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] *   Host nation (France)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.