The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 1 and 2 August.
Medalists
| Gold | Julie Pratt United Kingdom
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| Silver | Sun Hong Wei China
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| Bronze | Susanna Kallur Sweden
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Results
Final
2 August
Wind: -1.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Julie Pratt | United Kingdom |
13.75 | |
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Sun Hong Wei | China |
13.75 | |
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Susanna Kallur | Sweden |
13.77 | |
| 4 | Arnella Jacobs |  South Africa |
13.79 | |
| 5 | Manuela Bosco |  Finland |
13.83 | |
| 6 | Jennifer Komoll |  Germany |
13.94 | |
| 7 | Fanny Gérance |  France |
13.97 | |
| 8 | Baya Rahouli |  Algeria |
14.05 |
Heats
1 August
Heat 1
Wind: -1.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun Hong Wei | China |
13.71 | Q |
| 2 | Manuela Bosco | Finland |
13.77 | Q |
| 3 | Tessy Prediger | Germany |
13.78 | |
| 4 | Daveetta Shepherd |  United States |
13.91 | |
| 5 | Jacquie Munro |  Australia |
14.06 | |
| 6 | Diana Bulatova |  Russia |
14.25 | |
| 7 | Lee Yeon-Gyeong |  South Korea |
14.61 |
Heat 2
Wind: +0.1 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnella Jacobs | South Africa |
13.52 | Q |
| 2 | Julie Pratt | United Kingdom |
13.61 | Q |
| 3 | Fanny Gérance | France |
13.72 | q |
| 4 | Hanna Korell | Finland |
13.86 | |
| 5 | Alexándra Kómnou |  Greece |
13.87 | |
| 6 | Yana Kasova |  Bulgaria |
13.98 | |
| 7 | Lutisha Shittu | United States |
14.39 | |
| 8 | Verónica Quijano |  El Salvador |
15.11 |
Heat 3
Wind: -1.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baya Rahouli | Algeria |
13.50 | Q |
| 2 | Susanna Kallur | Sweden |
13.52 | Q |
| 3 | Jennifer Komoll | Germany |
13.59 | q |
| 4 | Reïna-Flor Okori | France |
13.73 | |
| 5 | Marilia Gregoriou |  Cyprus |
13.77 | |
| 6 | Sarah Claxton | United Kingdom |
14.00 | |
| 7 | Nagore Iraola |  Spain |
14.28 | |
| 8 | Huh Soon-Bok | South Korea |
14.36 |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.
- Algeria (1)
- Australia (1)
- Bulgaria (1)
- China (1)
- Cyprus (1)
- El Salvador (1)
- Finland (2)
- France (2)
- Germany (2)
- Greece (1)
- Russia (1)
- South Africa (1)
- South Korea (2)
- Spain (1)
- Sweden (1)
- United Kingdom (2)
- 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 December 2013, retrieved 13 June 2015
- IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 13 June 2015
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