1998 Decathlon Year Ranking
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This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1998
1998 in athletics (track and field)
This page shows the main events during the 1998 year in athletics throughout the world.-Championships:* African Championships* Asian Championships* Asian Games* Balkan Games* Central American and Caribbean Games* Commonwealth Games...

 in the men's decathlon
Decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...

. One of the main events during this season were the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, where the competition started on August 18, 1998 and ended on August 19, 1998.

Records

Standing records prior to the 1998 season in track and field
World Record  8891 September 5, 1992   Talence
Talence
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, France
France
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1998 World Year Ranking

Rank Points Athlete Venue Date Note
1 8755 Uniondale, United States 20/07/1998
2 8694 New Orleans, United States 20/06/1998 PB
3 8672 Götzis, Austria 31/05/1998
4 8592 Götzis, Austria 31/05/1998
5 8589 Tallinn, Estonia 05/07/1998
6 8587 Budapest, Hungary 20/08/1998
7 8573 Götzis, Austria 31/05/1998 NR
Icelandic records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Iceland maintained by the its national athletics federation: Frjálsíþróttasamband Íslands .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceht = hand timingA = affected by altitude...

8 8571 Budapest, Hungary 20/08/1998 NR
Russian records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Russia maintained by All-Russia Athletic Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceht = hand timingX = unratified due to no doping control-External links:...

9 8566 Alhama de Murcia, Spain 17/05/1998 NR
Polish records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Poland maintained by its national athletics federation: Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not recognised by federation-External links:* * * * *...

10 8526 Alhama de Murcia, Spain 17/05/1998 PB
11 8490 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 18/09/1998 NR
Australian records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Australia maintained by Australia's Athletics Federation: Athletics Australia .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:+ = en route to a longer distanceA = affected by altitudeht = hand timing...

12 8392 Budapest, Hungary 20/08/1998
13 8307 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 18/09/1998 PB
14 8236 Ratingen, Germany 21/06/1998
15 8231 Ratingen, Germany 21/06/1998
16 8228 Götzis, Austria 31/05/1998
17 8214 Götzis, Austria 31/05/1998 PB
18 8183 New Orleans, United States 20/06/1998
19 8179 Götzis, Austria 31/05/1998 PB
20 8177 Emmeloord, Netherlands 17/05/1998
21 8174 Budapest, Hungary 20/08/1998
22 8140 Budapest, Hungary 20/08/1998
23 8128 Lubbock, United States 09/08/1998 PB
24 8123 New Orleans, United States 20/06/1998
25 8118 Maracaibo, Venezuela 16/08/1998
26 8114 Tallinn, Estonia 05/07/1998
27 8103 Tallinn, Estonia 05/07/1998
28 8090 Maracaibo, Venezuela 16/08/1998
29 8081 New Orleans, United States 20/06/1998
30 8081 Budapest, Hungary 20/08/1998
31 8058 Alhama de Murcia, Spain 17/05/1998
32 8034 Desenzano del Garda, Italy 17/05/1998
33 8011 Budapest, Hungary 20/08/1998
34 8007 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 18/09/1998
35 8000 Alhama de Murcia, Spain 17/05/1998
36 7995 Götzis, Austria 31/05/1998 PB
37 7981 Krasnodar, Russia 20/05/1998
38 7979 Emmeloord, Netherlands 24/05/1998
39 7947 New Orleans, United States 20/06/1998
40 7946 Ibach, Switzerland 30/08/1998
41 7930 Budapest, Hungary 20/08/1998
42 7918 Lubbock, Germany 09/08/1998
43 7890 Vaterstetten, Germany 30/08/1998
44 7885 Götzis, Austria 31/05/1998
45 7882 Cartagena, Spain 19/07/1998
46 7872 Ratingen, Germany 21/06/1998 PB
47 7872 Tallinn, Estonia 05/07/1998 PB
48 7868 Jona, Switzerland 26/07/1998
49 7859 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 18/09/1998
50 7858 Lynchburg, United States 12/05/1998
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