The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 30 July.
| Gold | Benson Barus | |
| Silver | Salim Kipsang | |
| Bronze | Alene Emere |
30 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 29:24.28 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 29:36.80 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 29:47.60 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 29:54.20 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 29:59.24 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 29:59.78 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 30:19.16 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 30:27.29 | |||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 30:32.74 | |||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 30:40.60 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 30:46.22 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 31:00.44 | ||||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 31:12.63 | ||||
| 14 | align=left | align=left |  | 31:14.73 | ||||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 31:28.75 | ||||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | 31:30.23 | |||||
| 17 | align=left | align=left | 31:41.31 | |||||
| 18 | align=left | align=left |  | 32:08.14 | ||||
| 19 | align=left | align=left | 32:11.40 | |||||
| 20 | align=left | align=left | 32:17.34 | |||||
| 21 | align=left | align=left | | 32:58.49 | ||||
| 22 | align=left | align=left |  | 34:01.28 | ||||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF | |||||
| align=left | align=left | DNF | ||||||
| align=left | align=left | | DNF | |||||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF | |||||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF | |||||
| align=left | align=left |  | bgcolor=pink | DQ | IAAF rule 141 |
According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 21 countries participated in the event.