The 8th IAAF World Cup in Athletics were held 11–13 September 1998 at the Johannesburg Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Overall results Men Pos. Team Result 1 Africa 110 2 Europe 109 3 Germany 102 4 Americas 97 5 United States 94 6 Great Britain 89 7 Asia 64 8 Oceania 53 Women Pos. Team Result 1 United States 96 2 Europe 94 3 Africa 88 4 Russia 87 5 Americas 81 6 Germany 75 7 Asia 45 8 Oceania 42
Medal summary
Men 100 metres Americas 9.87(NR) Africa9.92 Great Britain10.03200 metres Africa 19.97 United States20.38 Europe20.40400 metres Great Britain 45.33 United States45.37 Americas45.45800 metres Germany 1:48.66 United States1:48.73 Americas1:48.921500 metres} Africa 3:40.87 Europe3:40.95 Great Britain3:40.993000 metres} Germany 7:56.24 Europe 7:56.47 Africa7:59.465000 metres Africa 13:46.57 Oceania13:53.66} Germany13:58.40110 metre hurdles Germany 13.10 Great Britain13.11 Americas13.14 400 metre hurdles Africa 48.08 Asia 48.17 Americas48.403000 metre steeplechase Germany 8:31.25 Africa8:31.85 Asia8:39.694 × 100 metre relay Great BritainAllyn CondonMarlon DevonishJulian GoldingDwain Chambers38.09 United StatesJonathan CarterCurtis PerryAllen JohnsonTim Harden38.25 AfricaSeun OgunkoyaLeonard Myles-MillsFrankie FredericksEric Nkansah38.294 × 400 metre relay Great BritainMark HyltonJamie BaulchSean BaldockIwan Thomas2:59.711 AmericasMichael McDonaldTroy McIntoshAlejandro CárdenasRoxbert Martin2:59.77 AfricaClement ChukwuIbrahima WadeArnaud MalherbeDavis Kamoga3:03.26 High jump United States 2.31 Americas2.28 Europe2.28 Pole vault Europe 5.85 Germany5.80 United States5.70 Long jump Americas 8.37 Oceania8.32 Africa8.26 Triple jump Germany 17.42 Europe17.32 Americas17.25 Shot put United States 21.48 Europe20.45 Germany20.42 Discus throw Europe 69.66 Germany67.47 Africa65.73 Hammer throw Europe 82.68 Germany80.13 Asia79.40 Javelin throw Great Britain 88.71 Europe86.96 Germany84.92 1 The United States originally won this event in 2:59.28, but were disqualified in 2009 after Antonio Pettigrew admitted to using HGH and EPO between 1997 and 2003.
Women 100 metres United States 10.65 Americas10.97 Africa11.05 200 metres United States 21.62 Africa22.25 Europe22.35400 metres Africa 49.52 Germany49.86 Americas50.33800 metres Africa 1:59.88 Russia 2:00.20 Americas 2:00.561500 metres Russia 4:09.41 Africa 4:10.30 Europe4:11.663000 metres Europe 9:00.54 Africa9:01.35 United States9:11.155000 metres Europe 16:24.52 United States16:26.24 Africa16:38.81100 metre hurdles Africa 12.58 United States12.67 Russia12.77400 metre hurdles Africa 52.96 Americas53.03 United States53.174 × 100 metre relay United StatesCheryl TaplinChryste GainesInger MillerCarlette Guidry42.00 AmericasTayna LawrenceChandra SturrupBeverly McDonaldPhilomena Mensah42.44 GermanyMelanie PaschkeGabi RockmeierBirgit RockmeierAndrea Philipp42.814 × 400 metre relay GermanyAnke FellerUta RohländerUlrike UrbanskyGrit Breuer3:24.26 AmericasNorfalia CarabalíDeon HemmingsAndrea BlackettSandie Richards 3:24.39 RussiaNatalya KhrushchelevaSvetlana GoncharenkoYekaterina BakhvalovaOlga Kotlyarova3:25.15 High jump Europe 1.98Africa 1.96United States 1.93 Long jump Germany 7.07 United States7.00 Asia6.74 Triple jump Europe 14.64 Russia14.36 Americas14.29 Shot put Europe 20.59 Russia19.04 United States18.79 Discus throw Germany 67.07 Europe66.25 Russia64.38 Javelin throw Oceania 69.85 Americas65.50 Europe64.24
Results
References IAAF homepage with Results Full Results by IAAF