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 Guerrouj3:26.00 Rome, Italy14 July5,000 mHaile Gebrselassie12:39.36 Helsinki, Finland13 June10,000 mHaile Gebrselassie26:22.75 Hengelo, Netherlands1 JuneHalf marathonPaul Tergat59.17 Milan, Italy4 April

Women Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place DateOne hour runTegla Loroupe18,340m Borgholzhausen, Germany7 AugustPole vaultEmma George4.57 m North Shore, NZL21 FebruaryPole vaultEmma George4.58 m Melbourne, Australia14 MarchPole vaultEmma George4.59 m Brisbane, Australia21 MarchHammer throwMihaela Melinte73.14 m Poiana Brasov, Romania16 July

Awards Men 1998 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSATHLETEIAAF World Athlete of the YearTrack & Field Athlete of the YearEuropean Athlete of the Year AwardBest Male Track Athlete ESPY Award

Women 1998 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSATHLETEIAAF World Athlete of the YearTrack & Field Athlete of the YearEuropean Athlete of the Year AwardBest Female Track Athlete ESPY Award

Men's Best Year Performances 400m Hurdles RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.47.032.47.903.47.974.48.045.48.05

3,000m Steeplechase RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.8:00.672.8:01.053.8:04.964.8:07.865.8:08.01

Pole Vault RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.6.01 m2.6.00 m3.5.97 m4.5.95 m5.5.93 m

Hammer throw

Decathlon

Women's Best Year Performances 60 metres RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.6.952.7.003.7.024.7.115.7.14

100 metres RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.10.652.10.733.10.834.10.875.10.89

200 metres RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.21.622.22.203.22.224.22.245.22.35

Half Marathon RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.1:07:29

60m Hurdles RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.7.742.7.833.7.85

100m Hurdles RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.12.442.12.523.12.534.12.565.12.63

400m Hurdles RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.52.742.52.963.53.034.53.375.53.40

3,000m Steeplechase RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.9:55.282.9:57.623.10:00.504.10:08.295.10:08.70

High Jump RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.2.03 m2.2.02 m3.2.01 m4.1.99 m5.1.98 m

Shot Put RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.21.69 m2.20.82 m3.18.87 m4.18.86 m

Pole Vault RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.4.59 m2.4.51 m3.4.42 m4.4.40 m5.4.38 m

Hammer throw

Heptathlon RANK1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.65592.65023.64794.64665.6465

Marathon Men's Best Year Performances RANK NAME ATHLETETIMEEVENT1.2:06:05 WRBerlin Marathon2.2:06:53Chicago Marathon3.2:07:19Chicago Marathon4.2:07:26Rotterdam Marathon5.2:07:27Berlin Marathon6.2:07:34Boston Marathon7.2:07:37Boston Marathon8.2:07:44Rotterdam Marathon9.2:07:45Chicago Marathon9.2:07:52Boston Marathon

Women's Best Year Performances RANK NAME ATHLETETIMEEVENT1.2:20:47Rotterdam Marathon2.2:21:47Bangkok Marathon3.2:22:23Amsterdam Marathon4.2:23:21Boston Marathon5.2:23:57Chicago Marathon6.2:25:17New York Marathon7.2:25:21Hamburg Marathon8.2:25:22Berlin Marathon9.2:25:45Tianjin Marathon10.2:25:48Nagoya 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