World Indoor Records Set in 1998
Updated September 27, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
World indoor records set or equaled between Oct. 1, 1997 and Sept. 1, 1998.
Men
| Event | Record | Old Mark | Former Holder | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 meters | Maurice Greene, USA | 6.41* | 6.41 | Andre Cason, USA (1992) |
| 60 meters | Maurice Greene, USA | 6.39 | 6.41 | Cason/Greene, USA (1992 & 98) |
| 3000 meters | Haile Gebrselassie, ETH | 7:26.14p | 7:30.72 | Haile Gebrselassie, ETH (1996) |
| 3000 meters | Daniel Komen, KEN | 7:24.90p | 7:26.14 | Haile Gebrselassie, ETH (1998) |
| 5000 meters | Daniel Komen, KEN | 12:51.48p | 12:59.04 | Haile Gebrselassie, ETH (1997) |
* Greene tied the mark set by Andre Cason in 1992.
Women
| Event | Record | Old Mark | Former Holder | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 meters | Maria Mutola, MOZ | 1:56.36 | 1:56.40 | Christine Wachtel, EG (1988) |
| Triple Jump | Ashia Hansen, GBR | 49-9 | 49-33/4 | Yoland Chen, RUS (1995) |
| Pole Vault | Daniela Bartova, CZE | 14-51/2 | 14-51/4 | Emma George, AUS (1996) & Stacy Dragila, USA (1997) |
| Pole Vault | Vala Flosadottir, ICE | 14-6 | 14-51/2 | Daniela Bartova, CZE (1998) |
| Pole Vault | Daniela Bartova, CZE | 14-61/4 | 14-6 | Vala Flosadottir, ICE (1998) |
| Pole Vault | Vala Flosadottir, ICE | 14-63/4 | 14-61/4 | Daniela Bartova, CZE (1998) |
| Pole Vault | Anzhela Balakhonova, UKR | 14-71/4 | 14-63/4 | Vala Flosadottir, ICE (1998) |
| Pole Vault | Emma George, AUS | 14-8 | 14-71/4 | Anzhela Balakhonova, UKR (1998) |
| Pole Vault | Stacy Dragila, USA | 14-81/4 | 14-8 | Emma George, AUS (1998) |
| Pole Vault | Daniela Bartova, CZE | 14-81/4 | 14-81/4 | Stacy Dragila, USA (1998) |
| Pole Vault | Emma George, AUS | 14-91/4 | 14-81/4 | Dragila/Bartova (1998) |
| Pole Vault | Emma George, AUS | 14-11p | 14-91/4 | Emma George (1998) |
| World, Olympic and American Records | Track and Field | World and American Indoor Records |
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