The 24th edition of the annual '''Hypo-Meeting''' took place on May 30 and May 31, 1998 in Götzis, Austria. The track and field competition, featuring a men's decathlon and a women's heptathlon event, was part of the inaugural 1998 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge series of meetings.

==Men's Decathlon== ===Schedule=== {{colbegin}} :May 30 :{{ordered list|start=1 |100 m |Long Jump |Shot Put |High Jump |400 m }}

:May 31 :{{ordered list|start=6 | 110 m hurdles |Discus Throw |Pole Vault |Javelin Throw |1,500 m }} {{colend}}

===Records=== {| class="wikitable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:105%;" width="95%" |- | World Record || {{flagathlete|Dan O'Brien|USA}} || '''8891''' || September 5, 1992 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Talence, France |- | Event Record || {{flagathlete|Eduard Hämäläinen|BLR|1991}} || '''8735''' || May 29, 1994 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Götzis, Austria |} <br /> ===Results=== {| class="wikitable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:110%;" width="95%" |- !rowspan="2"|Rank !rowspan="2"|Athlete !colspan="10"|Decathlon !rowspan="2"|Points |- !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 !10 |- | 1 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Erki Nool|EST}} ||10,55 || 7.88 || 14.46 || 2.03 || 47,07 || 14,39 || 40.73 || 5.30 || 67.50 || 4.40,46 || '''8672''' |- | 2 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Tomáš Dvořák|CZE}} ||10,67 || 7.58 || 15.50 || 2.00 || 48,04 || 13,84 || 45.95 || 4.70 || 70.64 || 4.41,19 || '''8592''' |- | 3 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Jón Arnar Magnússon|ISL}} ||10,74 || 7.60 || 16.03 || 2.03 || 47,66 || 14,24 || 47.82 || 5.10 || 59.77 || 4.46,43 || '''8573''' |- | 4 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Roman Šebrle|CZE}} ||10,75 || 7.85 || 15.09 || 2.09 || 48,38 || 14,22 || 43.72 || 4.90 || 63.14 || 4.41,08 || '''8538''' |- | 5 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Lev Lobodin|RUS}} ||10,75 || 7.73 || 15.43 || 2.03 || 48.55 || 13,97 || 45.85 || 5.00 || 52.61 || 4.40,72 || '''8414''' |- | 6 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Sebastian Chmara|POL}} ||11,04 || 7.51 || 15.70 || 2.12 || 48,49 || 14,29 || 43.32 || 5.00 || 55.41 || 4.43,15 || '''8332''' |- | 7 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Michael Smith|CAN}} ||11,08 || 7.22 || 16.68 || 1.97 || 49,35 || 14,88 || 47.70 || 4.80 || 69.84 || 4.56,17 || '''8228''' |- | 8 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Sébastien Levicq|FRA}} ||11,16 || 7.21 || 14.46 || 2.00 || 50.69 || 14,49 || 44.52 || 5.00 || 69.08 || 4.32,52 || '''8214''' |- | 9 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Indrek Kaseorg|EST}} ||11,25 || 7.24 || 14.42 || 2.09 || 48,82 || 14,59 || 40.25 || 4.80 || 63.94 || 4.25,44 || '''8179''' |- | 10 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Klaus Isekenmeier|GER}} ||11,06 || 7.39 || 15.58 || 1.94 || 48,72 || 14,45 || 44.94 || 4.50 || 64.12 || 4.38,73 || '''8135''' |- | 11 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Philipp Huber|SUI}} ||10,99 || 7.49 || 13.54 || 1.85 || 48,19 || 14,64 || 42.37 || 5.00 || 59.35 || 4.30,52 || '''8051''' |- | 12 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Ramil Ganiyev|UZB}} ||10,86 || 7.83 || 14.38 || 2.06 || 50,55 || 14,64 || 43.06 || 5.30 || 51.66 || 5.10,92 || '''8045''' |- | 13 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Zsolt Kürtösi|HUN}} ||11,06 || 7.30 || 14.62 || 2.06 || 49,95 || 14,32 || 43.44 || 4.60 || 58.07 || 4.43,47 || '''8002''' |- | 14 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Bart Bennema|NED}} ||10,69 || 7.57 || 14.84 || 2.00 || 48,65 || 13,99 || 40.58 || 4.50 || 53.19 || 4.52,60 || '''7995''' |- | 15 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Jiří Ryba|CZE}} ||11,10 || 7.23 || 13.57 || 2.06 || 48,57 || 14,54 || 40.05 || 4.60 || 50.06 || 4.24,14 || '''7885''' |- | 16 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Aleksandr Averbukh|RUS}} ||10,83 || 7.36 || 15.12 || 1.91 || 48,74 || 15,96 || 35.94 || 5.30 || 45.60 || 4.50,34 || '''7658''' |- | 17 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Thomas Weiler|AUT}} ||11,31 || 7.10 || 12.92 || 2.03 || 50,98 || 14,65 || 38.50 || 4.30 || 47.57 || 4.44,11 || '''7330''' |}

==Women's Heptathlon== ===Schedule=== {{colbegin}} :May 30 :{{ordered list|start=1 |100 m hurdles |High Jump |Shot Put |200 m }}

:May 31 :{{ordered list|start=5 | Long Jump |Javelin Throw |800 m }} {{colend}}

===Records=== {| class="wikitable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:105%;" width="95%" |- | World Record || {{flagathlete|Jackie Joyner-Kersee|USA}} || '''7291''' || September 24, 1988 || {{flagicon|KOR}} Seoul, South Korea |- | Event Record || {{flagathlete|Sabine Braun|GER}} || '''6985''' || May 31, 1992 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Götzis, Austria |} <br /> ===Results=== {| class="wikitable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:110%;" width="95%" |- !rowspan="2"|Rank !rowspan="2"|Athlete !colspan="7"|Heptathlon !rowspan="2"|Points |- !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 |- | 1 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Irina Belova|RUS}} || 13.52|| 1.79 || 13.33 || 23.81|| 6.36|| 42.20 || 2:05.42 || '''6466''' |- | 2 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Urszula Włodarczyk|POL}} || 13.74|| 1.79 || 14.78 || 24.66|| 6.43|| 46.51 || 2:14.50|| '''6423''' |- | 3 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Peggy Beer|GER}} || 13.34|| 1.79 || 13.17 || 24.28|| 6.38|| 46.45 || 2:15.30|| '''6382''' |- | 4 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Karin Ertl|GER}} || 13.45|| 1.85 || 13.74 || 24.26|| 6.40|| 41.56 || 2:17.23|| '''6366''' |- | 5 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Nathalie Teppe|FRA}} || 13.85|| 1.79 || 13.66 || 25.44|| 6.17|| 54.32 || 2:13.70|| '''6341''' |- | 6 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Irina Vostrikova|RUS}} || 13.82|| 1.82 || 15.42 || 25.72|| 6.25|| 44.12 || 2:19.67|| '''6220''' |- | 7 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Marie Collonvillé|FRA}} || 13.73|| 1.82 || 12.17 || 24.80|| 6.12|| 47.15 || 2:12.94|| '''6211''' |- | 8 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Astrid Retzke|GER}} || 13.76|| 1.76 || 13.93 || 24.86|| 5.98|| 48.67 || 2:18.14|| '''6156''' |- | 9 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Kathleen Gutjahr|GER}} || 13.85|| 1.76 || 13.69 || 24.79|| 6.02|| 46.73 || 2:15.50|| '''6146''' |- | 10 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Tiia Hautala|FIN}} || 13.99|| 1.76 || 13.78 || 25.37|| 6.52|| 40.94 || 2:17.09|| '''6102''' |- | 11 ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Saskia Meijer|NED}} || 14.43|| 1.67 || 14.40 || 25.29|| 5.92|| 48.28 || 2:18.42|| '''5914''' |- |colspan=10 bgcolor=lightgray| |- | &mdash; ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Natallia Sazanovich|BLR}} || &mdash; || &mdash;|| &mdash;|| &mdash;|| &mdash;|| &mdash;|| &mdash;|| '''DNF''' |- | &mdash; ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Remigija Nazarovienė|LTU}} || &mdash; || &mdash;|| &mdash;|| &mdash;|| &mdash;|| &mdash;|| &mdash;|| '''DNF''' |- | &mdash; ||align=left| {{flagathlete|Sabine Braun|GER}} || &mdash; || &mdash;|| &mdash;|| &mdash;|| &mdash;|| &mdash;|| &mdash;|| '''DNF''' |} <br /> ==Notes== {{reflist}} <br /> ==See also== *1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's Decathlon *1998 Decathlon Year Ranking *1998 European Championships in Athletics - Women's heptathlon <br /> ==References== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090211003555/http://decathlon2000.ee/eng/results.php?art=718 decathlon2000] * [http://www.iaaf.org/history/WCE/season=1998/results/index.html# IAAF results] * [http://decathlonfans.de.funpic.de/Results/Results/Goetzis1998.pdf decathlonfans]{{Dead link|date=February 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120803014241/http://www2.iaaf.org/Results/lists/1998/outdoor/g/w/HEP.txt IAAF 1998 Year Ranking Heptathlon] <br /> {{Hypo-Meeting}}

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