1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres walk explained

The women's 5000 metres walk event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 1 August.

Medalists

Gold	Sabine Zimmer
Silver	Jolanta Dukure
Bronze	Xue Ailing

Results

Final

1 August

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		21:14.39
	align=left		align=left		21:17.89
	align=left		align=left		21:28.57
4	align=left		align=left		21:52.91
5	align=left		align=left		22:04.60
6	align=left		align=left		22:06.06
7	align=left		align=left		22:07.21
8	align=left		align=left		22:12.75
9	align=left		align=left		22:28.15
10	align=left		align=left		22:37.96
11	align=left		align=left		22:53.55
12	align=left		align=left		22:53.70
13	align=left		align=left		22:53.84
14	align=left		align=left		22:57.32
15	align=left		align=left		23:14.82
16	align=left		align=left		23:17.68
17	align=left		align=left		23:32.04
18	align=left		align=left		23:32.81
19	align=left		align=left		23:36.40
20	align=left		align=left		23:38.48
21	align=left		align=left		23:40.34
22	align=left		align=left		23:49.98
23	align=left		align=left		23:53.86
24	align=left		align=left		23:54.51
25	align=left		align=left		23:57.11
26	align=left		align=left		24:01.19
27	align=left		align=left		24:16.74
28	align=left		align=left		24:27.98
29	align=left		align=left		24:33.63
30	align=left		align=left		24:38.20
31	align=left		align=left		25:00.72
32	align=left		align=left		25:19.61
33	align=left		align=left		26:25.59
	align=left		align=left		DQ
	align=left		align=left		DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event.