| 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | 27 February – 1 March |
| Host city | Valencia  Spain |
| Venue | Palace of Luis Puig |
| Events | 26 |
| Participation | 484 athletes from 39 nations |
The 1998 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held from Friday, 27 February to Sunday, 1 March 1998 at the Palace of Luis Puig, Valencia, Spain. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany (GER) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 |  Poland (POL) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  Romania (ROM) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 |  Portugal (POR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Greece (GRE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 |  Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Iceland (ISL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 | |
Andorra (2)
Armenia (1) Austria (9)
Belarus (5)
Belgium (13)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Bulgaria (12)
Croatia (3) Cyprus (6) Czech Republic (20)
Denmark (4)
Estonia (3) Finland (4) France (49)
Georgia (2) Germany (33) Great Britain (33) Greece (24) Hungary (10) Iceland (3)
Ireland (10)
Israel (5) Italy (22) Latvia (8)
Lithuania (3)
Malta (1) Netherlands (20) Norway (6) Poland (17) Portugal (10) Romania (17) Russia (33)
Slovenia (5) Spain (46) Sweden (16)
Switzerland (7)
Turkey (6) Ukraine (12)
Yugoslavia (3)
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