The women's 10,000 metres at the 1998 European Athletics Championships was held at the Népstadion on 19 August.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Sonia O'Sullivan Ireland
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| Silver | Fernanda Ribeiro Portugal
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| Bronze | Lidia Șimon Romania
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Results edit
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sonia O'Sullivan | Ireland |
31:29.33 | |
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Fernanda Ribeiro | Portugal |
31:32.42 | |
 |
Lidia Șimon | Romania |
31:32.64 | |
| 4 | Olivera Jevtić |  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 |