1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres

Women's 10,000 metres at the European Athletics Championships

The women's 10,000 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 19 August.

Medalists

Gold	Sonia O'Sullivan Ireland
Silver	Fernanda Ribeiro Portugal
Bronze	Lidia Șimon Romania

Results

KEY:

q

Fastest non-qualifiers

Q

Qualified

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Sonia O'Sullivan	Ireland	31:29.33
	Fernanda Ribeiro	Portugal	31:32.42
	Lidia Șimon	Romania	31:32.64
4	Olivera Jevtić	Yugoslavia	31:34.26	NR
5	Paula Radcliffe	Great Britain	31:36.51
6	Julia Vaquero	Spain	31:46.47
7	Annemari Sandell	Finland	32:22.50
8	Irina Mikitenko	Germany	32:30.67
9	María Luisa Larraga	Spain	32:37.10
10	Lyudmila Biktasheva	Russia	32:37.64
11	Maria Guida	Italy	32:39.16
12	Anikó Kálovics	Hungary	33:09.87
13	Hilde Hovdenak	Norway	33:11.88
14	Helena Javornik	Slovenia	33:16.40
	Alla Zhilyaeva	Russia	DNF
	Lidiya Vasilevskaya	Russia	DNF
	Maria Abel	Spain	DNF

References

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