1998 in the sport of athletics

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

Women

Awards

Men

Women

Men's Best Year Performances

400m Hurdles

3,000m Steeplechase

Pole Vault

Hammer Throw

Decathlon

Women's Best Year Performances

60 metres

100 metres

200 metres

Half Marathon

60m Hurdles

100m Hurdles

400m Hurdles

3,000m Steeplechase

High Jump

Shot Put

Pole Vault

Hammer Throw

Heptathlon

Marathon

Men's Best Year Performances

Women's Best Year Performances

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