1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres
| Women's 10,000 metres at the European Athletics Championships |
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The women's 10,000 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 19 August.
Medalists
| Gold | Sonia O'Sullivan Ireland |
| Silver | Fernanda Ribeiro Portugal |
| Bronze | Lidia Șimon Romania |
Results
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Final
| 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 |