The men's hammer throw event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 1 August. A 7257g (senior implement) hammer was used.

Medalists Gold Olli-Pekka Karjalainen Silver Yury Voronkin Bronze Wojciech Kondratowicz

Results Final 1 August Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123456 Olli-Pekka Karjalainen x 72.40 72.31 x x 71.85 72.40 Yury Voronkin 66.97 67.98 67.51 x 69.66 x 69.66 Wojciech Kondratowicz 68.93 67.90 66.75 x x x 68.93 4 Ioánnis Barlís 66.31 x x 67.59 68.36 67.81 68.36 5 Miloslav Konopka 64.69 x 66.36 66.58 67.09 x 67.09 6 Nicolas Figère x 63.50 65.98 62.15 x 65.21 65.98 7 Péter Botfa 64.15 64.26 65.08 62.84 x 63.36 65.08 8 Marcin Szeszula 64.42 63.83 64.75 62.51 63.43 63.05 64.75 9 Aleksey Mukhortov 61.59 63.07 63.39 63.39 10 Lukáš Melich 57.81 61.51 60.44 61.51 11 Éric Albert x 60.20 x 60.20 12 Markus Esser x 54.09 59.58 59.58

Qualifications 31 Jul

Group A Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123 1 Olli-Pekka Karjalainen 69.39 - - 69.39 Q 2 Miloslav Konopka 65.93 - - 65.93 Q 3 Nicolas Figère 63.76 65.13 - 65.13 Q 4 Yury Voronkin 58.77 x 64.36 64.36 q 5 Lukáš Melich 62.26 62.78 61.00 62.78 q 6 Marcin Szeszula 59.29 60.50 62.52 62.52 q 7 Dzmitry Shako 62.08 61.25 61.14 62.08 8 Dilshod Nazarov x 58.98 60.02 60.02 9 Ross Corner 58.46 x 56.53 58.46 10 Christian Fernández x 55.58 54.58 55.58 11 Hrístos Tsintsos 54.50 53.16 51.77 54.50

Group B Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123 1 Ioánnis Barlís 66.15 - - 66.15 Q 2 Markus Esser x 65.87 - 65.87 Q 3 Wojciech Kondratowicz 65.86 - - 65.86 Q 4 Péter Botfa 64.36 x 65.34 65.34 Q 5 Aleksey Mukhortov 63.87 62.53 64.07 64.07 q 6 Éric Albert 60.82 61.66 62.33 62.33 q 7 Fatih Eryildirim 59.91 60.99 x 60.99 8 John Badovinac 58.27 57.27 x 58.27 9 Hamad Saleh Al-Mahdi 55.57 55.25 57.52 57.52 10 Marco Felice x 55.95 55.37 55.95 11 Nabil Amroune 54.49 x x 54.49 12 Dovletgeldy Mamedov 38.80 x 43.73 43.73

Participation According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.

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