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International athletics championship event
| 1998 IAAF World Cup | |
|---|---|
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| Dates | 11–13 September 1998 |
| Host city | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Venue | Johannesburg Stadium |
| Events | 39 |
| Participation | ? athletes |
| ← 1994 London 2002 Madrid → | |
The 8th IAAF World Cup in Athletics were held 11–13 September 1998 at the Johannesburg Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Overall results
Men
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Women
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Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Obadele Thompson (BAR) Americas |
9.87 (NR) |
 Seun Ogunkoya (NGR) Africa |
9.92 |  Dwain Chambers (GBR) Great Britain |
10.03 |
| 200 metres |  Frankie Fredericks (NAM) Africa |
19.97 |  Gentry Bradley (USA) United States |
20.38 |  Troy Douglas (NED) Europe |
20.40 |
| 400 metres | Iwan Thomas (GBR) Great Britain |
45.33 | Jerome Young (USA) United States |
45.37 |  Troy McIntosh (BAH) Americas |
45.45 |
| 800 metres |  Nils Schumann (GER) Germany |
1:48.66 | Mark Everett (USA) United States |
1:48.73 |  Norberto Téllez (CUB) Americas |
1:48.92 |
| 1500 metres |  Laban Rotich (KEN)} Africa |
3:40.87 |  Rui Silva (POR) Europe |
3:40.95 | Anthony Whiteman (GBR) Great Britain |
3:40.99 |
| 3000 metres | Dieter Baumann (GER)} Germany |
7:56.24 |  Isaac Viciosa (ESP) Europe |
7:56.47 | Tom Nyariki (KEN) Africa |
7:59.46 |
| 5000 metres | Daniel Komen (KEN) Africa |
13:46.57 |  Shaun Creighton (AUS) Oceania |
13:53.66 | Dieter Baumann (GER)} Germany |
13:58.40 |
| 110 metre hurdles | Falk Balzer (GER) Germany |
13.10 | Colin Jackson (GBR) Great Britain |
13.11 | Anier García (CUB) Americas |
13.14 |
| 400 metre hurdles |  Samuel Matete (ZAM) Africa |
48.08 |  Mubarak Al-Nubi (QAT) Asia |
48.17 |  Dinsdale Morgan (JAM) Americas |
48.40 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | Damian Kallabis (GER) Germany |
8:31.25 | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) Africa |
8:31.85 |  Saad Shaddad Al-Asmari (KSA) Asia |
8:39.69 |
| 4 × 100 metre relay | Great Britain Allyn Condon Marlon Devonish Julian Golding Dwain Chambers |
38.09 | United States Jonathan Carter Curtis Perry Allen Johnson Tim Harden |
38.25 | Africa Seun Ogunkoya Leonard Myles-Mills Frankie Fredericks Eric Nkansah |
38.29 |
| 4 × 400 metre relay | Great Britain Mark Hylton Jamie Baulch Sean Baldock Iwan Thomas |
2:59.71 | Americas Michael McDonald Troy McIntosh Alejandro Cárdenas Roxbert Martin |
2:59.77 | Africa Clement Chukwu Ibrahima Wade Arnaud Malherbe Davis Kamoga |
3:03.26 |
| High jump | Charles Austin (USA) United States |
2.31 | Javier Sotomayor (CUB) Americas |
2.28 |  Sergey Klyugin (RUS) Europe |
2.28 |
| Pole vault | Maksim Tarasov (RUS) Europe |
5.85 | Tim Lobinger (GER) Germany |
5.80 | Jeff Hartwig (USA) United States |
5.70 |
| Long jump | Iván Pedroso (CUB) Americas |
8.37 | Jai Taurima (AUS) Oceania |
8.32 |  Hatem Mersal (EGY) Africa |
8.26 |
| Triple jump | Charles Friedek (GER) Germany |
17.42 | Denis Kapustin (RUS) Europe |
17.32 | Yoelbi Quesada (CUB) Americas |
17.25 |
| Shot put | John Godina (USA) United States |
21.48 |  Oleksandr Bagach (UKR) Europe |
20.45 | Oliver-Sven Buder (GER) Germany |
20.42 |
| Discus throw |  Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) Europe |
69.66 | Lars Riedel (GER) Germany |
67.47 |  Frantz Kruger (RSA) Africa |
65.73 |
| Hammer throw |  Tibor Gécsek (HUN) Europe |
82.68 | Heinz Weis (GER) Germany |
80.13 |  Andrey Abduvaliyev (UZB) Asia |
79.40 |
| Javelin throw | Steve Backley (GBR) Great Britain |
88.71 | Sergey Makarov (RUS) Europe |
86.96 | Raymond Hecht (GER) Germany |
84.92 |
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
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Marion Jones (USA) United States |
10.65 | Chandra Sturrup (BAH) Americas |
10.97 | Mary Onyali (NGR) Africa |
11.05 |
| 200 metres | Marion Jones (USA) United States |
21.62 | Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR) Africa |
22.25 | Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR) Europe |
22.35 |
| 400 metres | Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR) Africa |
49.52 | Grit Breuer (GER) Germany |
49.86 | Sandie Richards (JAM) Americas |
50.33 |
| 800 metres |  Maria Mutola (MOZ) Africa |
1:59.88 | Yelena Afanasyeva (RUS) Russia |
2:00.20 |  Letitia Vriesde (SUR) Americas |
2:00.56 |
| 1500 metres | Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) Russia |
4:09.41 | Jackline Maranga (KEN) Africa |
4:10.30 | Carla Sacramento (POR) Europe |
4:11.66 |
| 3000 metres |  Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Europe |
9:00.54 |  Zahra Ouaziz (MAR) Africa |
9:01.35 | Regina Jacobs (USA) United States |
9:11.15 |
| 5000 metres |  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) Europe |
16:24.52 | Regina Jacobs (USA) United States |
16:26.24 |  Berhane Adere (ETH) Africa |
16:38.81 |
| 100 metre hurdles | Glory Alozie (NGR) Africa |
12.58 | Angie Vaughn (USA) United States |
12.67 | Irina Korotya (RUS) Russia |
12.77 |
| 400 metre hurdles | Nezha Bidouane (MAR) Africa |
52.96 | Deon Hemmings (JAM) Americas |
53.03 | Kim Batten (USA) United States |
53.17 |
| 4 × 100 metre relay | United States Cheryl Taplin Chryste Gaines Inger Miller Carlette Guidry |
42.00 | Americas Tayna Lawrence Chandra Sturrup Beverly McDonald Philomena Mensah |
42.44 | Germany Melanie Paschke Gabi Rockmeier Birgit Rockmeier Andrea Philipp |
42.81 |
| 4 × 400 metre relay | Germany Anke Feller Uta Rohländer Ulrike Urbansky Grit Breuer |
3:24.26 | Americas Norfalia Carabalí Deon Hemmings Andrea Blackett Sandie Richards |
3:24.39 | Russia Natalya Khrushcheleva Svetlana Goncharenko Yekaterina Bakhvalova Olga Kotlyarova |
3:25.15 |
| High jump | Monica Dinescu (ROU) Europe |
1.98 | Hestrie Storbeck (RSA) Africa |
1.96 | Tisha Waller (USA) United States |
1.93 |
| Long jump | Heike Drechsler (GER) Germany |
7.07 | Marion Jones (USA) United States |
7.00 |  Guan Yingnan (CHN) Asia |
6.74 |
| Triple jump |  Olga Vasdeki (GRE) Europe |
14.64 | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) Russia |
14.36 | Yamilé Aldama (CUB) Americas |
14.29 |
| Shot put | Vita Pavlysh (UKR) Europe |
20.59 | Irina Korzhanenko (RUS) Russia |
19.04 | Connie Price-Smith (USA) United States |
18.79 |
| Discus throw | Franka Dietzsch (GER) Germany |
67.07 | Nicoleta Grasu (ROU) Europe |
66.25 | Natalya Sadova (RUS) Russia |
64.38 |
| Javelin throw | Joanna Stone (AUS) Oceania |
69.85 | Sonia Bisset (CUB) Americas |
65.50 |  Mikaela Ingberg (FIN) Europe |
64.24 |
Results
Further information: 1998 IAAF World Cup resultsReferences
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