1998 European Cross Country ChampionshipsThe 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.ResultsMen individual 9.7 km79 runners finishedMen teamsTotal 13 teamsWomen individual 5.6 km60 runners finishedWomen teamsTotal 12 teams