The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July, 1 and 2 August.[1][2] 106.7 cm (3'6) (senior implement) hurdles were used.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Staņislavs Olijars Latvia
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| Silver | Sharif Paxton United States
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| Bronze | Florian Seibold Germany
|
Results edit
Final edit
2 August
Wind: -0.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Staņislavs Olijars | Latvia |
13.51 | |
 |
Sharif Paxton | United States |
14.10 | |
 |
Florian Seibold | Germany |
14.21 | |
| 4 | Ben Warmington |  United Kingdom |
14.33 | |
| 5 | Gergely Palágyi |  Hungary |
14.39 | |
| 6 | Todd Matthews | United States |
14.40 | |
| 7 | Shinri Yamada |  Japan |
14.47 | |
| 8 | Dimítrios Piétris |  Greece |
14.89 |
Semifinals edit
1 August
Semifinal 1 edit
Wind: 0.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharif Paxton | United States |
14.12 | Q |
| 2 | Dimítrios Piétris | Greece |
14.26 | Q |
| 3 | Gergely Palágyi | Hungary |
14.36 | Q |
| 4 | Ben Warmington | United Kingdom |
14.45 | Q |
| 5 | Robert Grams | Germany |
14.49 | |
| 6 | Giorgio Berdini |  Italy |
14.52 | |
| 7 | Salih Keljalic |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
14.81 | |
| 8 | Désiré Delric |  France |
15.02 |
Semifinal 2 edit
Wind: -1.6 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Staņislavs Olijars | Latvia |
13.81 | Q |
| 2 | Shinri Yamada | Japan |
14.24 | Q |
| 3 | Todd Matthews | United States |
14.24 | Q |
| 4 | Florian Seibold | Germany |
14.40 | Q |
| 5 | Artur Budziłło |  Poland |
14.49 | |
| 6 | György Kovács | Hungary |
14.55 | |
| 7 | Robert Newton | United Kingdom |
14.69 | |
| 8 | Marko Ritola |  Finland |
14.77 |
Heats edit
31 July
Heat 1 edit
Wind: -0.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Désiré Delric | France |
14.30 | Q |
| 2 | Gergely Palágyi | Hungary |
14.48 | Q |
| 3 | Marko Ritola | Finland |
14.53 | Q |
| 4 | Yoshihiro Hisano | Japan |
14.62 | |
| 5 | Martinos Adamopoulos | Greece |
14.73 | |
| 6 | Felipe Vivancos |  Spain |
14.74 | |
| 7 | Alessandro Battinelli | Italy |
14.77 |
Heat 2 edit
Wind: -1.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Staņislavs Olijars | Latvia |
13.65 | Q |
| 2 | Todd Matthews | United States |
14.13 | Q |
| 3 | Shinri Yamada | Japan |
14.15 | Q |
| 4 | Robert Newton | United Kingdom |
14.56 | q |
| 5 | Benoît Yameundjeu | France |
14.63 | |
| 6 | José Vidal | Spain |
14.64 | |
| 7 | William Wicks |  Australia |
15.11 |
Heat 3 edit
Wind: -0.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | György Kovács | Hungary |
14.36 | Q |
| 2 | Dimítrios Piétris | Greece |
14.42 | Q |
| 3 | Salih Keljalic | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
14.43 | Q |
| 4 | Florian Seibold | Germany |
14.44 | q |
| 5 | Vytautas Kancleris |  Lithuania |
14.65 | |
| 6 | Robson dos Santos |  Brazil |
14.65 | |
| 7 | Claude Godart |  Luxembourg |
14.75 | |
| 8 | Shah Dilawar Hossain |  Bangladesh |
15.31 |
Heat 4 edit
Wind: +0.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharif Paxton | United States |
14.01 | Q |
| 2 | Artur Budziłło | Poland |
14.09 | Q |
| 3 | Ben Warmington | United Kingdom |
14.25 | Q |
| 4 | Giorgio Berdini | Italy |
14.45 | q |
| 5 | Robert Grams | Germany |
14.46 | q |
| 6 | Adam Dorey | Australia |
14.63 | |
| 7 | Ah Chong Sam Chong |  Samoa |
15.78 |
Participation edit
According to an unofficial count, 29 athletes from 19 countries participated in the event.
Australia (2)
Bangladesh (1)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Brazil (1)
Finland (1)
France (2)
Germany (2)
Greece (2)
Hungary (2)
Italy (2)
Japan (2)
Latvia (1)
Lithuania (1)
Luxembourg (1)
Poland (1)
Samoa (1)
Spain (2)
United Kingdom (2)
United States (2)
References edit
- ^ 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