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{{Infobox sport event
| name           = 1998 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
| image          = 
| size           = 
| caption        = 
| date_start     = 6 May 1998
| date_end       = 10 May 1998
| competitors    = 
| broadcasters   = 
| nations        = 
| winners        = 
| prize_money    = 
| other          = 
| format         = FIG rules
| venue          = 
| location       = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Seville]], Spain
| prev           = [[1997 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|Berlin 1997]]
| next           = [[1999 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships|Osaka 1999]]
}}

'''XXII [[World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships]]''' were held in [[Seville]], [[Spain]], May 6–10, 1998. This edition had only group events.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5187-191631-208854-nav-list,00.html |title=22nd World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships |work=Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique |date=6–10 May 1998 |access-date=2012-03-19 |archive-date=2012-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306194046/http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vnavsite/page/directory/0,10853,5187-191631-208854-nav-list,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Medal winners==
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|width=200}}
|-
! scope=row style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|All-around}}<br/>{{DetailsLink|#Groups All-Around}}
| {{BLR}}
| {{ESP}}
| {{RUS}}
|-
! scope=row style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|5 Balls}}<br/>{{DetailsLink|#Groups 5 Balls}}
| {{RUS}}
| {{BLR}}
| {{UKR}}
|-
! scope=row style="text-align:left" | {{nowrap|3 Ribbons + 2 Hoops}}<br/>{{DetailsLink|#Groups 3 Ribbons + 2 Hoops}}
| {{ESP}}
| {{BLR}}
| {{UKR}}
|}

==Groups All-Around==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! scope="col" style="width:20px;"| Rank
!! scope="col" style="width:120px;"| Nation
!! scope="col" style="width:80px;"| 5 [[File:Rhythmic_gymnastics_hoop.svg|20px|link=Hoop (rhythmic gymnastics)]] 
!! scope="col" style="width:80px;"| 3 [[File:Rhythmic_gymnastics_ribbon.svg|20px|link=Ribbon (rhythmic gymnastics)]] + 2 [[File:Rhythmic_gymnastics_hoop.svg|20px|link=Hoop (rhythmic gymnastics)]] 
!! scope="col" style="width:80px;"| Total
|- style="background:#fffcaf;"
! scope=row style="text-align:center" | {{Gold1}}
| align=left |{{Flag|Belarus|size=30px}}|| 19.766 || 19.600 || '''39.366'''
|- |- style="background:#e5e5e5;"
! scope=row style="text-align:center" | {{Silver2}}
| align=left |{{Flag|Spain|size=30px}}|| 19.333 || 19.800 || '''39.133'''
|- style="background:#ec9;"
! scope=row style="text-align:center" | {{Bronze3}}
| align=left |{{Flag|Russia|size=30px}}|| 19.533 || 19.599 || '''39.132'''
|- 
! scope=row style="text-align:center" | 4
| align=left |{{Flag|Ukraine|size=30px}}|| 19.600 || 19.433 || '''39.033'''
|- 
! scope=row style="text-align:center" |5
| align=left |{{Flag|Bulgaria|size=30px}}|| 19.566 || 19.408 || '''38.974'''
|- 
! scope=row style="text-align:center" |6
| align=left |{{Flag|Greece|size=30px}}|| 19.433 || 19.433 || '''38.866'''
|- 
! scope=row style="text-align:center" |7
| align=left |{{Flag|Italy|size=30px}}|| 19.466 || 19.399 || '''38.865'''
|- 
! scope=row style="text-align:center" |8
| align=left |{{Flag|Japan|size=30px}}|| 19.216 || 19.200 || '''38.416'''
|- 
! scope=row style="text-align:center" |9
| align=left |{{Flag|China|size=30px}}|| 19.300 || 19.099 || '''38.399'''
|- 
! scope=row style="text-align:center" |10
| align=left |{{Flag|Hungary|size=30px}}|| 19.133 || 19.166 || '''38.299'''
|- 
! scope=row style="text-align:center" |11
| align=left |{{Flag|Romania|size=30px}}|| 18.933 || 19.066 || '''37.999'''
|- 
! scope=row style="text-align:center" |12
| align=left |{{Flag|Portugal|size=30px}}|| 18.933 || 18.833 || '''37.766'''
|- 
! scope=row style="text-align:center" |13
| align=left |{{Flag|Brazil|size=30px}}|| 18.941 || 18.766 || '''37.707'''
|- 
! scope=row style="text-align:center" |14
| align=left |{{Flag|Germany|size=30px}}|| 18.399 || 19.300  || '''37.699'''
|- 
! scope=row style="text-align:center" |15
| align=left |{{Flag|France|size=30px}}|| 18.766 || 18.833 || '''37.599'''
|- 
! scope=row style="text-align:center" |16
| align=left |{{Flag|USA|size=30px}}|| 18.583 || 18.733 || '''37.316'''
|- 
! scope=row style="text-align:center" |17
| align=left |{{Flag|Czech Republic|size=30px}}|| 18.475 || 18.766 || '''37.241'''
|- 
! scope=row style="text-align:center" |18
| align=left |{{Flag|Slovakia|size=30px}}|| 18.391 || 18.833 || '''37.224'''
|- 
! scope=row style="text-align:center" |19
| align=left |{{Flag|Kazakhstan|size=30px}}|| 18.741 || 18.466 || '''37.207'''
|- 
! scope=row style="text-align:center" |20
| align=left |{{Flag|Austria|size=30px}}|| 18.533 || 18.599 || '''37.132'''
|- 
! scope=row style="text-align:center" |21
| align=left |{{Flag|Netherlands|size=30px}}|| 18.408 || 18.633 || '''37.041'''
|- 
! scope=row style="text-align:center" |22
| align=left |{{Flag|Finland|size=30px}}|| 18.208 || 18.716 || '''36.924'''
|- 
! scope=row style="text-align:center" |23
| align=left |{{Flag|Canada|size=30px}}|| 18.166 || 18.750 || '''36.916'''
|-
! scope=row style="text-align:center" |24
| align=left |{{Flag|Slovenia|size=30px}}||18.391 || 18.499 || '''36.890'''
|-
! scope=row style="text-align:center" |25
| align=left |{{Flag|South Korea|size=30px}}||17.866 || 18.600 || '''36.466'''
|-
! scope=row style="text-align:center" |26
| align=left |{{Flag|Lithuania|size=30px}}|| 18.007 || 18.133 || '''36.140'''
|-
! scope=row style="text-align:center" |27
| align=left |{{Flag|Australia|size=30px}}||17.866 || 18.241 || '''36.107'''
|-
|}

==Groups 5 Balls==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Place ||  Nation || Result
|- bgcolor=gold
| 1 ||{{Flag|Russia|size=30px}}|| 19.850 
|- bgcolor=silver
| 2 ||{{Flag|Belarus|size=30px}}|| 19.816
|- bgcolor=cc9966
| 3 ||{{Flag|Ukraine|size=30px}}|| 19.716 
|-
| 4 ||{{Flag|Bulgaria|size=30px}}|| 19.700
|-
| 5 ||{{Flag|Italy|size=30px}}|| 19.683
|-
| 6 ||{{Flag|Greece|size=30px}}|| 19.666
|-
| 7 ||{{Flag|Spain|size=30px}}|| 19.566
|-
| 8 ||{{Flag|Germany|size=30px}}|| 19.299
|-
|}

==Groups 3 Ribbons + 2 Hoops==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Place ||  Nation || Result
|- bgcolor=gold
| 1 ||{{Flag|Spain|size=30px}}|| 19.850 
|- bgcolor=silver
| 2 ||{{Flag|Belarus|size=30px}}|| 19.800
|- bgcolor=cc9966
| 3 ||{{Flag|Ukraine|size=30px}}|| 19.766 
|-
| 4 ||{{Flag|Russia|size=30px}}|| 19.666
|-
| 5 ||{{Flag|Bulgaria|size=30px}}|| 19.616
|-
| 6 ||{{Flag|Greece|size=30px}}|| 19.566
|-
| 7 ||{{Flag|China|size=30px}}|| 19.300
|-
| 8 ||{{Flag|Italy|size=30px}}|| 19.032
|-
|}

== Medal table ==
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = Flagcountry
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_BLR = 1 | silver_BLR = 2 | bronze_BLR = 0
 | gold_ESP = 1 | silver_ESP = 1 | bronze_ESP = 0
 | gold_RUS = 1 | silver_RUS = 0 | bronze_RUS = 1
 | gold_UKR = 0 | silver_UKR = 0 | bronze_UKR = 2
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}
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