Taye![]() |
4:11.97 PB | Bouchra Benthami![]() |
4:12.76 |
3000 metres |
Yin Lili![]() |
8:57.09 PB | Yemenashu Taye![]() |
9:01.70 | Edna Kiplagat![]() |
9:05.46 |
5000 metres |
Yin Lili![]() |
15:29.65 CR | Faith Jemutai![]() |
15:34.48 PB | Meryma Hashim![]() |
15:39.57 PB |
100 metres hurdles |
Julie Pratt![]() |
13.75 | Sun Hong Wei![]() |
13.75 | Susanna Kallur![]() |
13.77 |
400 metres hurdles |
Li Yu Lian![]() |
55.93 | Allison Beckford![]() |
57.19 NJR | Sun Hong Wei![]() |
57.43 |
5000 metres walk |
Sabine Zimmer![]() |
21:14.39 | Jolanta Dukure![]() |
21:17.89 NJR | Xue Ailing![]() |
21:28.57 PB |
4 × 100 metres relay |
![]() Angela Williams Keyon Soley Myra Combs Shakedia Jones |
43.52 WJL | ![]() Celine Thelamon Muriel Hurtis Nadia Imalouan Anne Carole Rapp |
44.07 NJR | ![]() Tulia Robinson Aleen Bailey Melaine Walker Lisa Sharpe |
44.61 |
4 × 400 metres relay |
![]() Patricia Hall Peta-Gaye Gayle Keasha Downer Allison Beckford |
3:32.29 WJL | ![]() Svetlana Pospelova Olga Mikayeva Olesya Zykina Natalya Nazarova |
3:32.35 | ![]() Mikele Barber Myra Combs Demetria Washington Nakiya Johnson |
3:32.85 |
High jump |
Marina Kuptsova![]() |
1.88 | Marie Norrman![]() |
1.88 PB | Tatyana Efimenko![]() Nevena Lendjel ![]() |
1.84 |
Pole vault |
Monika Gotz![]() |
4.20 | María Mar Sánchez![]() Monika Pyrek ![]() |
4.10 NJR 4.10 NJR |
None awarded | None awarded |
Long jump |
Peng Fengmei![]() |
6.59 | Lu Xin![]() |
6.57 | Maria Chiara Baccini![]() |
6.55 NJR |
Triple jump |
Baya Rahouli![]() |
14.04 AJR | Maria Solomon![]() |
13.75 PB | Marija Martinovic![]() |
13.47 |
Shot put |
Nadzeya Astapchuk![]() |
18.23 WJL | Du Xianhui![]() |
17.69 PB | Nadine Banse![]() |
16.94 |
Discus throw |
Liu Fengying![]() |
60.66 | Mélina Robert-Michon![]() |
55.01 | Lacramioara Ionescu![]() |
54.64 |
Hammer throw |
Bianca Achilles![]() |
61.79 | Sini Pöyry![]() |
61.76 NJR | Maureen Griffin![]() |
60.14 |
Javelin throw |
Osleidys Menéndez![]() |
68.17 WJL | Liang Lili![]() |
61.72 PB | Wei Jianhua![]() |
59.10 |
Heptathlon |
Shen Shengfei![]() |
5815 | Susanna Rajamäki![]() |
5721 | Viorica Tigau![]() |
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)
|
* Host nation (France)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
8 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
14 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
16 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
17 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
20 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
24 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
25 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
26 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
27 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
30 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
31 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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Totals (38 nations) | 43 | 44 | 45 | 132 |
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]