1998 in athletics | |
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Major world events |
World Championships World Indoor Championships |
IAAF Athletes of the Year |
Haile Gebrselassie Marion Jones |
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This page shows the main events during the 1998 year in the sport of athletics throughout the world.
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 |
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 |
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) |
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) |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
RANK | 1998 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Elana Meyer ( RSA) | 1:07:29 |
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 |
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) |
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 |
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 |
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) |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |