The 1998 Biathlon Junior World Championships was held in Jericho, Vermont, USA and Valcartier, Canada from February 22 to March 1, 1998. There was to be a total of 8 competitions: sprint, individual, team and relay races for men and women.
Medal winners
Junior Women
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Individual details |
Simone Denkinger  Germany | 38:56.8 (1+1+0) |
Michela Ponza Italy | 41:16.2 (0+1+0) |
Olga Zaitseva Russia | 41:47.1 (0+3+1) |
| Sprint details |
Gro Marit Istad Kristiansen Norway | 28:39.9 (2+0) |
Linda Tjørhom Norway | 28:54.1 (0+0) |
Martina Glagow Germany | 29:05.0 (0+0) |
| Relay | Germany Nicole Nordhaus Simone Denkinger Martina Glagow | Norway Liv Kjersti Eikeland Linda Tjørhom Gro Marit Istad Kristiansen | Italy Barbara Kostner Michela Ponza Claudia Messelod | |||
| Team | Russia Olga Zaitseva Larissa Pitatileva Anna Bogaliy Natalia Geleveria | Germany Sabine Flatscher Miriam Bauer Nicole Nordhaus Martina Glagow |  Czech Republic Radka Doskocilova Lenka Faltusová Denisa Pelikánová Jana Pesková |
Junior Men
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time |
| Individual details |
Jörn Wollschlaeger Germany | 48:15.2 (1+0+1) |
Mike Muth Germany | 49:40.2 (0+0+2) |
Andrei Prokunin Russia | 49:45.0 (1+3+0) |
| Sprint details |
Andrei Prokunin Russia | 32:20.4 (0+0) |
Jörn Wollschlaeger Germany | 32:34.7 (1+0) |
Syver Berg-Domaas Norway | 32:52.2 (2+0) |
| Relay | Germany Mike Muth Jörn Wollschlaeger Björn Sterzing Alexander Wolf | Russia Alexei Boltenko Oleksiy Korobeinikov Dimitri Babich Andrei Prokunin | Norway Jon Kristian Svaland Rune Morten Johansen Syver Berg-Domaas Hans Proesch | |||
| Team | Norway Syver Berg-Domaas Hans Proesch Rune Morten Johansen Jon Kristian Svaland | Germany Björn Sterzing Fabian Mund Alexander Wolf Jörn Wollschlaeger | Italy Patrick Oberegger Patrick Rabanser Alexander Inderst Ivan Romanin |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Norway (NOR) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
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