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1998 in the sport of athletics

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
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Major events

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World

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Regional

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World records

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Men

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Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date
1500 m Hicham El Guerrouj   Morocco 3:26.00   Rome, Italy 14 July
5,000 m Haile Gebrselassie   Ethiopia 12:39.36   Helsinki, Finland 13 June
10,000 m Haile Gebrselassie   Ethiopia 26:22.75   Hengelo, Netherlands 1 June
Half marathon Paul Tergat   Kenya 59.17   Milan, Italy 4 April

Women

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Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date
One hour run Tegla Loroupe   Kenya 18,340m   Borgholzhausen, Germany 7 August
Pole vault Emma George   Australia 4.57 m   North Shore, NZL 21 February
Pole vault Emma George   Australia 4.58 m   Melbourne, Australia 14 March
Pole vault Emma George   Australia 4.59 m   Brisbane, Australia 21 March
Hammer throw Mihaela Melinte   Romania 73.14 m   Poiana Brasov, Romania 16 July

Awards

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Men

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1998 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS ATHLETE
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

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1998 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS ATHLETE
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

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400m Hurdles

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RANK 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
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

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RANK 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
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

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RANK 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
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

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Main article: 1998 Hammer Throw Year Ranking

Decathlon

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Main article: 1998 Decathlon Year Ranking

Women's Best Year Performances

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60 metres

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RANK 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
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

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RANK 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
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

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RANK 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
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

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RANK 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Elana Meyer (RSA) 1:07:29

60m Hurdles

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RANK 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Michelle Freeman (JAM) 7.74
2.   Melissa Morrison (USA) 7.83
3.   Patricia Girard (FRA) 7.85

100m Hurdles

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RANK 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
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

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RANK 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
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

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RANK 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
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

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RANK 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
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

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RANK 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
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

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RANK 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
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

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Main article: 1998 Hammer Throw Year Ranking

Heptathlon

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RANK 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS POINTS
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

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Men's Best Year Performances

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

Women's Best Year Performances

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

Deaths

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  • 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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