1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres
# 1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres

The women's 10,000 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 19 August.

## Medalists

| Gold | Sonia O'Sullivan Ireland |
| - | - |
| Silver | Fernanda Ribeiro Portugal |
| Bronze | Lidia Șimon Romania |

## Results

| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Sonia O'Sullivan | Ireland | 31:29.33 | |
| | Fernanda Ribeiro | Portugal | 31:32.42 | |
| | Lidia Șimon | Romania | 31:32.64 | |
| 4 | Olivera Jevtić | FR Yugoslavia | 31:34.26 | NR |
| 5 | Paula Radcliffe | Great Britain | 31:36.51 | |
| 6 | Julia Vaquero | Spain | 31:46.47 | |
| 7 | Annemari Sandell | Finland | 32:22.50 | |
| 8 | Irina Mikitenko | Germany | 32:30.67 | |
| 9 | María Luisa Larraga | Spain | 32:37.10 | |
| 10 | Lyudmila Biktasheva | Russia | 32:37.64 | |
| 11 | Maria Guida | Italy | 32:39.16 | |
| 12 | Anikó Kálovics | Hungary | 33:09.87 | |
| 13 | Hilde Hovdenak | Norway | 33:11.88 | |
| 14 | Helena Javornik | Slovenia | 33:16.40 | |
| | Alla Zhilyaeva | Russia | DNF | |
| | Lidiya Vasilevskaya | Russia | DNF | |
| | Maria Abel | Spain | DNF | |
