1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's 20 kilometres walk
These are the official results of the Men's 20 km walk event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, with the race held on 18 August 1998.
Medalists
| Gold |  Ilya MarkovRussia (RUS) |
| Silver |  Aigars FadejevsLatvia (LAT) |
| Bronze |  Paquillo FernándezSpain (ESP) |
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 |  Bu Lingtang (CHN) |
1:18:04 | April 7, 1994 | Beijing, PR China
|
| Event Record | Mikhail Shchennikov (RUS) |
1:18:45 | August 8, 1994 |  Helsinki, Finland
|
Final ranking
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ilya Markov (RUS) |
1:21:10 | |
 |
Aigars Fadejevs (LAT) |
1:21:25 | |
 |
Paquillo Fernández (ESP) |
1:21:39 | |
| 4 |  Andreas Erm (GER)
|
1:21.53 | |
| 5 |  Sándor Urbanik (HUN)
|
1:22.12 | |
| 6 |  Ivan Trotski (BLR)
|
1:22.46 | |
| 7 |  Denis Langlois (FRA)
|
1:23.02 | |
| 8 | Yevgeniy Shmalyuk (RUS)
|
1:23.32 | |
| 9 | Valentí Massana (ESP)
|
1:23.36 | |
| 10 |  Giovanni De Benedictis (ITA)
|
1:25.06 | SB |
| 11 | Michele Didoni (ITA)
|
1:25.54 | |
| 12 | Alessandro Gandellini (ITA)
|
1:25.57 | |
| 13 |  José Urbano (POR)
|
1:26.04 | |
| 14 |  Claus Jørgensen (DEN)
|
1:26.28 | |
| 15 |  Igor Kollár (SVK)
|
1:26.43 | |
| 16 | Anthony Gillet (FRA)
|
1:27.07 | |
| 17 | Róbert Valíček (SVK)
|
1:27.25 | |
| 18 | Gyula Dudás (HUN)
|
1:27.51 | |
| 19 |  Fedosei Ciumacenco (MDA)
|
1:27.56 | |
| 20 | João Vieira (POR)
|
1:29.38 | |
| 21 |  Jiří Malysa (CZE)
|
1:30.16 | |
| 22 |  Spiridon Kastanis (GRE)
|
1:30.19 | |
| 23 | André Höhne (GER)
|
1:32.28 | |
| 24 | Erik Kalina (SVK)
|
1:35.55 | |
| 25 |  Michael Casey (IRL)
|
1:38.58 | |
| DISQUALIFIED (DSQ) | |||
| — | Andrey Makarov (BLR) |
DSQ | |
| — | Daniel Plaza (ESP) |
DSQ | |
| — |  Birger Fält (SWE) |
DSQ | |
| — | Artur Meleshkevich (BLR) |
DSQ | |
| DID NOT FINISH (DNF) | |||
| — | Mikhail Shchennikov (RUS) |
DNF | |
| — | Jan Staaf (SWE) |
DNF | |
| — | Bengt Bengtsson (SWE) |
DNF | |
| — | Pierce O'Callaghan (IRL) |
DNF | |
See also
- 1995 Men's World Championships 20km Walk (Gothenburg)
- 1996 Men's Olympic 20km Walk (Atlanta)
- 1997 Men's World Championships 20km Walk (Athens)
- 1998 Race Walking Year Ranking
- 1999 Men's World Championships 20km Walk (Seville)
- 2000 Men's Olympic 20km Walk (Sydney)
- 2001 Men's World Championships 20km Walk (Edmonton)
References