| Women's 10,000 metres at the Commonwealth Games | 
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| Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games | ||
|---|---|---|
|   | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women | 
| 200 m | men | women | 
| 400 m | men | women | 
| 800 m | men | women | 
| 1500 m | men | women | 
| 5000 m | men | women | 
| 10,000 m | men | women | 
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | 
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women | 
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women | 
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women | 
| 10 km walk | women | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women | 
| Pole vault | men | women | 
| Long jump | men | women | 
| Triple jump | men | women | 
| Shot put | men | women | 
| Discus throw | men | women | 
| Hammer throw | men | women | 
| Javelin throw | men | women | 
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The women's 10,000 metres event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held on 17 September on National Stadium, Bukit Jalil.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Esther Wanjiru |  Kenya | 33:40.13 | |
|  | Kylie Risk |  Australia | 33:42.11 | |
|  | Clair Fearnley |  Australia | 33:52.13 | |
| 4 | Victoria McPherson |  Scotland | 34:05.11 | |
| 5 | Margaret Okayo |  Kenya | 34:27.39 | |
| 6 | Sarah Bentley |  England | 34:40.65 | |
| 7 | Hayley Nash |  Wales | 35:20.14 | |
| 8 | Angela Joiner |  England | 35:22.80 | |
| 9 | Sally Goldsmith |  England | 36:02.11 |