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Last updated on February 1, 2009
World Outdoor Records Set in 1998 World outdoor records set or equaled between Oct. 1, 1997 and Sept. 21, 1998; (p) indicates record is pending ratification by the IAAF. Men| Event | Name | Record | Old Mark | Former Holder |
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| 1500 meters | Hicham El Guerrouj, MOR | 3:26.00 | 3:27.37 | Noureddine Morceli, ALB (1995) | | 5000 meters | Haile Gebrselassie, ETH | 12:39.36 | 12:39.74 | Daniel Komen, KEN (1997) | | 10,000 meters | Haile Gebrselassie, ETH | 26:22.75 | 26:27.85 | Paul Tergat, KEN (1997) | | Marathon† | Ronaldo da Costa, BRA | 2:06:05 | 2:06:50 | Belayneh Densimo, ETH (1988) | | 4 x 400m relay | Young, Pettigrew,
Washington, Johnson, USA | 2:54.20p | 2:54.29 | Valmon, Watts,
Reynolds, Johnson, USA (1993) |
Women| | Name | Record | Old Mark | Former Holder |
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| 5000 meters | Jiang Bo, CHN | 14:28.09p | 14:31.27 | Dong Yanmei, CHN (1997) | | 1 Hour | Tegla Loroupe, KEN | 18,340 meters(p) | 18,084 meters | Silvana Cruciata, ITA (1981) | | Marathon† | Tegla Loroupe, KEN | 2:20:47 | 2:21:06 | Ingrid Kristiansen, NOR (1985) | | Pole Vault | Emma George, AUS | 15-0 | 14-11 | Emma George, AUS (1996) | | Pole Vault | Emma George, AUS | 15-01/4 | 15-0 | Emma George, AUS (1996) | | Pole Vault | Emma George, AUS | 15-03/4p | 15-01/4 | Emma George, AUS (1996) | | Hammer Throw | Mihaela Melinte, ROM | 239-11* | 239-10 | Olga Kuzenkova, RUS (1997) |
†The IAAF does not officially recognize world records for road races. *Kuzenkova had set the mark at 242-1 earlier in the year but becuase no drug test was performed, the record was not ratified by the IAAF.
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