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

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

Medalists

KEY:	q	Fastest non-qualifiers	Q	Qualified	NR	National record	PB	Personal best	SB	Seasonal best

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

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