| Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 10 km walk | women | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's discus throw event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held on 17 September in Kuala Lumpur.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Weir | 60.42 | 63.12 | 62.78 | 62.39 | 64.42 | 62.49 | 64.42 | GR | ||
| Frantz Kruger | 61.23 | 62.68 | x | 61.63 | 63.91 | 63.93 | 63.93 | |||
| Jason Tunks | x | 61.71 | 62.22 | x | x | 61.59 | 62.22 | |||
| 4 | Glen Smith | 58.65 | 59.66 | x | 60.49 | 58.22 | 58.95 | 60.49 | ||
| 5 | Ian Winchester | 54.74 | 58.86 | 58.87 | 58.60 | 60.06 | 57.13 | 60.06 | ||
| 6 | Frederick Potgieter | x | 59.01 | x | x | x | x | 59.01 | ||
| 7 | Lee Newman | 56.28 | x | x | x | 54.49 | 54.35 | 56.28 | ||
| 8 | Perris Wilkins | x | 51.79 | 55.33 | x | 55.39 | 54.00 | 55.39 | ||
| 9 | Eric Forshaw | 53.50 | x | 49.76 | 53.50 | |||||
| 10 | Robert McNabb | x | 43.11 | x | 43.11 | |||||
| 11 | Eric Koo Wan Siong | x | x | 43.06 | 43.06 |