# Spain at the 1998 European Athletics Championships

Spain competed at the 1998 European Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, from 18–23 August 1998.

## Medals

| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
| Gold | Reyes Estevez | Men's 1500 m | 20 August |
| Gold | Isaac Viciosa | Men's 5000 m | 22 August |
| Silver | Manuel Pancorbo | Men's 5000 m | 22 August |
| Bronze | Paquillo Fernández | Men's 20 km walk | 18 August |
| Bronze | Fermín Cacho | Men's 1500 m | 20 August |
| Bronze | Marta Domínguez | Women's 5000 m | 23 August |
| Bronze | Juan Vicente Trull, Antonio Andrés, Andrés Martinez, David Canal | Men's 4 × 400 m | 23 August |

## Results
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Carlos Berlanga | 100 m | 10.59 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Diego Santos | 100 m | 10.49 | 20 q | 10.41 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Frutos Feo | 100 m | 10.81 | 41 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Javier Navarro | 200 m | 21.22 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Antonio Andrés | 400 m | 46.27 PB | 11 q | 46.59 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| David Canal | 400 m | 45.20 PB | 1 Q | 45.29 | 4 Q | 45.93 | 7 |
| José Antonio Redolat | 800 m | 1:49.86 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Roberto Parra | 800 m | 1:46.91 PB | 5 q | 1:49.26 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fermín Cacho | 1500 m | 3:38.52 | 1 Q | — | — | 3:42.13 | |
| Andrés Díaz | 1500 m | 3:38.65 | 2 Q | — | — | 3:46.99 | 11 |
| Reyes Estévez | 1500 m | 3:41.53 | 9 Q | — | — | 3:41.31 | |
| Alberto García | 5000 m | — | — | — | — | 13:45.58 | 10 |
| Manuel Pancorbo | 5000 m | — | — | — | — | 13:38.03 | |
| Isaac Viciosa | 5000 m | — | — | — | — | 13:37.46 | |
| Enrique Molina | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | 28:19.54 | 6 |
| Julio Rey | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Bruno Toledo | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | 28:15.17 | 5 |
| Hipólito Montesinos | 110 m hurdles | 14.30 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Iñigo Monreal | 400 m hurdles | 50.94 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Eliseo Martín | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:27.35 | 6 q | — | — | 8:26.60 | 7 |
| Luis Miguel Martín | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:27.31 | 5 Q | — | — | 8:20.54 PB | 4 |
| Ramiro Morán | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:27.46 SB | 7 Q | — | — | 8:24.06 PB | 6 |
| Javier Navarro Frutos Feo Diego Santos Carlos Berlanga | 4 × 100 m | DNF | DNF | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Juan Vicente Trull Antonio Andrés Andrés Martinez David Canal | 4 × 400 m | 3:05.63 SB | 6 q | — | — | 3:02.47 NR | |
| José Manuel García | Marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Alejandro Gómez | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:13:23 | 5 |
| Diego García | Marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Julio Rey | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:13:17 | 4 |
| Antonio Serrano | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:14:58 | 12 |
| Antoni Peña | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:13:53 | 6 |
| Valentí Massana | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:23:36 | 9 |
| Daniel Plaza | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | DQ | DQ |
| Paquillo Fernández | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:21:39 | |
| Santiago Pérez | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | 3:48:17 | 6 |
| Mikel Odriozola | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | 3:47:24 PB | 4 |
| Jesús Ángel García | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | DQ | DQ |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Yago Lamela | Long jump | 7.77 | 12 q | 7.93 | 8 |
| Raúl Fernández | Long jump | 7.56 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ignacio Pérez | High jump | 2.15 | =18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Manuel Martínez | Shot put | 19.54 | 8 q | 20.02 SB | 7 |

### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Jaime Peñas | Result | 11.18 | 7.05 | 15.31 | 2.06 | 50.41 | 15.12 | 45.17 | 4.60 | 59.48 | DNF | 7236 | 20 |
| Jaime Peñas | Points | 821 | 826 | 809 | 859 | 796 | 835 | 770 | 790 | 730 | 0 | 7236 | 20 |
| Antonio Peñalver | Result | 11.18 | 7.02 | 16.18 | NM | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Antonio Peñalver | Points | 821 | 818 | 962 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Francisco Javier Benet | Result | 11.17 | 7.12 | 13.54 | 1.91 | 48.62 | 14.56 | 39.86 | DNS | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Francisco Javier Benet | Points | 823 | 842 | 700 | 723 | 879 | 903 | 662 | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Pilar Barreiro | 800 m | 2:01.60 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nuria Fernández | 800 m | 2:04.89 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ana Menéndez | 800 m | 2:01.63 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maite Zúñiga | 1500 m | 4:08.93 | 8 q | — | — | 4:15.10 | 8 |
| Marta Domínguez | 5000 m | — | — | — | — | 15:10.54 | |
| Teresa Recio | 5000 m | — | — | — | — | 15:40.54 | 8 |
| Estíbaliz Urrutia | 5000 m | — | — | — | — | 16:02.81 | 13 |
| María Abel | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| María Luisa Larraga | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | 32:37.10 | 9 |
| Julia Vaquero | 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | 31:46.47 | 6 |
| María José Mardomingo | 100 m hurdles | 13.66 | 18 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Elena Córcoles Arantxa Iglesias Susana Martín Carme Blay | 4 × 100 m | 44.64 | 9 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ana Isabel Alonso | Marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| María Luisa Muñoz | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:35:53 | 20 |
| Rocío Ríos | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:29:53 | 6 |
| Celia Marcen | 10 km walk | — | — | — | — | 45:34 | 16 |
| Encarna Granados | 10 km walk | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| María Vasco | 10 km walk | — | — | — | — | 43:02 NR | 5 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Dana Cervantes | Pole vault | 4.15 NR | =1 Q | 4.05 | 11 |
| Mar Sánchez | Pole vault | 4.00 | =11 q | 4.05 | 10 |
| Margarita Ramos | Shot put | 16.41 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dolores Pedrares | Hammer throw | 54.34 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Combined events – Heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| Imma Clopés | Result | 14.31 | 1.71 | 12.88 | 25.65 | 5.82 | 42.45 | 2:22.75 | 5645 | 14 |
| Imma Clopés | Points | 935 | 867 | 719 | 828 | 795 | 714 | 787 | 5645 | 14 |