| Event: | Women's 5000 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
These are the official results of the Women's 5000 metres event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The final was held on 23 August 1998. The event replaced the 3,000 metres, which was contested for the last time at the European Championships four years ago in Helsinki, Finland.
| Gold | Sonia O'Sullivan | |
| Silver | Gabriela Szabo | |
| Bronze | Marta Domínguez |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:06.50 | CR | ||||
| 15:08.31 | |||||
| 15:10.54 | |||||
| 15:16.61 | NR | ||||
| 15:20.78 | SB | ||||
| 15:38.61 | |||||
| 15:39.99 | |||||
| 15:40.54 | |||||
| 15:42.07 | |||||
| 10 | 15:53.18 | ||||
| 11 | 15:54.82 | ||||
| 12 | 15:57.56 | ||||
| 13 | 16:02.81 | ||||
| 14 | 16:03.64 | ||||
| 15 | 16:05.68 | ||||
| 16 | 16:21.75 | ||||
| 17 | 16:26.41 | ||||