1998 European Athletics Championships
The 17th European Athletics Championships were held from 18 August to 23 August 1998 in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary.
| 17th European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | 18–23 August |
| Host city | Budapest, Hungary |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 46 |
| Participation | 44 nations |
Men's results
Track
1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |
Field
1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
Artur Partyka Poland | 2.34 | Dalton Grant Great Britain | 2.34 | Sergey Klyugin Russia | 2.32 |
| Long jump |
Kirill Sosunov Russia | 8.28 | Bogdan Ţăruş Romania | 8.21 | Petar Dachev Bulgaria | 8.06 |
| Pole vault |
Maksim Tarasov Russia | 5.81 | Tim Lobinger Germany | 5.81 | Jean Galfione France | 5.76 |
| Triple jump |
Jonathan Edwards Great Britain | 17.99 | Denis Kapustin Russia | 17.45 | Rostislav Dimitrov Bulgaria | 17.26 |
| Shot put |
Oleksandr Bagach Ukraine | 21.17 | Oliver-Sven Buder Germany | 20.98 | Yuriy Bilonoh Ukraine | 20.92 |
| Discus throw |
Lars Riedel Germany | 67.07 | Jürgen Schult Germany | 66.69 | Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania | 66.46 |
| Javelin throw |
Steve Backley Great Britain | 89.72 | Mick Hill Great Britain | 86.92 | Raymond Hecht Germany | 86.63 |
| Hammer throw |
Tibor Gécsek Hungary | 82.87 | Balázs Kiss Hungary | 81.26 | Karsten Kobs Germany | 80.13 |
| Decathlon |
Erki Nool Estonia | 8667 | Eduard Hämäläinen Finland | 8587 | Lev Lobodin Russia | 8571 |
Women's results
Track
1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |
Field
1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
Monica Dinescu Romania | 1.97 | Donata Jancewicz Poland | 1.95 | Alina Astafei Germany | 1.95 |
| Long jump |
Heike Drechsler Germany | 7.16 | Fiona May Italy | 7.11 | Lyudmila Galkina Russia | 7.06 |
| Pole vault |
Anzhela Balakhonova Ukraine | 4.31 | Nicole Humbert Germany | 4.31 | Yvonne Buschbaum Germany | 4.31 |
| Triple jump |
Olga Vasdeki Greece | 14.55 | Šárka Kašpárková Czech Republic | 14.53 | Tereza Marinova Bulgaria | 14.50 |
| Shot put |
Vita Pavlysh Ukraine | 21.69 | Irina Korzhanenko Russia | 19.71 | Yanina Karolchik Belarus | 19.23 |
| Discus throw |
Franka Dietzsch Germany | 67.49 | Natalya Sadova Russia | 66.94 | Nicoleta Grasu Romania | 65.94 |
| Javelin throw |
Tanja Damaske Germany | 69.10 | Tatyana Shikolenko Russia | 66.92 | Mikaela Ingberg Finland | 64.92 |
| Hammer throw |
Mihaela Melinte Romania | 71.17 | Olga Kuzenkova Russia | 69.28 | Kirsten Münchow Germany | 65.61 |
| Heptathlon |
Denise Lewis Great Britain | 6559 | Urszula Włodarczyk Poland | 6460 | Natallia Sazanovich Belarus | 6410 |
Medal table
* Host nation (Hungary)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | Germany | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 | Russia | 6 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Italy | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 |  Portugal | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 |  Spain | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | France | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 |  Ireland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Hungary* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Estonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Czech Republic | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Finland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 18 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 |  Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 entries) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 138 | |
See also
Notes
Differences to competition format since the 1994 European Championships
New events added:
- Women's 5000 m replaces the 3000 m
- Women's Pole Vault
- Women's Hammer Throw
References
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