The 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 1998 edition of the

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. It was held in

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, France from July 28 to August 2.

Results

Men

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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.14th IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Barcelona 2012 Facts & Figures
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Women

Medal table

Participation

According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list, 1156 athletes from 169 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

References

External links

Official site
(archived)
Official results
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International athletics competitions hosted by France