At the 1998 Goodwill Games, the athletics events were held at the Mitchel Athletic Complex in Uniondale, New York, United States from 19 to 22 July. The programme consisted of 44 track and field events, of which 22 were contested by male athletes and 22 by female athletes. With the introduction of the women's hammer throw and mile run, the men's and women's programmes achieved equivalent parity for the first time. The United States topped the athletics medal table for a third consecutive edition winning 17 gold medals and 55 medals in total. Russia were the next best performing nation, with 11 golds and 21 medals. Kenya, Cuba and Jamaica rounded out the top-five countries.

As in previous editions, the competition was by invitation only and events were contested in a single final format.Goodwill Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-06-29. Significant prize money was available to athletes, with some event winners receiving US$40,000,Blacks Win Big at Goodwill Games (pg 51). Jet (1998-08-17). Retrieved on 2010-06-29. and world record breaking performances were worth $120,000. One world record was broken at the competition – an American team comprising Jerome Young, Antonio Pettigrew, Tyree Washington and Michael Johnson improved the 4 × 400 metres relay record.Longman, Jere (1998-07-23). GOODWILL GAMES; Johnson Leads Record 4x400; Joyner-Kersee Triumphs. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2010-06-29. Sixteen Goodwill Games records were set over the course of the four-day competition. Athletes from the United States filled the podium in five separate events: the women's heptathlon and the men's 400 m, 110 metres hurdles, 400 metres hurdles and shot put.

Marion Jones won the women's 100 metres and 200 metres in Games record time, beating Zhanna Pintusevich on both occasions. Jackie Joyner-Kersee won a fourth consecutive heptathlon title at the Goodwill Games in what was the last competitive outing of her career. Jearl Miles Clark took two silver medals in the 400 metres and 800 metres. Tyree Washington won 200 and 400 m silvers before breaking the world record in the relay. Dan O'Brien, completing his first decathlon since his 1996 Olympic gold, won the event with a games record score.The 1998 Goodwill Games on "The World's Biggest Stage," New York . Goodwill Games. Retrieved on 2010-06-29.

Records NameEventCountryRecordTypeJerome YoungAntonio PettigrewTyree WashingtonMichael Johnson 4 × 400 metres relay 2:54.20 WRKey:WR — World record AR — Area record GR — Games record NR — National record Note: The IAAF announced on 12 August 2008 that they had rescinded this record after Antonio Pettigrew admitted to using human growth hormone and EPO between 1997 and 2003.Pettigrew given two-year dope ban. BBC Sport (2008-06-03). Retrieved on 2010-06-29. Jerome Young tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2004.IAAF strips Young of more medals. ESPN (2009-02-26). Retrieved on 2010-06-29.

Medal summary

Men 100 metres 9.96 10.00 10.25200 metres 20.15 20.29 20.81400 metres 43.76 GR 44.43 44.78800 metres 1:45.30 1:45.92 1:46.05One mile 3:53.39 3:54.05 3:54.785000 metres 13:20.27 13:20.66 13:23.3410,000 metres 27:49.26 27:49.65 28:51.02110 metres hurdles 13.06 GR 13.10 13.16400 metres hurdles 47.15 GR 47.92 48.593000 metres steeplechase 8:14.26 GR 8:18.04 8:20.004 × 100 metres relay Jon DrummondTim HardenDennis MitchellMaurice Greene37.90 GR Brad McCuaigGlenroy GilbertBruny SurinDonovan Bailey38.23 Alfredo García-BaróMisael OrtizLuis PérezAnier García39.344 × 400 metres relayJerome YoungAntonio PettigrewTyree WashingtonMichael Johnson2:54.20 GR WR Piotr RysiukiewiczTomasz CzubakPiotr HaczekRobert Maćkowiak2:58.00 NR Gregory HaughtonMichael McDonaldMichael BlackwoodDavian Clarke2:58.3320,000 m track walk 1:23:29.7 1:25:52.3 1:29:18.4 High jump 2.33 m 2.33 m 2.29 m Pole vault 6.01 m GR= 5.80 m 5.70 m Long jump 8.54 m 8.38 m 8.34 m Triple jump 17.65 m 17.27 m 17.07 m Shot put 21.45 m 20.79 m 20.39 m Discus throw 64.81 m 63.97 m 62.84 m Hammer throw 80.89 m 78.13 m 77.10 m Javelin throw 84.11 m 79.86 m 78.50 m Decathlon 8755 pts GR 8576 pts 8428 pts

Women 100 metres 10.90 GR 11.09 11.18200 metres 21.80 GR 22.46 22.67400 metres 49.89 GR 50.43 50.98800 metres 1:58.83 1:59.08 2:00.02One mile 4:20.39 GR 4:20.93 4:22.935000 metres 15:53.05 15:54.93 16:00.2010,000 metres 32:15.44 32:50.16 32:59.85100 metres hurdles 12.72 12.78 12.85400 metres hurdles 54.20 54.49 54.623000 metres steeplechase 9:57.62 9:58.28 10:08.294 × 100 metres relay Cheryl TaplinChryste GainesAngie VaughnCarlette Guidry42.06 GR Savatheda FynesChandra SturrupDebbie FergusonPauline Davis42.19 Yekaterina LeshchevaGalina MalchuginaNatalya VoronovaOksana Ekk42.624 × 400 metres relay Charmaine HowellSandie RichardsTracey BarnesDeon Hemmings3:24.76 Toya BrownRochelle StevensMonique HennaganKim Graham3:24.81 Tatyana ChebykinaTatyana SautkinaYekaterina BakhvalovaIrina Rosikhina3:25.5810,000 m track walk 43:51.97 44:25.99 45:36.92 High jump 1.97 m 1.93 mNot awarded Pole vault 4.38 m GR 4.30 m 4.20 m Long jump 6.93 m (w) 6.85 m (w) 6.84 m (w) Triple jump 14.76 m GR 14.14 m 13.63 m Shot put 19.94 m 19.46 m 19.07 m Discus throw 65.80 m 63.03 m 61.84 m Hammer throw 72.64 m GR 70.98 m 66.33 m Javelin throw 66.29 m 63.72 m 62.64 m Heptathlon 6502 pts 6479 pts 6465 pts

Medal table

Participation

References

Results Goodwill Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-06-29. Athletics results. Goodwill Games. Retrieved on 2010-06-29.

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