1998 in hammer throw

This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1998 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. One of the main events during this season were the 1998 European Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, where the final of the men's competition was held on August 19, 1998.

Men

Records

Standing records prior to the 1998 season in track and field
World Record	Yuriy Sedykh (URS)	86.74 m	August 30, 1986	Stuttgart, West Germany

1998 World Year Ranking

Rank	Mark	Athlete	Venue	Date	Note
1	83.68 m	Tibor Gécsek (HUN)	Zalaegerszeg, Hungary	1998-09-19	PB
2	83.62 m	Igor Astapkovich (BLR)	Stayki, Belarus	1998-06-20
3	83.00 m	Balázs Kiss (HUN)	Saint-Denis, France	1998-06-04	PB
4	82.62 m	Sergey Kirmasov (RUS)	Bryansk, Russia	1998-05-30	PB
5	82.22 m	Holger Klose (GER)	Dortmund, Germany	1998-05-02	PB
6	81.27 m	Heinz Weis (GER)	Bad Köstritz, Germany	1998-09-19
7	81.22 m	Adrián Annus (HUN)	Szombathely, Hungary	1998-04-25
8	81.21 m	Karsten Kobs (GER)	Dortmund, Germany	1998-07-25
9	80.89 m	Vasiliy Sidorenko (RUS)	Uniondale, Indiana, United States	1998-07-22
10	80.88 m	Lance Deal (USA)	Eugene, Oregon, United States	1998-05-31
11	80.71 m	Gilles Dupray (FRA)	Clermont-Ferrand, France	1998-05-21
12	80.70 m	Andrey Abduvaliyev (UZB)	Turin, Italy	1998-06-24
13	80.19 m	Zsolt Németh (HUN)	Veszprém, Hungary	1998-09-10	PB
14	79.82 m	Ilya Konovalov (RUS)	Togliattigrad, Russia	1998-05-15
15	79.64 m	Enrico Sgrulletti (ITA)	Rome, Italy	1998-05-24
16	79.58 m	Szymon Ziółkowski (POL)	Białystok, Poland	1998-08-25
17	79.10 m	Vadim Khersontsev (RUS)	Sankt Peterburg, Russia	1998-06-16
18	79.04 m	Christophe Épalle (FRA)	Clermont-Ferrand, France	1998-05-10
19	79.02 m	Loris Paoluzzi (ITA)	Tirrenia, Italy	1998-08-08
20	78.96 m	Andrey Skvaruk (UKR)	Königs Wusterhausen, Germany	1998-08-30
21	78.92 m	Hristos Polihroniou (GRE)	Athens, Greece	1998-07-18
22	78.78 m	Andrey Budykin (RUS)	Bryansk, Russia	1998-05-30
23	78.76 m	Aleksandr Seleznyov (RUS)	Moscow, Russia	1998-06-08
24	78.66 m	Vladyslav Piskunov (UKR)	Kyiv, Ukraine	1998-08-02
25	78.57 m	Koji Murofushi (JPN)	Bangkok, Thailand	1998-12-13

Women

Records

Standing records prior to the 1998 season in track and field
World Record	Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)	73.10 m	June 22, 1997	Munich, Germany
Standing records after to the 1998 season in track and field
World Record	Mihaela Melinte (ROM)	73.14 m	July 16, 1998	Poiana Brasov, Romania

1998 World Year Ranking

Rank	Mark	Athlete	Venue	Date	Note
1	73.80 m	Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)	Togliattigrad, Russia	1998-05-15	^[1]
2	73.14 m	Mihaela Melinte (ROM)	Poiana Brasov, Romania	1998-07-16	WR
3	67.83 m	Lyudmila Gubkina (BLR)	Rüdlingen, Switzerland	1998-08-23
4	67.16 m	Deborah Sosimenko (AUS)	Sydney, Australia	1998-08-10
5	67.08 m	Amy Palmer (USA)	Austin, United States	1998-04-02
6	66.82 m	Kirsten Münchow (GER)	Wiesau, Germany	1998-04-25
7	66.17 m	Simone Mathes (GER)	Dortmund, Germany	1998-05-02
8	65.77 m	Tatyana Konstantinova (RUS)	Togliattigrad, Russia	1998-05-15
9	65.00 m	Lisa Misipeka (ASA)	Gainesville, United States	1998-05-24
10	64.61 m	Alla Davydova (RUS)	Togliattigrad, Russia	1998-05-15
11	64.50 m	Susanne Keil (GER)	Rüdlingen, Switzerland	1998-08-23
12	64.23 m	Sviatlana Sudak (BLR)	Nitra, Slovakia	1998-08-25
13	64.18 m	Manuela Priemer (GER)	Erfurt, Germany	1998-05-21
14	64.15 m	Cécile Lignot-Maubert (FRA)	Clermont-Ferrand, France	1998-04-25
15	64.12 m	Windy Dean (USA)	New Orleans, United States	1998-06-19
16	63.95 m	Katalin Divós (HUN)	Veszprém, Hungary	1998-09-10
17	63.80 m	Renetta Seiler (USA)	Columbia, United States	1998-05-15	PB
18	63.64 m	Anna Mahon (USA)	Philadelphia, United States	1998-04-25
19	63.55 m	Dawn Ellerbe (USA)	Provo, United States	1998-04-10
20	63.30 m	Lorraine Shaw (GBR)	Bedford, United Kingdom	1998-08-29
21	63.20 m	Norbi Balantén (CUB)	Havana, Cuba	1998-08-01
22	62.83 m	Iryna Sekachova (UKR)	Bila Tserkva, Ukraine	1998-06-26
23	62.79 m	Manuela Montebrun (FRA)	Dreux, France	1998-07-11
24	62.78 m	Viktoriya Polyanskaya (RUS)	Moscow, Russia	1998-08-03	PB
25	62.72 m	Kamila Skolimowska (POL)	Budapest, Hungary	1998-08-21

Notes

^ Mark not ratified by the IAAF as a World record

References

[1] Mark not ratified by the IAAF as a World record

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