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1998 in the sport of athletics

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

1998 in athletics
Major world eventsWorld Championships
World Indoor Championships
IAAF Athletes of the YearHaile Gebrselassie
Marion Jones
← 1997
1999 →

Major events edit

World edit

Regional edit

World records edit

Men edit

EventAthleteNationPerformanceMeetingPlaceDate
1500 mHicham El Guerrouj  Morocco3:26.00 Rome, Italy14 July
5,000 mHaile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia12:39.36 Helsinki, Finland13 June
10,000 mHaile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia26:22.75 Hengelo, Netherlands1 June
Half marathonPaul Tergat  Kenya59.17 Milan, Italy4 April

Women edit

EventAthleteNationPerformanceMeetingPlaceDate
One hour runTegla Loroupe  Kenya18,340m Borgholzhausen, Germany7 August
Pole vaultEmma George  Australia4.57 m North Shore, NZL21 February
Pole vaultEmma George  Australia4.58 m Melbourne, Australia14 March
Pole vaultEmma George  Australia4.59 m Brisbane, Australia21 March
Hammer throwMihaela Melinte  Romania73.14 m Poiana Brasov, Romania16 July

Awards edit

Men edit

1998 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSATHLETE
IAAF World Athlete of the Year  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
European Athlete of the Year Award  Jonathan Edwards (GBR)
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award  Wilson Kipketer (DEN)

Women edit

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

Men's Best Year Performances edit

400m Hurdles edit

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.  Bryan Bronson (USA)47.03
2.  Angelo Taylor (USA)47.90
3.  Joey Woody (USA)47.97
4.  Stéphane Diagana (FRA)48.04
5.  Ken Harnden (ZIM)48.05

3,000m Steeplechase edit

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

Pole Vault edit

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.  Jeff Hartwig (USA)6.01 m
2.  Dmitriy Markov (BLR)6.00 m
3.  Jean Galfione (FRA)5.97 m
4.  Maksim Tarasov (RUS)5.95 m
5.  Danny Ecker (GER)5.93 m

Hammer Throw edit

Main article: 1998 Hammer Throw Year Ranking

Decathlon edit

Main article: 1998 Decathlon Year Ranking

Women's Best Year Performances edit

60 metres edit

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.  Marion Jones (USA)6.95
2.  Gail Devers (USA)7.00
3.  Chioma Ajunwa (NGR)7.02
4.  Frédérique Bangué (FRA)7.11
5.  Melanie Paschke (GER)7.14

100 metres edit

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.  Marion Jones (USA)10.65
2.  Christine Arron (FRA)10.73
3.  Irina Privalova (RUS)10.83
4.  Ekateríni Thánou (GRE)10.87
5.  Chryste Gaines (USA)10.89

200 metres edit

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.  Marion Jones (USA)21.62
2.  Inger Miller (USA)22.20
3.  Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR)22.22
4.  Beverly McDonald (JAM)22.24
5.  Zhanna Block (UKR)22.35

Half Marathon edit

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.  Elana Meyer (RSA)1:07:29

60m Hurdles edit

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.  Michelle Freeman (JAM)7.74
2.  Melissa Morrison (USA)7.83
3.  Patricia Girard (FRA)7.85

100m Hurdles edit

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.  Glory Alozie (NGR)12.44
2.  Michelle Freeman (JAM)12.52
3.  Melissa Morrison (USA)12.53
4.  Svetla Dimitrova (BUL)12.56
5.  Angie Vaughn (USA)12.63
 Olga Shishigina (KAZ)

400m Hurdles edit

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.  Kim Batten (USA)52.74
2.  Nezha Bidouane (MAR)52.96
3.  Deon Hemmings (JAM)53.03
4.  Ionela Târlea (ROM)53.37
5.  Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova (UKR)53.40

3,000m Steeplechase edit

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

High Jump edit

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.  Venelina Veneva (BUL)2.03 m
2.  Monica Iagăr (ROM)2.02 m
3.  Yelena Gulyayeva (RUS)2.01 m
4.  Khristina Kalcheva (BUL)1.99 m
5.  Zuzana Hlavonová (CZE)1.98 m
 Tisha Waller (USA)

Shot Put edit

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE
1.  Viktoriya Pavlysh (UKR)21.69 m
2.  Irina Korzhanenko (RUS)20.82 m
3.  Corrie de Bruin (NED)18.87 m
4.  Daniela Curovic (FR Yugoslavia)18.86 m

Pole Vault edit

RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.  Emma George (AUS)4.59 m
2.  Daniela Bártová (CZE)4.51 m
3.  Stacy Dragila (USA)4.42 m
4.  Anzhela Balakhonova (UKR)4.40 m
5.  Yelena Belyakova (RUS)4.38 m

Hammer Throw edit

Main article: 1998 Hammer Throw Year Ranking

Heptathlon edit

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

Marathon edit

Men's Best Year Performances edit

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

Women's Best Year Performances edit

RANKNAME ATHLETETIMEEVENT
1.  Tegla Loroupe (KEN)2:20:47Rotterdam Marathon
2.  Naoko Takahashi (JPN)2:21:47Bangkok Marathon
3.  Catherina McKiernan (IRL)2:22:23Amsterdam Marathon
4.  Fatuma Roba (ETH)2:23:21Boston Marathon
5.  Joyce Chepchumba (KEN)2:23:57Chicago Marathon
6.  Franca Fiacconi (ITA)2:25:17New York Marathon
7.  Katrin Dörre (GER)2:25:21Hamburg Marathon
8.  Marleen Renders (BEL)2:25:22Berlin Marathon
9.  Sun Yingjie (CHN)2:25:45Tianjin Marathon
10.  Naoko Takahashi (JPN)2:25:48Nagoya Marathon

Deaths edit

  • April 6 — Ed Ablowich (84), American sprinter (b. 1913)
  • August 17 — Władysław Komar (58), Polish shot putter (b. 1940)
  • September 16 — John Systad (86), Norwegian long-distance runner (b. 1912)
  • December 2 — Mikio Oda (93), Japanese athlete (b. 1905)

References edit



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