The 5th European Cross Country Championships were held at Ferrara in Italy on 13 December 1998. Serhiy Lebid took the title in the men's competition and Paula Radcliffe won the women's race.
Results
editMen individual 9.7 km
edit| Pos. | Runners | Time |
|---|---|---|
 |
 Serhiy Lebid |
28:07 |
 |
 Mohammed Mourhit |
28:08 |
 |
 Driss El Himer |
28:16 |
| 4. |  Günther Weidlinger |
28:17 |
| 5. |  Carsten Jørgensen |
28:18 |
| 6. |  Eduardo Henriques |
28:25 |
| 7. |  Giuliano Battocletti |
28:36 |
| 8. |  Manuel Pancorbo |
28:40 |
79 runners finished
Men teams
edit| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| |
Italy Giuliano Battocletti Gabriele De Nard Umberto Pusterla Gennaro Di Napoli |
53 |
| |
Portugal Eduardo Henriques Paulo Guerra João Junqueira José Ramos |
55 |
| |
Spain Manuel Pancorbo Julio Rey Martín Fiz Fabián Roncero |
68 |
| 4. |  United Kingdom |
91 |
| 5. | France |
92 |
| 6. |  Ireland |
108 |
| 7. | Belgium |
122 |
| 8. |  Netherlands |
126 |
Total 13 teams
Women individual 5.6 km
edit| Pos. | Runners | Time |
|---|---|---|
| |
Paula Radcliffe |
18:07 |
| |
 Annemari Sandell |
18:10 |
| |
 Olivera Jevtić |
18:11 |
| 4. | Fernanda Ribeiro |
18:19 |
| 5. | Helena Sampaio |
18:26 |
| 6. | Yanna Belkacem |
18:42 |
| 7. | Albertina Dias |
18:46 |
| 8. | María Luisa Larraga |
18:49 |
60 runners finished
Women teams
edit| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| |
Portugal Fernanda Ribeiro Helena Sampaio Albertina Dias |
16 |
| |
France Yanna Belkacem Zahia Dahmani Fatima Yvelain |
25 |
| |
 Romania Cristina Iloc Constantina Diţă Luminiţa Gogârlea |
41 |
| 4. | Spain |
54 |
| 5. | United Kingdom |
55 |
| 6. |  Germany |
71 |
| 7. | Belgium |
77 |
| 8. | Italy |
89 |
Total 12 teams
Junior men individual 5.6 km
edit| Pos. | Runners | Time |
|---|---|---|
| |
Yousef El Nasri |
16:50 |
| |
Ovidiu Tat |
16:51 |
| |
Gareth Turnbull |
16:55 |
| 4. | Sam Haughian |
16:57 |
| 5. | Ivan Heshko |
17:02 |
| 6. |  Mustafa Mohamed |
17:02 |
| 7. | Miguel Angel Pinto |
17:07 |
| 8. | Filipe Pedro |
17:11 |
Junior men teams
edit| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| |
Spain |
28 |
| |
United Kingdom |
30 |
| |
Romania |
36 |
| 4. | Sweden |
45 |
| 5. | Ukraine |
52 |
| 6. | Italy |
54 |
| 7. | Germany |
73 |
| 8. | Portugal |
73 |
Junior women individual 3.6 km
edit| Pos. | Runners | Time |
|---|---|---|
| |
 Katalin Szentgyörgyi |
11:51 |
| |
Inês Monteiro |
11:58 |
| |
Sonja Stolić |
12:03 |
| 4. |  Sebile Sibel Özyurt |
12:04 |
| 5. | Tezeta Nuray Surekli |
12:09 |
| 6. | Tinneke Boonen |
12:19 |
| 7. |  Sonja Roman |
12:20 |
| 8. |  Helena Volná |
12:22 |
Junior women teams
edit| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| |
Turkey |
20 |
| |
Belgium |
46 |
| |
Romania |
49 |
| 4. | Spain |
56 |
| 5. | Portugal |
58 |
| 6. | Germany |
58 |
| 7. | United Kingdom |
60 |
| 8. | Italy |
83 |