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[edit]
| Gold | Reuben Kosgei Kenya |
| Silver | Abraham Cherono Kenya |
| Bronze | Mustapha Mellouk Morocco |
Results[edit]
Final[edit]
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 |  Australia | 8:46.66 | |
| 12 | Filmon Ghirmai |  Germany | 8:53.94 |
Heats[edit]
30 July
Heat 1[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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 |  Paraguay | 9:46.34 | |
| 13 | Máté Németh | Hungary | 10:01.73 |
Heat 3[edit]
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ 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