title: 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres
text: # 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres
  
  The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 30 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Benson Barus Kenya |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Salim Kipsang Kenya |
  | Bronze | Alene Emere Ethiopia |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  30 July
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Benson Barus | Kenya | 29:24.28 | |
  | | Salim Kipsang | Kenya | 29:36.80 | |
  | | Alene Emere | Ethiopia | 29:47.60 | |
  | 4 | Dereje Tadesse | Ethiopia | 29:54.20 | |
  | 5 | Ovidiu Tat | Romania | 29:59.24 | |
  | 6 | Jean-Berchmans Ndayisenga | Burundi | 29:59.78 | |
  | 7 | Dmitriy Baranovskiy | Ukraine | 30:19.16 | |
  | 8 | Jeffrey Gwebu | South Africa | 30:27.29 | |
  | 9 | Jumanne Tuluway | Tanzania | 30:32.74 | |
  | 10 | Tomoki Sugiyama | Japan | 30:40.60 | |
  | 11 | Jean-Paul Niyonsaba | Burundi | 30:46.22 | |
  | 12 | Radu Stroia | Romania | 31:00.44 | |
  | 13 | Javier Carriqueo | Argentina | 31:12.63 | |
  | 14 | Takhir Mamashayev | Kazakhstan | 31:14.73 | |
  | 15 | Bart Evens | Belgium | 31:28.75 | |
  | 16 | Karin Marin | Chile | 31:30.23 | |
  | 17 | Alexander Lubina | Germany | 31:41.31 | |
  | 18 | Guillaume Philippon | France | 32:08.14 | |
  | 19 | Cordero Roy Vargas | Costa Rica | 32:11.40 | |
  | 20 | Musa Mukomazi | Zimbabwe | 32:17.34 | |
  | 21 | Edouard Burrier | France | 32:58.49 | |
  | 22 | Chad Durham | United States | 34:01.28 | |
  | | Martin Toroitich | Uganda | DNF | |
  | | Lars Haferkamp | Germany | DNF | |
  | | Justin Young | United States | DNF | |
  | | Jesús Balboa | Bolivia | DNF | |
  | | Giovanni Gualdi | Italy | DNF | |
  | | Saïd Bérioui | Morocco | DQ | IAAF rule 141 |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Argentina (1)
  * Belgium (1)
  * Bolivia (1)
  * Burundi (2)
  * Chile (1)
  * Costa Rica (1)
  * Ethiopia (2)
  * France (2)
  * Germany (2)
  * Italy (1)
  * Japan (1)
  * Kazakhstan (1)
  * Kenya (2)
  * Morocco (1)
  * Romania (2)
  * South Africa (1)
  * Tanzania (1)
  * Uganda (1)
  * Ukraine (1)
  * United States (2)
  * Zimbabwe (1)
  