1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles explained

The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 1 and 2 August.

Medalists

Gold	Julie Pratt
Silver	Sun Hong Wei
Bronze	Susanna Kallur

Results

Final

2 August
Wind: -1.0 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		13.75
	align=left		align=left		13.75
	align=left		align=left		13.77
4	align=left		align=left		13.79
5	align=left		align=left		13.83
6	align=left		align=left		13.94
7	align=left		align=left		13.97
8	align=left		align=left		14.05

Heats

1 August

Heat 1

Wind: -1.8 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		13.71	Q
2	align=left		align=left		13.77	Q
3	align=left		align=left		13.78
4	align=left		align=left		13.91
5	align=left		align=left		14.06
6	align=left		align=left		14.25
7	align=left		align=left		14.61

Heat 2

Wind: +0.1 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		13.52	Q
2	align=left		align=left		13.61	Q
3	align=left		align=left		13.72	q
4	align=left		align=left		13.86
5	align=left		align=left		13.87
6	align=left		align=left		13.98
7	align=left		align=left		14.39
8	align=left		align=left		15.11

Heat 3

Wind: -1.3 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		13.50	Q
2	align=left		align=left		13.52	Q
3	align=left		align=left		13.59	q
4	align=left		align=left		13.73
5	align=left		align=left		13.77
6	align=left		align=left		14.00
7	align=left		align=left		14.28
8	align=left		align=left		14.36

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 23 athletes from 17 countries participated in the event.