The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28, 29 and 31 July. [1] [2]
| Gold | Periklís Iakovákis |
| Silver | Osiris Martínez |
| Bronze | Peter Bate |
31 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Periklís Iakovákis | 49.82 | |||
| Osiris Martínez | 50.17 | |||
| Peter Bate | 50.83 | |||
| 4 | Tomasz Rudnik | 50.98 | ||
| 5 | Terrance Wilson | 50.99 | ||
| 6 | François Coetzee | 51.20 | ||
| 7 | Chabib El-Azouizi | 51.41 | ||
| 8 | Lin Chin-Fu | 52.04 |
29 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osiris Martínez | 50.45 | Q | |
| 2 | Lin Chin-Fu | 50.47 | Q | |
| 3 | Terrance Wilson | 51.10 | Q | |
| 4 | François Coetzee | 51.35 | q | |
| 5 | Tomasz Rudnik | 51.47 | q | |
| 6 | Tahar Ghozali | 52.12 | ||
| 7 | Richard McDonald | 52.13 | ||
| 8 | David Lloyd | 52.15 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Bate | 50.50 | Q | |
| 2 | Periklís Iakovákis | 50.73 | Q | |
| 3 | Chabib El-Azouizi | 51.11 | Q | |
| 4 | Satoshi Oshikawa | 51.55 | ||
| 5 | Reginald Depass | 51.89 | ||
| 6 | Carlos García | 52.03 | ||
| 7 | Nicholas O'Brien | 52.04 | ||
| 8 | Stefano Cuzzi | 52.71 |
28 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chabib El-Azouizi | 52.03 | Q | |
| 2 | Reginald Depass | 52.20 | Q | |
| 3 | Salah Ghaidi | 52.66 | ||
| 4 | Dmitriy Zhukov | 52.68 | ||
| 5 | Robson dos Santos | 53.42 | ||
| 6 | José Moncada | 53.60 | ||
| 7 | Andreas Wickert | 54.42 | ||
| 8 | Salem Al-Ameeri | 58.19 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Periklís Iakovákis | 51.99 | Q | |
| 2 | Tomasz Rudnik | 52.31 | Q | |
| 3 | Adrian Medhurst | 52.80 | ||
| 4 | Mohamed Mouhlal | 53.02 | ||
| 5 | Sveinn Þórarinsson | 53.46 | ||
| 6 | Aissa Hassan Saadoun | 54.38 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Bate | 50.93 | Q | |
| 2 | Osiris Martínez | 52.00 | Q | |
| 3 | David Lloyd | 52.06 | q | |
| 4 | Jon Torben Flöttmann | 52.88 | ||
| 5 | Saso Božic | 53.04 | ||
| 6 | Carlo Dambruoso | 53.67 | ||
| 7 | Roberto Carbajal | 53.79 | ||
| 8 | Moncef Kessab | 54.93 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lin Chin-Fu | 51.43 | Q | |
| 2 | Satoshi Oshikawa | 52.22 | Q | |
| 3 | Tahar Ghozali | 52.25 | q | |
| 4 | Carlos García | 52.46 | q | |
| 5 | Jakub Havlín | 52.72 | ||
| 6 | Dirk Le Roux | 52.78 | ||
| 7 | Kirill Sedykh | 53.00 | ||
| 8 | Essel Mensah | 58.12 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terrance Wilson | 51.61 | Q | |
| 2 | François Coetzee | 51.64 | Q | |
| 3 | Stefano Cuzzi | 52.10 | q | |
| 4 | Nicholas O'Brien | 52.11 | q | |
| 5 | Richard McDonald | 52.33 | q | |
| 6 | Hani Al-Mourhej | 52.61 | ||
| 7 | Wendell Colares | 54.98 | ||
| 8 | Ryan Clarke | 60.62 |
According to an unofficial count, 38 athletes from 28 countries participated in the event.