# 1998 IAAF World Cup

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International athletics championship event

1998 IAAF World Cup 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](/source/IAAF_World_Cup_in_Athletics)** were held 11–13 September 1998 at the [Johannesburg Stadium](/source/Johannesburg_Stadium) in [Johannesburg](/source/Johannesburg), [South Africa](/source/South_Africa).

## Overall results

Men Pos. Team Result 1 Africa 110 2 Europe 109 3 Germany 102 4 Americas 97 5 United States 94 6 Great Britain 89 7 Asia 64 8 Oceania 53 Women Pos. Team Result 1 United States 96 2 Europe 94 3 Africa 88 4 Russia 87 5 Americas 81 6 Germany 75 7 Asia 45 8 Oceania 42

## 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 2:59.711 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

**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

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 results](/source/1998_IAAF_World_Cup_results)

## References

- [IAAF homepage](https://web.archive.org/web/20111108204249/http://www2.iaaf.org/WCP98/index.asp) with [Results](https://web.archive.org/web/20070116075901/http://www2.iaaf.org/WCP98/Results/byevent.html)

- [Full Results by IAAF](https://web.archive.org/web/20121026100106/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/79/40/20100809103225_httppostedfile_split2010_21818.pdf)

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