1998 in the decathlon

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This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1998 in the men's decathlon . One of the main events during this season were the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, where the competition started on August 18, 1998, and ended on August 19, 1998.

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Records

Standing records prior to the 1998 season in track and field
World Record Flag of the United States.svg  Dan O'Brien  (USA)8891September 5, 1992 Flag of France.svg Talence, France

1998 World Year Ranking

RankPointsAthleteVenueDateNote
18755Flag of the United States.svg  Dan O'Brien  (USA)Uniondale, United States20/07/1998
28694Flag of the United States.svg  Chris Huffins  (USA)New Orleans, United States20/06/1998PB
38672Flag of Estonia.svg  Erki Nool  (EST)Götzis, Austria31/05/1998
48592Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Tomáš Dvořák  (CZE)Götzis, Austria31/05/1998
58589Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Roman Šebrle  (CZE)Tallinn, Estonia05/07/1998
68587Flag of Finland.svg  Eduard Hämäläinen  (FIN)Budapest, Hungary20/08/1998
78573Flag of Iceland.svg  Jón Arnar Magnússon  (ISL)Götzis, Austria31/05/1998 NR
88571Flag of Russia.svg  Lev Lobodin  (RUS)Budapest, Hungary20/08/1998 NR
98566Flag of Poland.svg  Sebastian Chmara  (POL)Alhama de Murcia, Spain17/05/1998 NR
108526Flag of Spain.svg  Francisco Javier Benet  (ESP)Alhama de Murcia, Spain17/05/1998PB
118490Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jagan Hames  (AUS)Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia18/09/1998 NR
128392Flag of Hungary.svg  Dezső Szabó  (HUN)Budapest, Hungary20/08/1998
138307Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Scott Ferrier  (AUS)Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia18/09/1998PB
148236Flag of Germany.svg  Klaus Isekenmeier  (GER)Ratingen, Germany21/06/1998
158231Flag of Germany.svg  Frank Busemann  (GER)Ratingen, Germany21/06/1998
168228Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mike Smith  (CAN)Götzis, Austria31/05/1998
178214Flag of France.svg  Sébastien Levicq  (FRA)Götzis, Austria31/05/1998PB
188183Flag of the United States.svg  Ricky Barker  (USA)New Orleans, United States20/06/1998
198179Flag of Estonia.svg  Indrek Kaseorg  (EST)Götzis, Austria31/05/1998PB
208177Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jack Rosendaal  (NED)Emmeloord, Netherlands17/05/1998
218174Flag of Germany.svg  Mike Maczey  (GER)Budapest, Hungary20/08/1998
228140Flag of Hungary.svg  Zsolt Kürtösi  (HUN)Budapest, Hungary20/08/1998
238128Flag of the United States.svg  Trafton Rodgers  (USA)Lubbock, United States09/08/1998PB
248123Flag of the United States.svg  Brian Brophy  (USA)New Orleans, United States20/06/1998
258118Flag of Cuba.svg  Raúl Duany  (CUB)Maracaibo, Venezuela16/08/1998
268114Flag of France.svg  Wilfrid Boulineau  (FRA)Tallinn, Estonia05/07/1998
278103Flag of Hungary.svg  Attila Zsivoczky  (HUN)Tallinn, Estonia05/07/1998
288090Flag of Cuba.svg  Eugenio Balanqué  (CUB)Maracaibo, Venezuela16/08/1998
298081Flag of the United States.svg  Kip Janvrin  (USA)New Orleans, United States20/06/1998
308081Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Philipp Huber  (SUI)Budapest, Hungary20/08/1998
318058Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Ramil Ganiyev  (UZB)Alhama de Murcia, Spain17/05/1998
328034Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksandr Yurkov  (UKR)Desenzano del Garda, Italy17/05/1998
338011Flag of Germany.svg  Stefan Schmid  (GER)Budapest, Hungary20/08/1998
348007Flag of New Zealand.svg  Doug Pirini  (NZL)Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia18/09/1998
358000Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marcel Dost  (NED)Alhama de Murcia, Spain17/05/1998
367995Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Bart Bennema  (NED)Götzis, Austria31/05/1998PB
377981Flag of Russia.svg  Nikolay Afanasyev  (RUS)Krasnodar, Russia20/05/1998
387979Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Chiel Warners  (NED)Emmeloord, Netherlands24/05/1998
397947Flag of the United States.svg  Phillip McMullen  (USA)New Orleans, United States20/06/1998
407946Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Rolf Schläfli  (SUI)Ibach, Switzerland30/08/1998
417930Flag of Sweden.svg  Henrik Dagård  (SWE)Budapest, Hungary20/08/1998
427918Flag of Germany.svg  Dirk-Achim Pajonk  (GER)Lubbock, Germany09/08/1998
437890Flag of Germany.svg  David Mewes  (GER)Vaterstetten, Germany30/08/1998
447885Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jirí Ryba  (CZE)Götzis, Austria31/05/1998
457882Flag of Spain.svg  Antonio Peñalver  (ESP)Cartagena, Spain19/07/1998
467872Flag of Germany.svg  Christian Savoia  (GER)Ratingen, Germany21/06/1998PB
477872Flag of France.svg  Pierre Salamand  (FRA)Tallinn, Estonia05/07/1998PB
487868Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Rick Wassenaar  (NED)Jona, Switzerland26/07/1998
497859Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Peter Banks  (AUS)Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia18/09/1998
507858Flag of the United States.svg  Chad Smith  (USA)Lynchburg, United States12/05/1998

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