1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's Marathon
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These are the official results of the Men's Marathon competition at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The race was held on Saturday August 22, 1998. Italian runners, led by Stefano Baldini
, swept the medals.
Stefano Baldini
Stefano Baldini is a retired Italian athlete and the 2004 Olympic and former European champion in the marathon....
, swept the medals.
Medalists
| Gold |  Stefano BaldiniStefano Baldini Stefano Baldini is a retired Italian athlete and the 2004 Olympic and former European champion in the marathon.... Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... (ITA) |
| Silver | Danilo Goffi Danilo Goffi Danilo Goffi is an Italian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics... Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... (ITA) |
| Bronze | Vincenzo Modica Vincenzo Modica Vincenzo Modica is an Italian runner.-External links:... Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... (ITA) |
Abbreviations
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
DNS did not start NM no mark WR world record AR area record NR national record PB personal best SB season best
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1998 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | 2:06:50 | April 17, 1988 |  Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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| Event Record | 2:10:31 | August 14, 1994 |  Helsinki, Finland |
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Final ranking
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:12:01 | |||
| 2:12:11 | |||
| 2:12:53 | |||
| 4 | 2:13:17 | ||
| 5 | 2:13:23 | ||
| 6 | 2:13:53 | ||
| 7 | 2:13:59 | ||
| 8 | 2:14:02 | ||
| 9 | 2:14:19 | ||
| 10 | 2:14:28 | ||
| 11 | 2:14:48 | ||
| 12 | 2:14:58 | ||
| 13 | 2:15:12 | ||
| 14 | 2:15:13 | ||
| 15 | 2:15:27 | ||
| 16 | 2:15:38 | ||
| 17 | 2:15:43 | ||
| 18 | 2:15:51 | ||
| 19 | 2:15:53 | ||
| 20 | 2:16:28 | ||
| 21 | 2:16:36 | ||
| 22 | 2:16:38 | ||
| 23 | 2:17:11 | ||
| 24 | 2:17:24 | ||
| 25 | 2:17:40 | ||
| 26 | 2:17:55 | ||
| 27 | 2:17:58 | ||
| 28 | 2:19:28 | ||
| 29 | 2:19:38 | ||
| 30 | 2:19:58 | ||
| 31 | 2:21:22 | ||
| 32 | 2:21:38 | ||
| 33 | 2:22:01 | ||
| 34 | 2:22:55 | ||
| 35 | 2:23:01 | ||
| 36 | 2:23:05 | ||
| 37 | 2:26:53 | ||
| 38 | 2:27:28 | ||
| 39 | 2:29:49 | ||
| 40 | 2:33:51 | ||
| DID NOT FINISH (DNF) | |||
| — | DNF | ||
| — | DNF | ||
| — | DNF | ||
| — | DNF | ||
| — | DNF | ||
| — | DNF | ||