1998 in the sport of athletics

none 1998 in athletics World ChampionshipsWorld Indoor Championships Haile GebrselassieMarion Jones 1997 1999 1998 the sport of athletics This page shows the main events during the 1998 year in the sport of athletics throughout the world. Major events World Commonwealth Games Goodwill Games Grand Prix Final IAAF World Combined Events Challenge World Cross Country Championships World Cup World Half Marathon Championships World Junior Championships Regional 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 Men Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date1500 mHicham El Guerrouj3:26.00ITA Rome, Italy14 July5,000 mHaile Gebrselassie12:39.36FIN Helsinki, Finland13 June10,000 mHaile Gebrselassie26:22.75NED Hengelo, Netherlands1 JuneHalf marathonPaul Tergat59.17ITA Milan, Italy4 April Women Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place DateOne hour runTegla Loroupe18,340mGER Borgholzhausen, Germany7 AugustPole vaultEmma George4.57 mNZL North Shore, NZL21 FebruaryPole vaultEmma George4.58 mAUS Melbourne, Australia14 MarchPole vaultEmma George4.59 mAUS Brisbane, Australia21 MarchHammer throwMihaela Melinte73.14 mROU Poiana Brasov, Romania16 July Awards Men 1998 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSATHLETEIAAF World Athlete of the YearHaile Gebrselassie ETH 1996Track & Field Athlete of the YearHaile Gebrselassie ETH 1996European Athlete of the Year AwardJonathan Edwards GBRBest Male Track Athlete ESPY AwardWilson Kipketer DEN Women 1998 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSATHLETEIAAF World Athlete of the YearMarion Jones USATrack & Field Athlete of the YearMarion Jones USAEuropean Athlete of the Year AwardChristine Arron FRABest Female Track Athlete ESPY AwardMarion Jones USA Men's Best Year Performances 400m Hurdles RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Bryan Bronson USA47.032.Angelo Taylor USA47.903.Joey Woody USA47.974.Stéphane Diagana FRA48.045.Ken Harnden ZIM48.05 3,000m Steeplechase RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Bernard Barmasai KEN8:00.672.Wilson Boit Kipketer KEN8:01.053.Moses Kiptanui KEN8:04.964.Paul Kosgei KEN8:07.865.Patrick Sang KEN8:08.01 Pole Vault RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Jeff Hartwig USA6.01 m2.Dmitriy Markov BLR6.00 m3.Jean Galfione FRA5.97 m4.Maksim Tarasov RUS5.95 m5.Danny Ecker GER5.93 m Hammer throw 1998 Hammer Throw Year Ranking Decathlon 1998 Decathlon Year Ranking Women's Best Year Performances 60 metres RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Marion Jones USA6.952.Gail Devers USA7.003.Chioma Ajunwa NGR7.024.Frédérique Bangué FRA7.115.Melanie Paschke GER7.14 100 metres RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Marion Jones USA10.652.Christine Arron FRA10.733.Irina Privalova RUS10.834.Ekateríni Thánou GRE10.875.Chryste Gaines USA10.89 200 metres RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Marion Jones USA21.622.Inger Miller USA22.203.Falilat Ogunkoya NGR22.224.Beverly McDonald JAM22.245.Zhanna Block UKR22.35 Half Marathon RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Elana Meyer RSA1:07:29 60m Hurdles RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Michelle Freeman JAM7.742.Melissa Morrison USA7.833.Patricia Girard FRA7.85 100m Hurdles RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Glory Alozie NGR12.442.Michelle Freeman JAM12.523.Melissa Morrison USA12.534.Svetla Dimitrova BUL12.565.Angie Vaughn USA12.63Olga Shishigina KAZ 400m Hurdles RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Kim Batten USA52.742.Nezha Bidouane MAR52.963.Deon Hemmings JAM53.034.Ionela Târlea ROM53.375.Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova UKR53.40 3,000m Steeplechase RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Daniela Petrescu ROM9:55.282.Svetlana Rogova RUS9:57.623.Luminita Gogârlea ROM10:00.504.Lesley Lehane USA10:08.295.Alina Cucerzan ROM10:08.70 High Jump RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Venelina Veneva BUL2.03 m2.Monica Iagăr ROM2.02 m3.Yelena Gulyayeva RUS2.01 m4.Khristina Kalcheva BUL1.99 m5.Zuzana Hlavonová CZE1.98 mTisha Waller USA Shot Put RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Viktoriya Pavlysh UKR21.69 m2.Irina Korzhanenko RUS20.82 m3.Corrie de Bruin NED18.87 m4.Daniela Curovic FR Yugoslavia18.86 m Pole Vault RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Emma George AUS4.59 m2.Daniela Bártová CZE4.51 m3.Stacy Dragila USA4.42 m4.Anzhela Balakhonova UKR4.40 m5.Yelena Belyakova RUS4.38 m Hammer throw 1998 Hammer Throw Year Ranking Heptathlon RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.Denise Lewis GBR65592.Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA65023.DeDee Nathan USA64794.Irina Belova RUS64665.Kelly LaBounty USA6465 Marathon Men's Best Year Performances RANK NAME ATHLETETIMEEVENT1.Ronaldo da Costa BRA2:06:05 WRBerlin Marathon2.Ondoro Osoro KEN2:06:53Chicago Marathon3.Khalid Khannouchi MAR2:07:19Chicago Marathon4.Fabián Roncero ESP2:07:26Rotterdam Marathon5.Josephat Kiprono KEN2:07:27Berlin Marathon6.Moses Tanui KEN2:07:34Boston Marathon7.Joseph Chebet KEN2:07:37Boston Marathon8.Lee Bong-Ju KOR2:07:44Rotterdam Marathon9.Gert Thys RSA2:07:45Chicago Marathon9.Gert Thys RSA2:07:52Boston Marathon Women's Best Year Performances RANK NAME ATHLETETIMEEVENT1.Tegla Loroupe KEN2:20:47Rotterdam Marathon2.Naoko Takahashi JPN2:21:47Bangkok Marathon3.Catherina McKiernan IRL2:22:23Amsterdam Marathon4.Fatuma Roba ETH 19962:23:21Boston Marathon5.Joyce Chepchumba KEN2:23:57Chicago Marathon6.Franca Fiacconi ITA2:25:17New York Marathon7.Katrin Dörre GER2:25:21Hamburg Marathon8.Marleen Renders BEL2:25:22Berlin Marathon9.Sun Yingjie CHN2:25:45Tianjin Marathon10.Naoko Takahashi JPN2:25:48Nagoya Marathon Deaths 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 ARRS Category:Sport of athletics by year