The Junior women's race at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Marrakesh, Morocco, at the Menara district on March 21, 1998. Reports on the event were given in The New York Times, in the Herald, and for the IAAF.

Complete results for individuals, for teams, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Race results

Junior women's race (6 km)

Individual Rank Athlete Country Time Yimenashu Taye 19:32 Jeruto Kiptum 19:34 Worknesh Kidane 19:34 4 Alemgena Bezabeh 19:46 5 Vivian Cheruiyot 19:47 6 Margaret Chepkemboi 19:48 7 Agnes Kiprop 19:57 8 Merima Hashim 19:59 9 Emiko Kojima 20:02 10 Émilie Mondor 20:16 11 Prisca Ngetich 20:16 12 René Kalmer 20:17 13 Malika Asahssah 20:17 14 Yoshiko Fujinaga 20:28 15 Cathérine Lallemand 20:29 16 Hareg Sidelil 20:37 17 Tereza Yohanes 20:38 18 Salome Boiyo 20:50 19 Risa Tanaka 20:50 20 Melinda Campbell 20:51 21 Tuula Laitinen 20:53 22 Katalin Szentgyörgyi 20:54 23 Hind Chahid 20:55 24 Miho Nakashima 20:56 25 Elaine du Plessis 20:58 26 Ionela Bungardean 20:59 27 Siphuluwazi Sibindi 21:10 28 Yolandi Neuhoff 21:11 29 Chioko Sakaue 21:12 30 Sonja Stolić 21:15 31 Yelena Tolstygina 21:15 32 Soumia Mastacou 21:17 33 Catherine Maapela 21:17 34 Nokhutula Muhkuli 21:18 35 Vanessa Veiga 21:22 36 Lize-Mari Venter 21:28 37 Lynda Rabhi 21:29 38 Sabrina Mockenhaupt 21:29 39 Alessia Lutskovskaya 21:30 40 Federica Gogele 21:33 41 Nicole Chapple 21:34 42 Riina Tolonen 21:37 43 Elena Perez 21:39 44 Kattell Villain 21:39 45 Laura Heiner 21:43 46 Bouchra Benthami 21:50 47 Sibusisiwe Nyoni 21:50 48 Kazuko Kanno 21:51 49 Minna Myllykoski 21:51 50 Caroline Walsh 21:52 51 Tara Rohatinsky 21:53 52 Fouzia Zoutat 21:55 53 Minna Nummela 21:56 54 Ljiljana Culibrk 21:57 55 Kenza Dahmani 22:00 56 Nassira Taibi 22:00 57 Mirjana Glisovic 22:01 58 Louise Kelly 22:02 59 Melanie Schulz 22:02 60 Judith Heinze 22:03 61 Chantal Berthelot 22:03 62 Martha Garces 22:04 63 Johanna Raja-aho 22:05 64 Tara Struyk 22:06 65 Karen Fletcher 22:06 66 Inês Monteiro 22:10 67 Letitia Pheleu 22:15 68 Christine Mukamutesi 22:16 69 Vincenza Sicari 22:20 70 Natalia Rodríguez 22:23 71 Marta Gómez 22:25 72 Desneiges McLean 22:26 73 Luana Pocorobba 22:28 74 Sharolyn Shields 22:29 75 Mariel Ettinger 22:32 76 Rosaria Console 22:33 77 Ann Ramsey 22:33 78 Michelle Costa 22:34 79 Epiphanie Nyirabarame 22:35 80 Hakima Baatouche 22:35 81 Ksenija Orsolic 22:36 82 Türkan Erişmiş 22:39 83 Gabi Kastner 22:41 84 Rosa Morató 22:42 85 Rebecca Everett 22:44 86 Anna Markelova 22:46 87 Ulrike Leitheim 22:47 88 Sonia Thomas 22:50 89 Silvia Weissteiner 22:53 90 Demelza Murrihy 22:56 91 Ayfer Yigit 23:00 92 Céline Garcia 23:01 93 Malindi Elmore 23:08 94 Sümeyra Tali 23:15 95 Katharina Schley 23:19 96 Eliisa Ahola 23:25 97 Cristina Pozzo 23:27 98 Khadija Touati 23:33 99 Dina Mijuskovic 23:37 100 Vanina Arrua 23:41 101 Eugenie Gnoleba 23:42 102 Clemantine Nyiraguhirwa 23:52 103 Nilgün Yilmaz 24:14 104 Dildar Mamedova 24:23 105 Irina Podkorytova 24:30 106 Enphasia Nyirangerageze 25:07 107 Diala El-Chabi 25:09 108 Adriana da Silva 25:16 109 Francine Byukusenge 26:08 110 Paula Cabrera 26:12 111 Ana do Nascimento 26:54 112 Laura Umpierrez 27:30 — Erin McClure DNF — Magdalena Haamwanyena DNF — Iris Fuentes-Pila DNF — Eva Chollat-Traquet DNF — Fanny Pruvost DNF — Amber Gascoigne DNF — Kawthar Al-Wahsh DNF — Houria Riadi DNF — Rachel Hixson DNF — Nadia Ejjafini DQ† †: Nadia Ejjafini of was the original 18th-place finisher in 20:43 min, but was disqualified for age falsification.

Teams Rank Team Points Yimenashu Taye 1 Worknesh Kidane 3 Alemgena Bezabeh 4 Merima Hashim 8 (Hareg Sidelil) (16) (Tereza Yohanes) (17) 16 Jeruto Kiptum 2 Vivian Cheruiyot 5 Margaret Chepkemboi 6 Agnes Kiprop 7 (Prisca Ngetich) (11) (Salome Boiyo) (18) 20 Emiko Kojima 9 Yoshiko Fujinaga 14 Risa Tanaka 19 Miho Nakashima 24 (Chioko Sakaue) (29) (Kazuko Kanno) (48) 66 4 René Kalmer 12 Elaine du Plessis 25 Yolandi Neuhoff 28 Catherine Maapela 33 (Lize-Mari Venter) (36) (Letitia Pheleu) (67) 98† 5 Malika Asahssah 13 Hind Chahid 23 Soumia Mastacou 32 Bouchra Benthami 46 (Houria Riadi) (DNF) 114† 6 Tuula Laitinen 21 Riina Tolonen 42 Minna Myllykoski 49 Minna Nummela 53 (Johanna Raja-aho) (63) (Eliisa Ahola) (96) 165 7 Melinda Campbell 20 Laura Heiner 45 Tara Rohatinsky 51 Mariel Ettinger 75 (Ann Ramsey) (77) (Rachel Hixson) (DNF) 191 8 Lynda Rabhi 37 Fouzia Zoutat 52 Kenza Dahmani 55 Nassira Taibi 56 (Hakima Baatouche) (80) (Khadija Touati) (98) 200 9 Vanessa Veiga 35 Elena Perez 43 Natalia Rodríguez 70 Marta Gómez 71 (Rosa Morató) (84) (Iris Fuentes-Pila) (DNF) 219 10 Émilie Mondor 10 Tara Struyk 64 Desneiges McLean 72 Sharolyn Shields 74 (Malindi Elmore) (93) (Erin McClure) (DNF) 220 11 Sabrina Mockenhaupt 38 Melanie Schulz 59 Judith Heinze 60 Gabi Kastner 83 (Ulrike Leitheim) (87) (Katharina Schley) (95) 240 12 Federica Gogele 40 Vincenza Sicari 69 Luana Pocorobba 73 Rosaria Console 76 (Silvia Weissteiner) (89) (Cristina Pozzo) (97) 258 13 Caroline Walsh 50 Louise Kelly 58 Karen Fletcher 65 Rebecca Everett 85 (Sonia Thomas) (88) (Amber Gascoigne) (DNF) 258 14 Kattell Villain 44 Chantal Berthelot 61 Céline Garcia 92 Eugenie Gnoleba 101 (Eva Chollat-Traquet) (DNF) (Fanny Pruvost) (DNF) 298 15 Christine Mukamutesi 68 Epiphanie Nyirabarame 79 Clemantine Nyiraguhirwa 102 Enphasia Nyirangerageze 106 (Francine Byukusenge) (109) 355 16 Türkan Erişmiş 82 Ayfer Yigit 91 Sümeyra Tali 94 Nilgün Yilmaz 103 370 Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result †: Nadia Ejjafini of was the original 18th-place finisher in 20:43 min, but was disqualified for age falsification.

Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 122 athletes from 35 countries in the Junior women's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

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See also 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Men's short race 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race

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