The men's 1500 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 2 August.
Medalists
| Gold | Adil Kaouch Morocco
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| Silver | Benjamin Kipkurui Kenya
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| Bronze | Robert Witt Poland
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Results
Final
2 August
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Adil Kaouch | Morocco |
3:42.43 | |
 |
Benjamin Kipkurui | Kenya |
3:42.67 | |
 |
Robert Witt | Poland |
3:43.47 | |
| 4 | Kiyoharo Sato |  Japan |
3:43.62 | |
| 5 | Gabe Jennings |  United States |
3:43.94 | |
| 6 | Colm McLean |  Ireland |
3:44.79 | |
| 7 | Alastair Stevenson |  Australia |
3:45.39 | |
| 8 | Nelson Birgen | Kenya |
3:45.42 | |
| 9 | Hicham Lamalem | Morocco |
3:45.71 | |
| 10 | Daniel Zegeye |  Ethiopia |
3:46.45 | |
| 11 | Ivan Heshko |  Ukraine |
3:46.71 | |
| 12 | Michael Öhman |  Sweden |
3:47.04 | |
| 13 | Franek Haschke |  Germany |
3:47.10 | |
| 14 | Hamish Thorpe |  New Zealand |
3:51.80 |
Heats
31 July
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabe Jennings | United States |
3:47.76 | Q |
| 2 | Kiyoharo Sato | Japan |
3:48.27 | Q |
| 3 | Colm McLean | Ireland |
3:49.64 | Q |
| 4 | Florent Lacasse |  France |
3:51.48 | |
| 5 | Maurizio Bobbato |  Italy |
3:54.14 | |
| 6 | Lucky Hadebe |  South Africa |
3:58.37 | |
| 7 | Daniel Moham Lekunutu |  Lesotho |
3:58.53 | |
| 8 | Franek Haschke | Germany |
4:04.61 | q |
| 9 | Sidi Mohamed Ould Bidjel |  Mauritania |
4:13.46 | |
| 10 | Cheng Pisey |  Cambodia |
4:40.80 | |
| Yousef El-Nasri |  Spain |
DQ | IAAF rule 163.2 | |
| Paul Fenn | Australia |
DQ | IAAF rule 163.2 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Kipkurui | Kenya |
3:50.89 | Q |
| 2 | Hamish Thorpe | New Zealand |
3:52.17 | Q |
| 3 | Alastair Stevenson | Australia |
3:52.26 | Q |
| 4 | Mechal Gebreab | Ethiopia |
3:52.57 | |
| 5 | Nacer Benzine |  Algeria |
3:53.46 | |
| 6 | Slavko Petrović |  Croatia |
3:54.17 | |
| 7 | Filipe Pedro |  Portugal |
3:55.09 | |
| 8 | Enos Matalane | South Africa |
3:55.42 | |
| 9 | Mohamed Al-Bayed |  Palestine |
3:56.03 | |
| 10 | Daniel Abicht | Germany |
3:58.70 | |
| 11 | Hicham Lamalem | Morocco |
5:25.07 | q |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adil Kaouch | Morocco |
3:45.79 | Q |
| 2 | Nelson Birgen | Kenya |
3:46.60 | Q |
| 3 | Robert Witt | Poland |
3:46.79 | Q |
| 4 | Ivan Heshko | Ukraine |
3:46.93 | q |
| 5 | Michael Öhman | Sweden |
3:49.51 | q |
| 6 | Daniel Zegeye | Ethiopia |
3:49.93 | q |
| 7 | Steven Barrus | United States |
3:50.04 | |
| 8 | Chris Bolt |  United Kingdom |
3:52.10 | |
| 9 | Roberto Castro | Spain |
3:53.89 | |
| 10 | Kamardin Andriantambezina |  Madagascar |
3:59.13 | |
| 11 | Kezang Dorji |  Bhutan |
4:59.11 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 26 countries participated in the event.
- Algeria (1)
- Australia (2)
- Bhutan (1)
- Cambodia (1)
- Croatia (1)
- Ethiopia (2)
- France (1)
- Germany (2)
- Ireland (1)
- Italy (1)
- Japan (1)
- Kenya (2)
- Lesotho (1)
- Madagascar (1)
- Mauritania (1)
- Morocco (2)
- New Zealand (1)
- Palestine (1)
- Poland (1)
- Portugal (1)
- South Africa (2)
- Spain (2)
- Sweden (1)
- Ukraine (1)
- United Kingdom (1)
- United States (2)
References
- Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 1998 Annecy FRA Jul 28-Aug 2, WORLD JUNIOR ATHLETICS HISTORY ("WJAH"), archived from the original on 3 Dec 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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