The men's marathon event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games was held on 20 September in Kuala Lumpur.
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Thabiso Moqhali |  Lesotho |
2:19:15 | |
 |
Simon Mrashani |  Tanzania |
2:19:42 | |
 |
Andea Geway Suja | Tanzania |
2:19:50 | |
| 4 | David Taylor |  England |
2:20:30 | |
| 5 | Frank Pooe |  South Africa |
2:21:12 | |
| 6 | Julius Kimutai |  Kenya |
2:21:57 | |
| 7 | Patrick Carroll |  Australia |
2:22:14 | |
| 8 | Thabiso Ralekhetla | Lesotho |
2:22:47 | |
| 9 | Mpakeletsa Sephali | Lesotho |
2:22:57 | |
| 10 | Keith Anderson | England |
2:23:07 | |
| 11 | Sean Quilty | Australia |
2:24:43 | |
| 12 | Elphas Ginindza |  Swaziland |
2:24:53 | |
| 13 | John Mwathiwa |  Malawi |
2:25:27 | |
| 14 | Benson Muriuki | Kenya |
2:26:22 | |
| 15 | Dale Rixon |  Wales |
2:26:50 | |
| 16 | Mluleki Nobanda | South Africa |
2:28:47 | |
| 17 | Steve Brace | Wales |
2:29:21 | |
| 18 | Phil Costley |  New Zealand |
2:29:39 | |
| 19 | Joseph Tjitunga |  Namibia |
2:30:30 | |
| 20 | Benedict Ballantyne |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
2:30:44 | |
| 21 | William Burns | England |
2:31:16 | |
| 22 | Hugh Marsden |  Falkland Islands |
2:48:54 | |
| Nicodemus Ongeri | Kenya |
DNF | ||
| David Cavers |  Scotland |
DNF | ||
| Simon Mphulanyane | South Africa |
DNF | ||
| Francis Munthali | Malawi |
DNS |