The men's javelin throw event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 31 July and 2 August.

Medalists Gold David Parker Silver Hardus Pienaar Bronze Yukifumi Murakami

Results Final 2 August Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123456 David Parker 72.85 67.03 70.83 69.85 x x 72.85 Hardus Pienaar 63.20 61.12 67.44 66.19 71.16 x 71.16 Yukifumi Murakami 66.87 70.72 63.22 69.78 68.98 x 70.72 4 Bronisław Korda 68.14 67.52 x 66.77 68.70 69.95 69.95 5 Scott Russell 61.67 69.17 x 64.08 67.64 59.18 69.17 6 Wu Po-Hung 66.30 64.73 59.82 63.47 61.67 62.98 66.30 7 Andrew Martin 66.12 x 61.48 63.62 65.99 x 66.12 8 Dan Carter 66.10 x x 61.62 63.37 64.45 66.10 9 Jan Navara 65.61 x 64.11 65.61 10 Björn Lange 64.32 x 58.61 64.32 11 Petr Belunek 62.88 x 63.72 63.72 12 Edwin Cuesta x 62.53 60.74 62.53

Qualifications 31 Jul

Group A Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123 1 Bronisław Korda 67.63 72.73 - 72.73 Q 2 Scott Russell 69.65 68.35 68.20 69.65 q 3 Hardus Pienaar 65.15 65.81 69.44 69.44 q 4 Edwin Cuesta 67.90 x x 67.90 q 5 Dan Carter 67.64 x 65.26 67.64 q 6 Wu Po-Hung 66.06 66.50 66.01 66.50 q 7 Björn Lange 64.23 63.50 66.10 66.10 q 8 Petr Belunek 62.85 65.60 63.45 65.60 q 9 Ron White 64.17 64.29 65.29 65.29 10 Andis Anskins 58.75 61.90 61.04 61.90 11 Bogdan Vrhovec 60.55 58.95 56.70 60.55 12 Ham Sung-Hoon 58.54 x x 58.54

Group B Rank Name Nationality Attempts Result Notes123 1 Yukifumi Murakami 72.06 - - 72.06 Q 2 Jan Navara 67.53 66.86 68.67 68.67 q 3 David Parker 66.57 x 67.29 67.29 q 4 Andrew Martin 66.20 x 65.86 66.20 q 5 Pasi Mäkipelto 61.77 63.12 65.01 65.01 6 Stuart Farquhar 63.82 61.37 58.93 63.82 7 Mattias Eriksson 62.02 62.46 63.49 63.49 8 Aleksey Danilyuk x x 61.37 61.37 9 Tim Werner x 60.34 59.43 60.34 10 Brian Kollar 56.37 60.06 59.58 60.06 11 Michael Allen 59.39 59.04 59.55 59.55 12 Pascal Joder 58.56 58.37 59.15 59.15 13 Theunis Barnard 58.80 58.76 57.61 58.80

Participation According to an unofficial count, 25 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.

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