| 1998 European Race Walking Cup | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | EAA |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Dates | 25 April |
| Host city | Dudince, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia  |
| Events | 3 |
| Participation | 208 athletes from 29 nations |
The 1998 European Race Walking Cup was held in Dudince, Slovakia, on 25 April 1998.
Complete results were published. [1] [2] [3] Medal winners were published on the Athletics Weekly website, [4]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||||
| 20 km walk |  Paquillo Fernández (ESP) | 1:20:31 |  Robert Korzeniowski (POL) | 1:20:40 |  Aigars Fadejevs (LAT) | 1:20:44 |
| 50 km walk | Tomasz Lipiec (POL) | 3:42:57 | Jesús Ángel García (ESP) | 3:43:17 |  Giovanni Perricelli (ITA) | 3:44:17 |
| Team (Men) | ||||||
| Team 20 km |  Belarus | 18 pts | Spain | 24 pts |  Germany | 55 pts |
| Team 50 km | Spain | 21 pts | Italy | 38 pts | Slovakia | 64 pts |
| Team Combined | Spain | 45 pts | Belarus | 90 pts | Germany | 119 pts |
| Women | ||||||
| 10 km walk |  Nadezhda Ryashkina (RUS) | 43:06 |  Mária Rosza-Urbanik (HUN) | 43:08 |  Claudia Iovan (ROU) | 43:12 |
| Team (Women) | ||||||
| Team (Women) | Russia | 15 pts | Italy | 36 pts | Spain | 41 pts |
| Place | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
 | Belarus | 18 pts |
 | Spain | 24 pts |
 | Germany | 55 pts |
| 4 | Russia | 58 pts |
| 5 |  France | 70 pts |
| 6 |  Portugal | 72 pts |
| 7 | Latvia | 80 pts |
| 8 | Poland | 82 pts |
| 9 |  Czech Republic | 87 pts |
| 10 | Hungary | 92 pts |
| 11 | Slovakia | 106 pts |
| 12 |  Ukraine | 117 pts |
| 13 |  Norway | 124 pts |
| 14 |  Lithuania | 137 pts |
| Place | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 21 pts |
| Italy | 38 pts |
| Slovakia | 64 pts |
| 4 | Germany | 64 pts |
| 5 | France | 67 pts |
| 6 | Belarus | 72 pts |
| 7 | Portugal | 79 pts |
| 8 | Hungary | 94 pts |
| 9 |  Sweden | 98 pts |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 99 pts |
| Place | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 45 pts |
| Belarus | 90 pts |
| Germany | 119 pts |
| 4 | France | 137 pts |
| 5 | Portugal | 151 pts |
| 6 | Slovakia | 170 pts |
| 7 | Hungary | 186 pts |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 186 pts |
| Place | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 15 pts |
| Italy | 36 pts |
| Spain | 41 pts |
| 4 | Belarus | 41 pts |
| 5 | Hungary | 42 pts |
| 6 | Romania | 47 pts |
| 7 | Ukraine | 62 pts |
| 8 | Poland | 76 pts |
| 9 | France | 88 pts |
| 10 | Norway | 91 pts |
| 11 | Germany | 109 pts |
| 12 | Lithuania | 118 pts |
| 13 | Slovakia | 127 pts |
| 14 | Portugal | 139 pts |
| 15 |  Finland | 161 pts |
The participation of 208 athletes (145 men/63 women) from 28 countries is reported. [1]
Austria (4) Belarus (12)
Belgium (3) Czech Republic (8)
Denmark (6) Finland (7) France (12) Germany (11)
Greece (4) Hungary (12) Italy (12) Latvia (6) Lithuania (9)
Moldova (1)
Netherlands (4) Norway (7) Poland (12) Portugal (12) Romania (5) Russia (12) Slovakia (12) Spain (12) Sweden (6)
Switzerland (1)
Turkey (2) Ukraine (12)
United Kingdom (3)
FR Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslavia) (1)
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