These are the official results of the Women's 5000 metres event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The final was held on 23 August 1998. The event replaced the 3,000 metres, which was contested for the last time at the European Championships four years ago in Helsinki, Finland.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Sonia O'Sullivan Ireland
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| Silver | Gabriela Szabo Romania
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| Bronze | Marta Domínguez Spain
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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 |
15:06.50 | CR |
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Gabriela Szabo | Romania |
15:08.31 | |
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Marta Domínguez | Spain |
15:10.54 | |
| 4 | Olivera Jevtić |  Yugoslavia |
15:16.61 | NR |
| 5 | Annemari Sandell |  Finland |
15:20.78 | SB |
| 6 | Blandine Bitzner-Ducret |  France |
15:38.61 | |
| 7 | Valerie Vaughan | Ireland |
15:39.99 | |
| 8 | Teresa Recio | Spain |
15:40.54 | |
| 9 | Kristina de Fonseca-Wollheim |  Germany |
15:42.07 | |
| 10 | Anikó Javos |  Hungary |
15:53.18 | |
| 11 | Olga Yegorova |  Russia |
15:54.82 | |
| 12 | Dorte Vibjerg |  Denmark |
15:57.56 | |
| 13 | Estíbaliz Urrutia | Spain |
16:02.81 | |
| 14 | Una English | Ireland |
16:03.64 | |
| 15 | Dorota Gruca |  Poland |
16:05.68 | |
| 16 | Jeļena Čelnova |  Latvia |
16:21.75 | |
| 17 | Yelena Kopytova | Russia |
16:26.41 | |
| Helena Javornik |  Slovenia |
DNF | ||
| Joalsiae Llado | France |
DNF | ||
| Eva Doczi | Hungary |
DNF | ||
| Svetlana Baygulova | Russia |
DNF |