1998 IAAF Golden League

Athletics competition series The 1998 IAAF Golden League was the first edition of the annual international track and field meeting series, held from 9 July to 5 September. It was contested at six European meetings: the Bislett Games, Golden Gala, Herculis, Weltklasse Zürich, Memorial Van Damme and the Internationales Stadionfest (ISTAF).IAAF Golden League – The New Vision of Athletics. IAAF (1998-03-20). Retrieved on 2014-01-11. The series tied in with the 1998 IAAF Grand Prix Final, with the jackpot of US$1,000,000 being decided at that competition. The million-dollar prize represented the single largest prize pot ever in athletics at that point.IAAF Golden League https://web.archive.org/web/20120816081800/http://www2.iaaf.org/gpf98/index.html 2012-08-16 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-11. The jackpot was available to athletes who won at all of the seven competitions of the series in one of the 12 specified events (7 for men, 5 for women). The jackpot events for 1998 were: Men: 100 metres, 400 metres, 1500 metres, 3000/5000/10,000 metres, 400 metres hurdles, triple jump and pole vault Women: 100 metres, 400 metres, 1500 metres, 100 metres hurdles and javelin throw The jackpot winners were Marion Jones (100 metres), Hicham El Guerrouj (1500 metres), Haile Gebrselassie (5000 metres/10,000 metres).Golden League Intro https://web.archive.org/web/20120818201919/http://www2.iaaf.org/GLE00/intro.html 2012-08-18 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-11-17. Bryan Bronson, a 400 metres hurdler, was in the running for the prize at a late stage but failed to win at the Grand Prix Final, placing only sixth.Still in the IAAF Ericsson $1 million Jackpot stakes: after Zürich https://web.archive.org/web/20120819032320/http://www2.iaaf.org/gpf98/Golden/Contenders8341.html?Page=Contenders 2012-08-19 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-11.IAAF Grand Prix Final. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-01-11.IAAF Grand Prix Final 1998 -Results 400 METRES HURDLES - Men https://web.archive.org/web/20120819005738/http://www2.iaaf.org/results/gp98/GPFMoscow/Results/data/M/400H/ERF.html August 19, 2012 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-11. Svetlana Masterkova took six wins out of seven in the 1500 m, only being defeated by Gabriela Szabo in Paris. Michael Johnson had five 400 m victories, but did not compete at the first or last meet of the series. Trine Hattestad (women's javelin) and Maksim Tarasov (men's pole vault) each had four wins on the circuit. Results Men EventBislett Games 9 JulyGolden Gala 14 JulyHerculis 8 AugustWeltklasse Zürich 12 AugustMemorial Van Damme 28 AugustISTAF 1 SeptemberFinal5 September100 m Frank Fredericks NAM 9.95 Frank Fredericks NAM 9.97 Ato Boldon TRI 9.92 Seun Ogunkoya NGR 9.96 Maurice Greene USA 9.94 Maurice Greene USA 9.94 Frank Fredericks NAM 10.11 200 m Ato Boldon TRI 20.23 — — — Jon Drummond USA 20.15 — —400 m Mark Richardson GBR 44.37 Michael Johnson USA 44.40 Michael Johnson USA 43.96 Michael Johnson USA 43.68 Michael Johnson USA 44.06 Michael Johnson USA 44.62 Mark Richardson GBR 44.88 800 m Vebjørn Rodal NOR 1:44.17 Patrick Ndururi KEN 1:42.90 Wilson Kipketer DEN 1:43.74 Japheth Kimutai KEN 1:42.87 Japheth Kimutai KEN 1:44.80 — —1500 m Mile run Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 3:29.12 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 3:26.00 WR Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 3:28.37 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 3:26.45 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 3:29.67 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 3:30.23 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 3:32.033000 m 5000 m Haile Gebrselassie ETH 7:27.42 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 13:02.63 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 7:25.54 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 12:54.08 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 7:25.09Assefa Mezegebu ETH 12:53.84 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 12:56.52 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 7:50.0010,000 m — — — — Paul Tergat KEN 26:46.44 — — 3000 m s'chase — Moses Kiptanui KEN 8:04.96 Bernard Barmasai KEN 8:00.67 Bernard Barmasai KEN 8:01.98 — — — 110 m hurdles — — Mark Crear USA 13.07 Allen Johnson USA 12.98 Allen Johnson USA 13.06 Allen Johnson USA 13.12 —400 m hurdles Bryan Bronson USA 47.94 Bryan Bronson USA 47.76 Bryan Bronson USA 47.93 Bryan Bronson USA 47.70 Bryan Bronson USA 48.25 Bryan Bronson USA 48.03 Stéphane Diagana FRA 48.30Pole vault Jeff Hartwig USA 5.90 Maksim Tarasov RUS 5.85 Maksim Tarasov RUS 5.90 Maksim Tarasov RUS 5.86 Jeff Hartwig USA 5.95 Jeff Hartwig USA 5.86 Maksim Tarasov RUS 5.95High jump Artur Partyka POL 2.28 — — Sergey Klyugin RUS 2.36 Sergey Klyugin RUS 2.28 Stefan Holm SWE 2.28 Javier Sotomayor CUB 2.31Triple jump Jonathan Edwards GBR 18.01 Jonathan Edwards GBR 17.60 Denis Kapustin RUS 17.39 Jonathan Edwards GBR 17.75 Denis Kapustin RUS 17.00 Denis Kapustin RUS 17.15 Charles Friedek GER 17.33Shot put — Kevin Toth USA 20.63 — — — — John Godina USA 21.21 Discus throw — — — Lars Riedel GER 67.90 — Virgilijus Alekna LIT 67.84 — Javelin throw Aki Parviainen FIN 86.00 — — — Steve Backley GBR 84.23 — — Hammer throw — — — — — Heinz Weis GER 80.8 Tibor Gécsek HUN 81.21 Women EventBislett Games 9 JulyGolden Gala 14 JulyHerculis 8 AugustWeltklasse Zürich 12 AugustMemorial Van Damme 28 AugustISTAF 1 SeptemberFinal5 September100 m Marion Jones USA 10.82 Marion Jones USA 10.75 Marion Jones USA 10.72 Marion Jones USA 10.77 Marion Jones USA 10.80 Marion Jones USA 10.81 Marion Jones USA 10.83 200 m — — — — Inger Miller USA 22.20 — —400 m Charity Opara NGR 50.13 Charity Opara NGR 49.29 Charity Opara NGR 49.88 Grit Breuer GER 49.51 Falilat Ogunkoya NGR 49.60 Falilat Ogunkoya NGR 49.72 Falilat Ogunkoya NGR 49.73 800 m1000 m — Yelena Afanasyeva RUS 1:57.68 Yelena Afanasyeva RUS 1:56.63 Maria Mutola MOZ 1:56.11 Maria Mutola MOZ 2:31.55 — —1500 m Mile run Svetlana Masterkova RUS 4:01.37 Svetlana Masterkova RUS 3:58.42 Gabriela Szabo ROM 3:56.97 Svetlana Masterkova RUS 3:59.83 Svetlana Masterkova RUS 3:58.95 Svetlana Masterkova RUS 4:03.19 Svetlana Masterkova RUS4:03.793000 m 5000 m — Zahra Ouaziz MAR 14:44.35 — — — Gabriela Szabo ROM 14:31.48 Gete Wami ETH 8:40.11100 m hurdles Melissa Morrison USA 12.67 Angie Vaughn USA 12.69 Glory Alozie NGR 12.44 Michelle Freeman JAM 12.52 Glory Alozie NGR 12.44 Glory Alozie NGR 12.72 Michelle Freeman JAM 12.56400 m hurdles — — Kim Batten USA 52.74 Kim Batten USA 52.84 Nezha Bidouane MAR 53.43 — —High jump — — Monica Iagar-Dinescu ROM 1.98 — — — — Long jump — Marion Jones USA 7.23 — Marion Jones USA 7.31 Heike Drechsler GER 6.78 — Marion Jones USA 7.13 Discus throw — — — — — — Natalya Sadova RUS 68.50Javelin throw Tanja Damaske GER 66.57 Trine Hattestad NOR 67.23 Trine Hattestad NOR 65.71 Trine Hattestad NOR 69.59 Trine Hattestad NOR 66.22 Tanja Damaske GER 68.02 Tanja Damaske GER 68.40 References Results Oslo Rome Monaco Zurich Brussels Berlin Golden League Category:IAAF Golden League Category:1998 in European sport