1998 in athletics (track and field)

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This page shows the main events during the 1998 year in athletics (track and field) throughout the world.

[edit] International Events

[edit] World Records

[edit] Awards

[edit] Men

1998 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS	ATHLETE
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)

[edit] Women

1998 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS	ATHLETE
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)

[edit] Men's Best Year Performances

[edit] 400m Hurdles

RANK	1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
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

[edit] 3,000m Steeplechase

RANK	1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
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

[edit] Pole Vault

RANK	1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	HEIGHT
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

[edit] Decathlon

RANK	1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	POINTS
1.	Dan O'Brien (USA)	8755
2.	Chris Huffins (USA)	8694
3.	Erki Nool (EST)	8672
4.	Tomás Dvorák (CZE)	8592
5.	Roman Šebrle (CZE)	8589

[edit] Women's Best Year Performances

[edit] 100 metres

RANK	1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
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

[edit] 200 metres

RANK	1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
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

[edit] Half Marathon

RANK	1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	Elana Meyer (RSA)	1:07:29

[edit] 100m Hurdles

RANK	1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
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)

[edit] 400m Hurdles

RANK	1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
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

[edit] 3,000m Steeplechase

RANK	1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
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

[edit] High Jump

RANK	1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	HEIGHT
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)

[edit] Shot Put

RANK	1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
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 (YUG)	18.86 m

[edit] Pole Vault

RANK	1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	HEIGHT
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

[edit] Heptathlon

RANK	1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	POINTS
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

[edit] Marathon

[edit] Men's Best Year Performances

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	TIME	EVENT
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.	Fabian 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

[edit] Women's Best Year Performances

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	TIME	EVENT
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

[edit] Deaths

• August 17 — Władysław Komar (58), Polish shot putter (b. 1940)
• December 2 — Mikio Oda (93), Japanese athlete (b. 1905)

[edit] References

• ARRS

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