1998 IAAF World Cup
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{{Infobox Athletics Championships
|Name = 1998 IAAF World Cup
|Logo = 1998 IAAF World Cup logo.jpg
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|Host city = Johannesburg, South Africa
|Dates = 11–13 September 1998
|Stadium = Johannesburg Stadium
|Athletes participating = ?
|Events = 39
|Records set =
|Level =
|Previous = 1994 London
|Next = 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
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=Men=
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! Pos. ! Team ! Result |
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! 1 | align="left" | Africa | 110 |
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! 2 | align="left" | Europe | 109 |
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! 3 | align="left" | Germany | 102 |
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! 4 | align="left" | Americas | 97 |
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! 5 | align="left" | United States | 94 |
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! 6 | align="left" | Great Britain | 89 |
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! 7 | align="left" | Asia | 64 |
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! 8 | align="left" | Oceania | 53 |
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=Women=
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! Pos. ! Team ! Result |
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! 1 | align="left" | United States | 96 |
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! 2 | align="left" | Europe | 94 |
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! 3 | align="left" | Africa | 88 |
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! 4 | align="left" | Russia | 87 |
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! 5 | align="left" | Americas | 81 |
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! 6 | align="left" | Germany | 75 |
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! 7 | align="left" | Asia | 45 |
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! 8 | align="left" | Oceania | 42 |
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Medal summary
=Men=
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}} | |||
| 100 metres
|{{flagathlete|Obadele Thompson|BAR}} | 9.87 (NR) |{{flagathlete|Seun Ogunkoya|NGR}} | 9.92
|{{flagathlete|Dwain Chambers|GBR}} | 10.03 |
| 200 metres
|{{flagathlete|Frankie Fredericks|NAM}} | 19.97
|{{flagathlete|Gentry Bradley|USA}} | 20.38
|{{flagathlete|Troy Douglas|NED}} | 20.40 |
| 400 metres
|{{flagathlete|Iwan Thomas|GBR}} | 45.33
|{{flagathlete|Jerome Young|USA}} | 45.37
|{{flagathlete|Troy McIntosh|BAH}} | 45.45 |
| 800 metres
|{{flagathlete|Nils Schumann|GER}} | 1:48.66
|{{flagathlete|Mark Everett|USA}} | 1:48.73
|{{flagathlete|Norberto Téllez|CUB}} | 1:48.92 |
| 1500 metres
|{{flagathlete|Laban Rotich|KEN}}} | 3:40.87
|{{flagathlete|Rui Silva|POR}} | 3:40.95
|{{flagathlete|Anthony Whiteman|GBR}} | 3:40.99 |
| 3000 metres
|{{flagathlete|Dieter Baumann|GER}}} | 7:56.24
|{{flagathlete|Isaac Viciosa|ESP}} | 7:56.47
|{{flagathlete|Tom Nyariki|KEN}} | 7:59.46 |
| 5000 metres
|{{flagathlete|Daniel Komen|KEN}} | 13:46.57
|{{flagathlete|Shaun Creighton|AUS}} | 13:53.66
|{{flagathlete|Dieter Baumann|GER}}} | 13:58.40 |
| 110 metre hurdles
|{{flagathlete|Falk Balzer|GER}} | 13.10
|{{flagathlete|Colin Jackson|GBR}} | 13.11
|{{flagathlete|Anier García|CUB}} | 13.14 |
| 400 metre hurdles
|{{flagathlete|Samuel Matete|ZAM}} | 48.08
|{{flagathlete|Mubarak Al-Nubi|QAT}} | 48.17
|{{flagathlete|Dinsdale Morgan|JAM}} | 48.40 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase
|{{flagathlete|Damian Kallabis|GER}} | 8:31.25
|{{flagathlete|Bernard Barmasai|KEN}} | 8:31.85
|{{flagathlete|Saad Shaddad Al-Asmari|KSA}} | 8:39.69 |
| 4 × 100 metre relay
|valign=top| Great Britain | 38.09
|valign=top| United States | 38.25
|valign=top| Africa | 38.29 |
| 4 × 400 metre relay
|valign=top| Great Britain | 2:59.711
|valign=top| Americas | 2:59.77
|valign=top| Africa | 3:03.26 |
| High jump
|{{flagathlete|Charles Austin|USA}} | 2.31
|{{flagathlete|Javier Sotomayor|CUB}} | 2.28
|{{flagathlete|Sergey Klyugin|RUS}} | 2.28 |
| Pole vault
|{{flagathlete|Maksim Tarasov|RUS}} | 5.85
|{{flagathlete|Tim Lobinger|GER}} | 5.80
|{{flagathlete|Jeff Hartwig|USA}} | 5.70 |
| Long jump
|{{flagathlete|Iván Pedroso|CUB}} | 8.37
|{{flagathlete|Jai Taurima|AUS}} | 8.32
|{{flagathlete|Hatem Mersal|EGY}} | 8.26 |
| Triple jump
|{{flagathlete|Charles Friedek|GER}} | 17.42
|{{flagathlete|Denis Kapustin|RUS}} | 17.32
|{{flagathlete|Yoelbi Quesada|CUB}} | 17.25 |
| Shot put
|{{flagathlete|John Godina|USA}} | 21.48
|{{flagathlete|Oleksandr Bagach|UKR}} | 20.45
|{{flagathlete|Oliver-Sven Buder|GER}} | 20.42 |
| Discus throw
|{{flagathlete|Virgilijus Alekna|LTU}} | 69.66
|{{flagathlete|Lars Riedel|GER}} | 67.47
|{{flagathlete|Frantz Kruger|RSA}} | 65.73 |
| Hammer throw
|{{flagathlete|Tibor Gécsek|HUN}} | 82.68
|{{flagathlete|Heinz Weis|GER}} | 80.13
|{{flagathlete|Andrey Abduvaliyev|UZB}} | 79.40 |
| Javelin throw
|{{flagathlete|Steve Backley|GBR}} | 88.71
|{{flagathlete|Sergey Makarov|RUS}} | 86.96
|{{flagathlete|Raymond Hecht|GER}} | 84.92 |
1 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=
| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}} | |||
| 100 metres
|{{flagathlete|Marion Jones|USA}} | 10.65
|{{flagathlete|Chandra Sturrup|BAH}} | 10.97
|{{flagathlete|Mary Onyali|NGR}} | 11.05 |
| 200 metres
|{{flagathlete|Marion Jones|USA}} | 21.62
|{{flagathlete|Falilat Ogunkoya|NGR}} | 22.25
|{{flagathlete|Zhanna Pintusevich|UKR}} | 22.35 |
| 400 metres
|{{flagathlete|Falilat Ogunkoya|NGR}} | 49.52
|{{flagathlete|Grit Breuer|GER}} | 49.86
|{{flagathlete|Sandie Richards|JAM}} | 50.33 |
| 800 metres
|{{flagathlete|Maria Mutola|MOZ}} | 1:59.88
|{{flagathlete|Yelena Afanasyeva|RUS}} | 2:00.20
|{{flagathlete|Letitia Vriesde|SUR}} | 2:00.56 |
| 1500 metres
|{{flagathlete|Svetlana Masterkova|RUS}} | 4:09.41
|{{flagathlete|Jackline Maranga|KEN}} | 4:10.30
|{{flagathlete|Carla Sacramento|POR}} | 4:11.66 |
| 3000 metres
|{{flagathlete|Gabriela Szabo|ROU}} | 9:00.54
|{{flagathlete|Zahra Ouaziz|MAR}} | 9:01.35
|{{flagathlete|Regina Jacobs|USA}} | 9:11.15 |
| 5000 metres
|{{flagathlete|Sonia O'Sullivan|IRL}} | 16:24.52
|{{flagathlete|Regina Jacobs|USA}} | 16:26.24
|{{flagathlete|Berhane Adere|ETH|1996}} | 16:38.81 |
| 100 metre hurdles
|{{flagathlete|Glory Alozie|NGR}} | 12.58
|{{flagathlete|Angie Vaughn|USA}} | 12.67
|{{flagathlete|Irina Korotya|RUS}} | 12.77 |
| 400 metre hurdles
|{{flagathlete|Nezha Bidouane|MAR}} | 52.96
|{{flagathlete|Deon Hemmings|JAM}} | 53.03
|{{flagathlete|Kim Batten|USA}} | 53.17 |
| 4 × 100 metre relay
|valign=top| United States | 42.00
|valign=top| Americas | 42.44
|valign=top| Germany | 42.81 |
| 4 × 400 metre relay
|valign=top| Germany | 3:24.26
|valign=top| Americas | 3:24.39
|valign=top| Russia | 3:25.15 |
| High jump
|{{flagathlete|Monica Dinescu|ROU}} | 1.98
|{{flagathlete|Hestrie Storbeck|RSA}} | 1.96
|{{flagathlete|Tisha Waller|USA}} | 1.93 |
| Long jump
|{{flagathlete|Heike Drechsler|GER}} | 7.07
|{{flagathlete|Marion Jones|USA}} | 7.00
|{{flagathlete|Guan Yingnan|CHN}} | 6.74 |
| Triple jump
|{{flagathlete|Olga Vasdeki|GRE}} | 14.64
|{{flagathlete|Tatyana Lebedeva|RUS}} | 14.36
|{{flagathlete|Yamilé Aldama|CUB}} | 14.29 |
| Shot put
|{{flagathlete|Vita Pavlysh|UKR}} | 20.59
|{{flagathlete|Irina Korzhanenko|RUS}} | 19.04
|{{flagathlete|Connie Price-Smith|USA}} | 18.79 |
| Discus throw
|{{flagathlete|Franka Dietzsch|GER}} | 67.07
|{{flagathlete|Nicoleta Grasu|ROU}} | 66.25
|{{flagathlete|Natalya Sadova|RUS}} | 64.38 |
| Javelin throw
|{{flagathlete|Joanna Stone|AUS}} | 69.85
|{{flagathlete|Sonia Bisset|CUB}} | 65.50
|{{flagathlete|Mikaela Ingberg|FIN}} | 64.24 |
Results
{{further|1998 IAAF World Cup results}}
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111108204249/http://www2.iaaf.org/WCP98/index.asp IAAF homepage] with [https://web.archive.org/web/20070116075901/http://www2.iaaf.org/WCP98/Results/byevent.html Results]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121026100106/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/79/40/20100809103225_httppostedfile_split2010_21818.pdf Full Results by IAAF]
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