| Event: | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 20 and 23 August.
| Gold | Damian Kallabis | |
| Silver | Alessandro Lambruschini | |
| Bronze | Jim Svenøy |
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8:26.52 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 8:26.92 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 8:26.92 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 8:27.05 | Q, SB | |||
| 5 | 2 | 8:27.31 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 8:27.35 | q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 8:27.46 | Q, SB | |||
| 8 | 2 | 8:27.54 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 8:27.79 | Q | |||
| 10 | 2 | 8:27.98 | q | |||
| 11 | 2 | 8:28.30 | q | |||
| 12 | 2 | 8:28.77 | q | |||
| 13 | 1 | 8:28.81 | PB | |||
| 14 | 1 | 8:29.08 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 8:31.54 | ||||
| 16 | 1 | 8:32.02 | ||||
| 17 | 2 | 8:33.64 | ||||
| 18 | 2 | 8:35.05 | ||||
| 19 | 1 | 8:38.89 | ||||
| 20 | 1 | 8:40.94 | ||||
| 21 | 2 | 8:45.01 | ||||
| 22 | 1 | 8:45.70 | ||||
| 23 | 2 | 8:47.27 | ||||
| 24 | 1 | 8:49.53 | ||||
| 25 | 2 | 8:52.23 | ||||
| 26 | 2 | 8:52.65 | SB | |||
| 1 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:13.10 | PB | ||||
| 8:16.70 | SB | ||||
| 8:18.97 | |||||
| 8:20.54 | PB | ||||
| 8:20.96 | |||||
| 8:24.06 | PB | ||||
| 8:26.60 | |||||
| 8:27.74 | |||||
| 8:31.72 | |||||
| 10 | 8:41.45 | ||||
| 11 | 9:03.17 | ||||
| 12 |