title: 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles
text: # 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles
  
  The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July, 1 and 2 August. 106.7 cm (3'6) (senior implement) hurdles were used.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Staņislavs Olijars Latvia |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Sharif Paxton United States |
  | Bronze | Florian Seibold Germany |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  2 August Wind: -0.2 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Staņislavs Olijars | Latvia | 13.51 |
  | | Sharif Paxton | United States | 14.10 |
  | | Florian Seibold | Germany | 14.21 |
  | 4 | Ben Warmington | United Kingdom | 14.33 |
  | 5 | Gergely Palágyi | Hungary | 14.39 |
  | 6 | Todd Matthews | United States | 14.40 |
  | 7 | Shinri Yamada | Japan | 14.47 |
  | 8 | Dimítrios Piétris | Greece | 14.89 |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  1 August
  
  **Semifinal 1**
  
  Wind: 0.0 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sharif Paxton | United States | 14.12 | Q |
  | 2 | Dimítrios Piétris | Greece | 14.26 | Q |
  | 3 | Gergely Palágyi | Hungary | 14.36 | Q |
  | 4 | Ben Warmington | United Kingdom | 14.45 | Q |
  | 5 | Robert Grams | Germany | 14.49 | |
  | 6 | Giorgio Berdini | Italy | 14.52 | |
  | 7 | Salih Keljalic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.81 | |
  | 8 | Désiré Delric | France | 15.02 | |
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  Wind: -1.6 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Staņislavs Olijars | Latvia | 13.81 | Q |
  | 2 | Shinri Yamada | Japan | 14.24 | Q |
  | 3 | Todd Matthews | United States | 14.24 | Q |
  | 4 | Florian Seibold | Germany | 14.40 | Q |
  | 5 | Artur Budziłło | Poland | 14.49 | |
  | 6 | György Kovács | Hungary | 14.55 | |
  | 7 | Robert Newton | United Kingdom | 14.69 | |
  | 8 | Marko Ritola | Finland | 14.77 | |
  
  ### Heats
  
  31 July
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  Wind: -0.8 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Désiré Delric | France | 14.30 | Q |
  | 2 | Gergely Palágyi | Hungary | 14.48 | Q |
  | 3 | Marko Ritola | Finland | 14.53 | Q |
  | 4 | Yoshihiro Hisano | Japan | 14.62 | |
  | 5 | Martinos Adamopoulos | Greece | 14.73 | |
  | 6 | Felipe Vivancos | Spain | 14.74 | |
  | 7 | Alessandro Battinelli | Italy | 14.77 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  Wind: -1.2 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Staņislavs Olijars | Latvia | 13.65 | Q |
  | 2 | Todd Matthews | United States | 14.13 | Q |
  | 3 | Shinri Yamada | Japan | 14.15 | Q |
  | 4 | Robert Newton | United Kingdom | 14.56 | q |
  | 5 | Benoît Yameundjeu | France | 14.63 | |
  | 6 | José Vidal | Spain | 14.64 | |
  | 7 | William Wicks | Australia | 15.11 | |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  Wind: -0.3 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | György Kovács | Hungary | 14.36 | Q |
  | 2 | Dimítrios Piétris | Greece | 14.42 | Q |
  | 3 | Salih Keljalic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.43 | Q |
  | 4 | Florian Seibold | Germany | 14.44 | q |
  | 5 | Vytautas Kancleris | Lithuania | 14.65 | |
  | 6 | Robson dos Santos | Brazil | 14.65 | |
  | 7 | Claude Godart | Luxembourg | 14.75 | |
  | 8 | Shah Dilawar Hossain | Bangladesh | 15.31 | |
  
  **Heat 4**
  
  Wind: +0.2 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sharif Paxton | United States | 14.01 | Q |
  | 2 | Artur Budziłło | Poland | 14.09 | Q |
  | 3 | Ben Warmington | United Kingdom | 14.25 | Q |
  | 4 | Giorgio Berdini | Italy | 14.45 | q |
  | 5 | Robert Grams | Germany | 14.46 | q |
  | 6 | Adam Dorey | Australia | 14.63 | |
  | 7 | Ah Chong Sam Chong | Samoa | 15.78 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Australia (2)
  * Bangladesh (1)
  * Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
  * Brazil (1)
  * Finland (1)
  * France (2)
  * Germany (2)
  * Greece (2)
  * Hungary (2)
  * Italy (2)
  * Japan (2)
  * Latvia (1)
  * Lithuania (1)
  * Luxembourg (1)
  * Poland (1)
  * Samoa (1)
  * Spain (2)
  * United Kingdom (2)
  * United States (2)
  