1998 in the sport of athletics

1998 in athletics

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World Indoor Championships
IAAF Athletes of the Year| Haile Gebrselassie
Marion Jones

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Overview of the events of 1998 in the sport of athletics

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This page shows the main events during the 1998 year in the sport of athletics throughout the world.

## Major events

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### World

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* 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

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* 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

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### Men

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Event  | Athlete  | Nation  | Performance  | Meeting  | Place  | Date

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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1\.  |  Elana Meyer (RSA) | 1:07:29

### 60m Hurdles

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RANK  | 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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* ARRS

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World|

* World Cup
* World Cross Country Championships
* World Half Marathon Championships
* World Mountain Running Trophy
* World Road Relay Championships
* World Masters Non-Stadia Championships
* World Junior Championships
* World Youth Games
* Gymnasiade

Regional|

| Championships|

* African
* Arab
* Asian
* Balkan
* Outdoor
* Indoor
* Central American
* European
* Ibero-American
* Oceanian

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Games|

* Asian Games
* Central American and Caribbean Games
* Commonwealth Games
* Goodwill Games
* Micronesian Games
* South American Games

Cross country|

* Arab
* Balkan
* European
* South American

Other|

* European
* Cup
* Mountain Running
* Race Walking
* 10,000m
* South American Race Walking
* Pan American Race Walking Cup

Age group|

* Arab U20
* CARIFTA Games
* Central American U20/U18
* Central American and Caribbean U20
* European O35
* Oceanian U20
* South American
* U20
* U18

Seasonal|

| Golden League|

* Berlin
* Brussels
* Monaco
* Oslo
* Paris
* Rome
* Zürich
* Grand Prix Final

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* Grand Prix
* Indoor Permit Meetings
* Combined Events Challenge
* World Cross Challenge
* WMRA Alpine Grand Prix

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| Indoor|

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* Dutch
* English
* French
* German
* Italian
* Polish
* Russian
* Spanish
* Swedish
* Ukrainian
* United States
* NCAA

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Outdoor|

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* Jamaican
* Japanese
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* Portuguese
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