1998 in athletics | |
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Major world events | World Championships World Indoor Championships |
IAAF Athletes of the Year | Haile Gebrselassie Marion Jones |
← 1997 1999 → |
This page shows the main events during the 1998 year in the sport of athletics throughout the world.
Major events
[edit]World
[edit]Regional
[edit]- African Championships
- Asian Championships
- Asian Games
- Balkan Games
- CARIFTA Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships
- European Championships
- European Cross Country Championships
- European Indoor Championships
- Ibero-American Championships
- South American Junior Championships
- South American Youth Championships
World records
[edit]Men
[edit]Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
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1500 m | Hicham El Guerrouj | ![]() |
3:26.00 | ![]() |
14 July | |
5,000 m | Haile Gebrselassie | ![]() |
12:39.36 | ![]() |
13 June | |
10,000 m | Haile Gebrselassie | ![]() |
26:22.75 | ![]() |
1 June | |
Half marathon | Paul Tergat | ![]() |
59.17 | ![]() |
4 April |
Women
[edit]Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One hour run | Tegla Loroupe | ![]() |
18,340m | ![]() |
7 August | |
Pole vault | Emma George | ![]() |
4.57 m | ![]() |
21 February | |
Pole vault | Emma George | ![]() |
4.58 m | ![]() |
14 March | |
Pole vault | Emma George | ![]() |
4.59 m | ![]() |
21 March | |
Hammer throw | Mihaela Melinte | ![]() |
73.14 m | ![]() |
16 July |
Awards
[edit]Men
[edit]1998 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS | ATHLETE |
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IAAF World Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
Track & Field Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
European Athlete of the Year Award | ![]() |
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award | ![]() |
Women
[edit]1998 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS | ATHLETE |
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IAAF World Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
Track & Field Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
European Athlete of the Year Award | ![]() |
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award | ![]() |
Men's Best Year Performances
[edit]RANK | 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
47.03 |
2. | ![]() |
47.90 |
3. | ![]() |
47.97 |
4. | ![]() |
48.04 |
5. | ![]() |
48.05 |
RANK | 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
8:00.67 |
2. | ![]() |
8:01.05 |
3. | ![]() |
8:04.96 |
4. | ![]() |
8:07.86 |
5. | ![]() |
8:08.01 |
RANK | 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
6.01 m |
2. | ![]() |
6.00 m |
3. | ![]() |
5.97 m |
4. | ![]() |
5.95 m |
5. | ![]() |
5.93 m |
Women's Best Year Performances
[edit]RANK | 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
6.95 |
2. | ![]() |
7.00 |
3. | ![]() |
7.02 |
4. | ![]() |
7.11 |
5. | ![]() |
7.14 |
RANK | 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
10.65 |
2. | ![]() |
10.73 |
3. | ![]() |
10.83 |
4. | ![]() |
10.87 |
5. | ![]() |
10.89 |
RANK | 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
21.62 |
2. | ![]() |
22.20 |
3. | ![]() |
22.22 |
4. | ![]() |
22.24 |
5. | ![]() |
22.35 |
RANK | 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
1:07:29 |
RANK | 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
7.74 |
2. | ![]() |
7.83 |
3. | ![]() |
7.85 |
RANK | 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
12.44 |
2. | ![]() |
12.52 |
3. | ![]() |
12.53 |
4. | ![]() |
12.56 |
5. | ![]() |
12.63 |
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RANK | 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
52.74 |
2. | ![]() |
52.96 |
3. | ![]() |
53.03 |
4. | ![]() |
53.37 |
5. | ![]() |
53.40 |
RANK | 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
9:55.28 |
2. | ![]() |
9:57.62 |
3. | ![]() |
10:00.50 |
4. | ![]() |
10:08.29 |
5. | ![]() |
10:08.70 |
RANK | 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
2.03 m |
2. | ![]() |
2.02 m |
3. | ![]() |
2.01 m |
4. | ![]() |
1.99 m |
5. | ![]() |
1.98 m |
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RANK | 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
21.69 m |
2. | ![]() |
20.82 m |
3. | ![]() |
18.87 m |
4. | ![]() |
18.86 m |
RANK | 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
4.59 m |
2. | ![]() |
4.51 m |
3. | ![]() |
4.42 m |
4. | ![]() |
4.40 m |
5. | ![]() |
4.38 m |
RANK | 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
6559 |
2. | ![]() |
6502 |
3. | ![]() |
6479 |
4. | ![]() |
6466 |
5. | ![]() |
6465 |
Marathon
[edit]Men's Best Year Performances
[edit]RANK | NAME ATHLETE | TIME | EVENT |
---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
2:06:05 WR | Berlin Marathon |
2. | ![]() |
2:06:53 | Chicago Marathon |
3. | ![]() |
2:07:19 | Chicago Marathon |
4. | ![]() |
2:07:26 | Rotterdam Marathon |
5. | ![]() |
2:07:27 | Berlin Marathon |
6. | ![]() |
2:07:34 | Boston Marathon |
7. | ![]() |
2:07:37 | Boston Marathon |
8. | ![]() |
2:07:44 | Rotterdam Marathon |
9. | ![]() |
2:07:45 | Chicago Marathon |
9. | ![]() |
2:07:52 | Boston Marathon |
Women's Best Year Performances
[edit]RANK | NAME ATHLETE | TIME | EVENT |
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1. | ![]() |
2:20:47 | Rotterdam Marathon |
2. | ![]() |
2:21:47 | Bangkok Marathon |
3. | ![]() |
2:22:23 | Amsterdam Marathon |
4. | ![]() |
2:23:21 | Boston Marathon |
5. | ![]() |
2:23:57 | Chicago Marathon |
6. | ![]() |
2:25:17 | New York Marathon |
7. | ![]() |
2:25:21 | Hamburg Marathon |
8. | ![]() |
2:25:22 | Berlin Marathon |
9. | ![]() |
2:25:45 | Tianjin Marathon |
10. | ![]() |
2:25:48 | Nagoya 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
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