Host city | Annecy, France |
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Nations | 169 |
Athletes | 1156 |
Events | 43 |
Dates | 28 July – 2 August |
Main venue | Parc des Sports |
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.
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 | |||
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100 metres |
Shakedia Jones United States |
11.19 |
Angela Williams United States |
11.27 |
Joan Uduak Ekah Nigeria |
11.50 |
200 metres |
Muriel Hurtis France |
23.22 |
Shakedia Jones United States |
23.39 |
Sarah Wilhelmy Great Britain |
23.56 |
400 metres |
Natalya Nazarova Russia |
52.02 |
Nakiya Johnson United States |
52.09 PB |
Yupalis Díaz Cuba |
52.39 NJR |
800 metres |
Olga Mikayeva Russia |
2:05.34 |
Jebet Langat Kenya |
2:05.43 |
Naomi Misoi Kenya |
2:05.77 |
1500 metres |
Lan Lixin China |
4:10.05 |
Yemenashu Taye Ethiopia |
4:11.97 PB |
Bouchra Benthami Morocco |
4:12.76 |
3000 metres |
Yin Lili China |
8:57.09 PB |
Yemenashu Taye Ethiopia |
9:01.70 |
Edna Kiplagat Kenya |
9:05.46 |
5000 metres |
Yin Lili China |
15:29.65 CR |
Faith Jemutai Kenya |
15:34.48 PB |
Meryma Hashim Kenya |
15:39.57 PB |
100 metres hurdles |
Julie Pratt Great Britain |
13.75 |
Sun Hong Wei China |
13.75 |
Susanna Kallur Sweden |
13.77 |
400 metres hurdles |
Li Yu Lian China |
55.93 |
Allison Beckford Jamaica |
57.19 NJR |
Sun Hong Wei China |
57.43 |
5000 metres walk |
Sabine Zimmer Germany |
21:14.39 |
Jolanta Dukure Latvia |
21:17.89 NJR |
Xue Ailing China |
21:28.57 PB |
4 × 100 metres relay |
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 |
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 |
Marina Kuptsova Russia |
1.88 |
Marie Norrman Sweden |
1.88 PB |
Tatyana Efimenko Kyrgyzstan Nevena Lendjel Croatia |
1.84 |
Pole vault |
Monika Gotz Germany |
4.20 |
María Mar Sánchez Spain Monika Pyrek Poland |
4.10 NJR 4.10 NJR |
None awarded | None awarded |
Long jump |
Peng Fengmei China |
6.59 |
Lu Xin China |
6.57 |
Maria Chiara Baccini Italy |
6.55 NJR |
Triple jump |
Baya Rahouli Algeria |
14.04 AJR |
Maria Solomon Russia |
13.75 PB |
Marija Martinovic Yugoslavia |
13.47 |
Shot put |
Nadzeya Astapchuk Belarus |
18.23 WJL |
Du Xianhui China |
17.69 PB |
Nadine Banse Germany |
16.94 |
Discus throw |
Liu Fengying China |
60.66 |
Mélina Robert-Michon France |
55.01 |
Lacramioara Ionescu Romania |
54.64 |
Hammer throw |
Bianca Achilles Germany |
61.79 |
Sini Pöyry Finland |
61.76 NJR |
Maureen Griffin United States |
60.14 |
Javelin throw |
Osleidys Menéndez Cuba |
68.17 WJL |
Liang Lili China |
61.72 PB |
Wei Jianhua China |
59.10 |
Heptathlon |
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)
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* Host nation ( France)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 |
Cuba | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Romania | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
14 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Latvia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
16 | Morocco | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
17 | Belarus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
20 | Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Peru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
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 |
Qatar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
30 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
31 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Uganda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (38 entries) | 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]