1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 30 July and 1 August.[1][2]
Medalists
| Gold | Reuben Kosgei Kenya |
| Silver | Abraham Cherono Kenya |
| Bronze | Mustapha Mellouk Morocco |
Results
Final
1 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Reuben Kosgei | Kenya | 8:23.76 | |
 | Abraham Cherono | Kenya | 8:32.24 | |
 | Mustapha Mellouk | Morocco | 8:34.91 | |
| 4 | Maru Daba |  Ethiopia | 8:35.51 | |
| 5 | Chris Dugan |  United States | 8:38.66 | |
| 6 | Tuomo Lehtinen |  Finland | 8:41.05 | |
| 7 | Ian Connor | United States | 8:42.19 | |
| 8 | Mustafa Mohamed |  Sweden | 8:42.55 | |
| 9 | Gebremariam Gebremedhin | Ethiopia | 8:43.47 | |
| 10 | Henrik Skoog | Sweden | 8:44.30 | |
| 11 | Martin Dent | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 8:46.66 | |
| 12 | Filmon Ghirmai |  Germany | 8:53.94 |
Heats
30 July
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abraham Cherono | Kenya | 8:47.27 | Q |
| 2 | Ian Connor | United States | 8:47.34 | Q |
| 3 | Henrik Skoog | Sweden | 8:55.53 | Q |
| 4 | Eric Segura |  Spain | 9:01.89 | |
| 5 | Chris Thompson |  United Kingdom | 9:07.37 | |
| 6 | Mikael Talasjoki | Finland | 9:09.77 | |
| 7 | Kjetil Ramstad |  Norway | 9:10.64 | |
| 8 | Fethi Meftah |  Algeria | 9:10.67 | |
| 9 | Jan Bochedi |  South Africa | 9:23.21 | |
| 10 | Norbert Csorba |  Hungary | 9:33.17 | |
| 11 | Vaughan Craddock |  New Zealand | 9:35.83 | |
| 12 | Marcos Silva |  Uruguay | 9:53.29 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maru Daba | Ethiopia | 8:42.79 | Q |
| 2 | Reuben Kosgei | Kenya | 8:43.07 | Q |
| 3 | Mustafa Mohamed | Sweden | 8:46.27 | Q |
| 4 | Tuomo Lehtinen | Finland | 8:49.49 | q |
| 5 | Adrián Peña | Spain | 8:55.82 | |
| 6 | Lambert Ndayikeza |  Burundi | 9:06.16 | |
| 7 | Iain Murdoch | United Kingdom | 9:07.09 | |
| 8 | Kevin Paulsen |  France | 9:13.68 | |
| 9 | Juan Carlos de Bastos |  Argentina | 9:17.96 | |
| 10 | Georg Mlynek |  Austria | 9:22.32 | |
| 11 | Sofiane Tayane | Algeria | 9:44.80 | |
| 12 | Oscar Meza | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Paraguay | 9:46.34 | |
| 13 | Máté Németh | Hungary | 10:01.73 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mustapha Mellouk | Morocco | 8:42.94 | Q |
| 2 | Chris Dugan | United States | 8:43.11 | Q |
| 3 | Filmon Ghirmai | Germany | 8:43.15 | Q |
| 4 | Gebremariam Gebremedhin | Ethiopia | 8:43.16 | q |
| 5 | Martin Dent | Australia | 8:48.77 | q |
| 6 | Jassim Mohamed |  United Arab Emirates | 8:56.75 | |
| 7 | Pasteur Nyabenda | Burundi | 9:05.04 | |
| 8 | Andrey Kuznetsov |  Russia | 9:07.30 | |
| 9 | Xing Zhonglin |  China | 9:08.05 | |
| 10 | Laurent Slaviero | France | 9:26.46 | |
| 11 | Sakir Kaya |  Turkey | 9:45.53 | |
| Mahmoud Ibrahim Ali |  Qatar | DNF |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 37 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.
- Algeria (2)
- Argentina (1)
- Australia (1)
- Austria (1)
- Burundi (2)
- China (1)
- Ethiopia (2)
- Finland (2)
- France (2)
- Germany (1)
- Hungary (2)
- Kenya (2)
- Morocco (1)
- New Zealand (1)
- Norway (1)
- Paraguay (1)
- Qatar (1)
- Russia (1)
- South Africa (1)
- Spain (2)
- Sweden (2)
- Turkey (1)
- United Arab Emirates (1)
- United Kingdom (2)
- United States (2)
- Uruguay (1)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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