The 1998 South American Badminton Championships () was a badminton tournament sanctioned by the South American Badminton Confederation and Badminton Pan America. The individual and mixed team events were held from 21 to 25 July 1998. Six countries took part in the championships.

The Peruvian team finished on top of the medal table, winning gold in all six disciplines while hosts Brazil finished second.

Medal summary Medalists Men's singles Mario Carulla Guillermo Cox José Iturriaga Women's singles Lorena Blanco Doriana Rivera Sandra Jimeno Men's doubles Mario Carulla José Iturriaga Oscar Brandon Derrick Stjeward Paulo Fam Huang Shuang Women's doubles Ximena Bellido Lorena Blanco Sandra Jimeno Doriana Rivera Nathalie Haynes Cristina Nakano Mixed doubles Guillermo Cox Sandra Jimeno Federico Valdez Doriana Rivera José Iturriaga Ximena Bellido Mixed team Mario CarullaGuillermo CoxJosé IturriagaFederico ValdezXimena BellidoLorena BlancoSandra JimenoDoriana Rivera Huang ShuangGuilherme KumasakaGuilherme PardoLeandro SantosRicardo TrevellinCristina NakanoHao Min HuaiSandra Cattaneo Miashiro Oscar BrandonDerrick StjewardNathalie Haynes

Medal table

Team event Group stage Group A

Group B

Classification round 3rd to 4th place

5th to 6th place

Final

References