1998 European Cup (athletics)
# 1998 European Cup (athletics)

The 1998 European Cup was the 19th edition of the European Cup of athletics.

The Super League Finals were held in St. Petersburg, Russia. The first two teams qualified for the 1998 IAAF World Cup

## Super League

Held on 27 and 28 June in St. Petersburg, Russia

### Team standings

Men :

| Pos. | Nation | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Great Britain | 111 |
| 2 | Germany | 108.5 |
| 3 | Russia | 102 |
| 4 | Italy | 101 |
| 5 | France | 89.5 |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 87 |
| 7 | Spain | 67.5 |
| 8 | Finland | 52.5 |

Women :

| Pos. | Nation | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Russia | 124 |
| 2 | Germany | 108 |
| 3 | France | 93 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 89 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 81 |
| 6 | Italy | 78 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 64 |
| 8 | Slovenia | 45 |

### Results summary

**Men's events**

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 m (Wind: -0.4 m/s) | Stéphane Cali France | 10.32 | Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy Russia | 10.40 | Colin Jackson Great Britain | 10.41 |
| 200 m (Wind: +1.4 m/s) | Douglas Walker Great Britain | 20.42 | Christophe Cheval France | 20.61 | Alessandro Attene Italy | 20.69 |
| 400 m | Mark Richardson Great Britain | 45.81 | Jan Podebradský Czech Republic | 46.10 | Dmitriy Golovastov Russia | 46.50 |
| 800 m | Andrea Longo Italy | 1:45.40 | Lukáš Vydra Czech Republic | 1:45.92 | Andy Hart Great Britain | 1:46.19 |
| 1500 m | Giuseppe D'Urso Italy | 3:44.58 | Reyes Estévez Spain | 3:44.91 | John Mayock Great Britain | 3:45.09 |
| 3000 m | Dieter Baumann Germany | 7:41.92 | Manuel Pancorbo Spain | 7:42.24 | Anthony Whiteman Great Britain | 7:43.61 |
| 5000 m | Alberto García Spain | 13:37.45 | Mustapha Essaïd France | 13:37.79 | Stéphane Franke Germany | 13:38.90 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Alessandro Lambruschini Italy | 8:32.96 | André Green Germany | 8:34.21 | Mohamed Bélabbès France | 8:35.12 |
| 110 m hurdles (Wind: 0.0 m/s) | Colin Jackson Great Britain | 13.17 | Falk Balzer Germany | 13.22 | Jean-Marc Grava France | 13.63 |
| 400 m hurdles | Ruslan Mashchenko Russia | 48.49 | Fabrizio Mori Italy | 48.57 | Steffen Kolb Germany | 49.43 |
| 4 × 100 m | Great Britain Allyn Condon Darren Campbell Doug Walker Julian Golding | 38.56 | France Emmanuel Bangué Frédéric Krantz Christophe Cheval Stéphane Cali | 38.90 | Russia Sergey Bychkov Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy Andrey Grigoriev Andrey Fedoriv | 39.13 |
| 4 × 400 m | Great Britain Roger Black Jamie Baulch Iwan Thomas Mark Richardson | 3:00.95 | Italy Walter Pirovano Marco Vaccari Edoardo Vallet Fabrizio Mori | 3:03.45 | France Bruno Wavelet Marc Foucan Marc Raquil Fred Mango | 3:03.57 |
| High jump | Sergey Klyugin Russia | 2.28 | Ben Challenger Great Britain | 2.28 | Tomáš Janku Czech Republic | 2.25 |
| Pole vault | Yevgeniy Smiryagin Russia | 5.60 | Javier García Spain Heikki Vääräniemi Finland | 5.50 | |
| Long jump | Kirill Sosunov Russia | 8.38 | Milan Kovár Czech Republic | 8.14 | Nathan Morgan Great Britain | 7.85 |
| Triple jump | Jonathan Edwards Great Britain | 17.29 | Jirí Kuntoš Czech Republic | 16.91 | Hrvoje Verzi Germany | 16.74 |
| Shot put | Mika Halvari Finland | 20.79 | Oliver-Sven Buder Germany | 19.97 | Manuel Martínez Spain | 19.86 |
| Discus throw | Dmitriy Shevchenko Russia | 65.14 | Jürgen Schult Germany | 64.37 | Diego Fortuna Italy | 62.49 |
| Hammer throw | Heinz Weis Germany | 79.68 | Ilya Konovalov Russia | 79.68 | Enrico Sgrulletti Italy | 78.13 |
| Javelin throw | Boris Henry Germany | 84.77 | Sergey Makarov Russia | 84.37 | Aki Parviainen Finland | 84.33 |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

**Women's events**

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 m (Wind: +1.2 m/s) | Irina Privalova Russia | 11.04 | Christine Arron France | 11.14 | Andrea Philipp Germany | 11.26 |
| 200 m (Wind: -0.9 m/s) | Erika Suchovská Czech Republic | 22.96 | Sylviane Félix France | 22.96 | Melanie Paschke Germany | 22.98 |
| 400 m | Helena Fuchsová Czech Republic | 51.33 | Irina Rosikhina Russia | 51.48 | Allison Curbishley Great Britain | 51.48 |
| 800 m | Larisa Mikhaylova Russia | 1:58.01 | Irina Lishchinskaya Ukraine | 1:59.15 | Ludmila Formanová Czech Republic | 1:59.44 |
| 1500 m | Olga Komyagina Russia | 4:05.88 | Paula Radcliffe Great Britain | 4:05.92 | Andrea Šuldesová Czech Republic | 4:06.25 |
| 3000 m | Olga Yegorova Russia | 9:04.03 | Blandine Bitzner-Ducret France | 9:06.74 | Luminita Zaituc Germany | 9:10.18 |
| 5000 m | Paula Radcliffe Great Britain | 15:06.87 | Kristina da Fonseca-Wollheim Germany | 15:10.33 | Joalsiae Llado France | 15:17.58 |
| 100 m hurdles (Wind: 0.0 m/s) | Brigita Bukovec Slovenia | 12.89 | Patricia Girard France | 12.89 | Tatyana Reshetnikova Russia | 13.06 |
| 400 m hurdles | Tatyana Tereshchuk Ukraine | 54.15 | Yekaterina Bakhvalova Russia | 54.72 | Silvia Rieger Germany | 54.93 |
| 4 × 100 m | Russia Yekaterina Grigoryeva Galina Malchugina Natalya Voronova Irina Privalova | 42.49 | Germany Melanie Paschke Gabi Rockmeier Birgit Rockmeier Andrea Philipp | 42.59 | France Linda Khodadin Christine Arron Patricia Girard Sylviane Félix | 42.61 |
| 4 × 400 m | Russia Tatyana Chebykina Natalya Khrushchelyova Yekaterina Bakhvalova Irina Rosikhina | 3:25.52 | Czech Republic Jitka Burianová Ludmila Formanová Hana Benešová Helena Fuchsová | 3:28.05 | Great Britain Michelle Pierre Donna Fraser Michelle Thomas Allison Curbishley | 3:28.07 |
| High jump | Zuzana Kováčiková Czech Republic | 1.98 | Alina Astafei Germany | 1.95 | Yelena Gulyayeva Czech Republic | 1.95 |
| Pole vault | Daniela Bártová Czech Republic | 4.35 CR | Janine Whitlock Great Britain | 4.30 | Nicole Rieger Germany | 4.20 |
| Long jump | Fiona May Italy | 7.08 | Lyudmila Galkina Russia | 6.84 | Linda Ferga France | 6.75 |
| Triple jump | Fiona May Italy | 14.65 | Šárka Kašpárková Czech Republic | 14.63 | Yelena Govorova Ukraine | 14.13 |
| Shot put | Irina Korzhanenko Russia | 20.65 | Judy Oakes Great Britain | 18.38 | Stephanie Storp Germany | 18.38 |
| Discus throw | Natalya Sadova Russia | 64.18 | Anja Möllenbeck Germany | 60.80 | Yelena Antonova Ukraine | 59.28 |
| Hammer throw | Olga Kuzenkova Russia | 65.89 | Kirsten Münchow Germany | 64.86 | Cécile Lignot France | 61.12 |
| Javelin throw | Tanja Damaske Germany | 62.30 | Nikola Tomecková Czech Republic | 60.82 | Oksana Makarova Russia | 58.38 |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |

## First League

The First League was held on 5 and 6 June

### Men

| Pos. | Nation | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Greece | 120.5 |
| 2 | Hungary | 107.5 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 105 |
| 4 | Romania | 88 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 88 |
| 6 | Slovenia | 74 |
| 7 | Portugal | 68.5 |
| 8 | Slovakia | 63.5 |
| Pos. | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Poland | 125.5 |
| 2 | Sweden | 106.5 |
| 3 | Norway | 97.5 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 96.5 |
| 5 | Belarus | 86 |
| 6 | Belgium | 74 |
| 7 | Latvia | 70 |
| 8 | Denmark | 63 |

### Women

| Pos. | Nation | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Romania | 135 |
| 2 | Greece | 102.5 |
| 3 | Hungary | 94 |
| 4 | Spain | 89 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 82 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 74 |
| 7 | Portugal | 69.5 |
| 8 | Slovakia | 37 |
| Pos. | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Poland | 117 |
| 2 | Belarus | 108 |
| 3 | Finland | 95 |
| 4 | Sweden | 88 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 78 |
| 6 | Denmark | 69 |
| 7 | Latvia | 68 |
| 8 | Norway | 58 |

## Second League

The Second League was held on 6 and 7 June

### Men

| Pos. | Nation | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Ireland | 89 |
| 2 | Austria | 83.5 |
| 3 | Croatia | 79.5 |
| 4 | Estonia | 68 |
| 5 | Lithuania | 62 |
| 6 | AASSE | 38 |
| Pos. | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 129 |
| 2 | Cyprus | 110 |
| 3 | Turkey | 107 |
| 4 | Israel | 101 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 99 |
| 6 | Moldova | 75 |
| 7 | Albania | 46 |
| 8 | Armenia | 37 |

### Women

| Pos. | Nation | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Belgium | 105 |
| 2 | Ireland | 98 |
| 3 | Lithuania | 89 |
| 4 | Austria | 79 |
| 5 | Estonia | 76 |
| 6 | Croatia | 57 |
| 7 | AASSE | 25 |
| Pos. | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 136 |
| 2 | Turkey | 125 |
| 3 | Moldova | 95 |
| 4 | Israel | 92 |
| 5 | Cyprus | 89 |
| 6 | Albania | 62 |
| 7 | Macedonia | 41 |
| 8 | Armenia | 16 |
