1998 in athletics (track and field)

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This page shows the main events during the 1998 year in the sport of athletics throughout the world.

1998 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Sport of athletics Sports involving running, jumping, throwing, and walking

Athletics is a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking.

Contents

Major Events

World

Regional

World records

Awards

Men

1998 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSATHLETE
IAAF World Athlete of the Year Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Haile Gebrselassie  (ETH)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Haile Gebrselassie  (ETH)
European Athlete of the Year Award Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jonathan Edwards  (GBR)
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award Flag of Denmark.svg  Wilson Kipketer  (DEN)

Women

1998 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSATHLETE
IAAF World Athlete of the Year Flag of the United States.svg  Marion Jones  (USA)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year Flag of the United States.svg  Marion Jones  (USA)
European Athlete of the Year Award Flag of France.svg  Christine Arron  (FRA)
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award Flag of the United States.svg  Marion Jones  (USA)

Men's Best Year Performances

400m Hurdles

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Bryan Bronson  (USA)47.03
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Angelo Taylor  (USA)47.90
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Joey Woody  (USA)47.97
4.Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Diagana  (FRA)48.04
5.Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Ken Harnden  (ZIM)48.05

3,000m Steeplechase

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Kenya.svg  Bernard Barmasai  (KEN)8:00.67
2.Flag of Kenya.svg  Wilson Boit Kipketer  (KEN)8:01.05
3.Flag of Kenya.svg  Moses Kiptanui  (KEN)8:04.96
4.Flag of Kenya.svg  Paul Kosgei  (KEN)8:07.86
5.Flag of Kenya.svg  Patrick Sang  (KEN)8:08.01

Pole Vault

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Jeff Hartwig  (USA)6.01 m
2.Flag of Belarus.svg  Dmitriy Markov  (BLR)6.00 m
3.Flag of France.svg  Jean Galfione  (FRA)5.97 m
4.Flag of Russia.svg  Maksim Tarasov  (RUS)5.95 m
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Danny Ecker  (GER)5.93 m

Hammer Throw

Decathlon

Women's Best Year Performances

60 metres

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Marion Jones  (USA)6.95
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Gail Devers  (USA)7.00
3.Flag of Nigeria.svg  Chioma Ajunwa  (NGR)7.02
4.Flag of France.svg  Frédérique Bangué  (FRA)7.11
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Melanie Paschke  (GER)7.14

100 metres

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Marion Jones  (USA)10.65
2.Flag of France.svg  Christine Arron  (FRA)10.73
3.Flag of Russia.svg  Irina Privalova  (RUS)10.83
4.Flag of Greece.svg  Ekateríni Thánou  (GRE)10.87
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Chryste Gaines  (USA)10.89

200 metres

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Marion Jones  (USA)21.62
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Inger Miller  (USA)22.20
3.Flag of Nigeria.svg  Falilat Ogunkoya  (NGR)22.22
4.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Beverly McDonald  (JAM)22.24
5.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Zhanna Block  (UKR)22.35

Half Marathon

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of South Africa.svg  Elana Meyer  (RSA)1:07:29

60m Hurdles

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Michelle Freeman  (JAM)7.74
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Melissa Morrison  (USA)7.83
3.Flag of France.svg  Patricia Girard  (FRA)7.85

100m Hurdles

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Nigeria.svg  Glory Alozie  (NGR)12.44
2.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Michelle Freeman  (JAM)12.52
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Melissa Morrison  (USA)12.53
4.Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Svetla Dimitrova  (BUL)12.56
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Angie Vaughn  (USA)12.63
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Olga Shishigina  (KAZ)

400m Hurdles

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Kim Batten  (USA)52.74
2.Flag of Morocco.svg  Nezha Bidouane  (MAR)52.96
3.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Deon Hemmings  (JAM)53.03
4.Flag of Romania.svg  Ionela Târlea  (ROM)53.37
5.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova  (UKR)53.40

3,000m Steeplechase

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Romania.svg  Daniela Petrescu  (ROM)9:55.28
2.Flag of Russia.svg  Svetlana Rogova  (RUS)9:57.62
3.Flag of Romania.svg  Luminita Gogârlea  (ROM)10:00.50
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Lesley Lehane  (USA)10:08.29
5.Flag of Romania.svg  Alina Cucerzan  (ROM)10:08.70

High Jump

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Venelina Veneva  (BUL)2.03 m
2.Flag of Romania.svg  Monica Iagăr  (ROM)2.02 m
3.Flag of Russia.svg  Yelena Gulyayeva  (RUS)2.01 m
4.Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Khristina Kalcheva  (BUL)1.99 m
5.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Zuzana Hlavonová  (CZE)1.98 m
Flag of the United States.svg  Tisha Waller  (USA)

Shot Put

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Viktoriya Pavlysh  (UKR)21.69 m
2.Flag of Russia.svg  Irina Korzhanenko  (RUS)20.82 m
3.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Corrie de Bruin  (NED)18.87 m
4.Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Daniela Curovic  (FR Yugoslavia)18.86 m

Pole Vault

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Emma George  (AUS)4.59 m
2.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Daniela Bártová  (CZE)4.51 m
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Stacy Dragila  (USA)4.42 m
4.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Anzhela Balakhonova  (UKR)4.40 m
5.Flag of Russia.svg  Yelena Belyakova  (RUS)4.38 m

Hammer Throw

Heptathlon

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Denise Lewis  (GBR)6559
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Jackie Joyner-Kersee  (USA)6502
3.Flag of the United States.svg  DeDee Nathan  (USA)6479
4.Flag of Russia.svg  Irina Belova  (RUS)6466
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Kelly LaBounty  (USA)6465

Marathon

Men's Best Year Performances

RANKNAME ATHLETETIMEEVENT
1.Flag of Brazil.svg  Ronaldo da Costa  (BRA)2:06:05WR Berlin Marathon
2.Flag of Kenya.svg  Ondoro Osoro  (KEN)2:06:53 Chicago Marathon
3.Flag of Morocco.svg  Khalid Khannouchi  (MAR)2:07:19Chicago Marathon
4.Flag of Spain.svg  Fabián Roncero  (ESP)2:07:26 Rotterdam Marathon
5.Flag of Kenya.svg  Josephat Kiprono  (KEN)2:07:27Berlin Marathon
6.Flag of Kenya.svg  Moses Tanui  (KEN)2:07:34 Boston Marathon
7.Flag of Kenya.svg  Joseph Chebet  (KEN)2:07:37Boston Marathon
8.Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee Bong-Ju  (KOR)2:07:44Rotterdam Marathon
9.Flag of South Africa.svg  Gert Thys  (RSA)2:07:45Chicago Marathon
9.Flag of South Africa.svg  Gert Thys  (RSA)2:07:52Boston Marathon

Women's Best Year Performances

RANKNAME ATHLETETIMEEVENT
1.Flag of Kenya.svg  Tegla Loroupe  (KEN)2:20:47 Rotterdam Marathon
2.Flag of Japan.svg  Naoko Takahashi  (JPN)2:21:47 Bangkok Marathon
3.Flag of Ireland.svg  Catherina McKiernan  (IRL)2:22:23 Amsterdam Marathon
4.Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Fatuma Roba  (ETH)2:23:21 Boston Marathon
5.Flag of Kenya.svg  Joyce Chepchumba  (KEN)2:23:57 Chicago Marathon
6.Flag of Italy.svg  Franca Fiacconi  (ITA)2:25:17 New York Marathon
7.Flag of Germany.svg  Katrin Dörre  (GER)2:25:21 Hamburg Marathon
8.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Marleen Renders  (BEL)2:25:22 Berlin Marathon
9.Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Sun Yingjie  (CHN)2:25:45 Tianjin Marathon
10.Flag of Japan.svg  Naoko Takahashi  (JPN)2:25:48 Nagoya Marathon

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