# Athletics at the 1998 Goodwill Games

At the 1998 Goodwill Games, the athletics events were held at the Mitchel Athletic Complex in Uniondale, New York, United States from 19 to 22 July. The programme consisted of 44 track and field events, of which 22 were contested by male athletes and 22 by female athletes. With the introduction of the women's hammer throw and mile run, the men's and women's programmes achieved equivalent parity for the first time. The United States topped the athletics medal table for a third consecutive edition winning 17 gold medals and 55 medals in total. Russia were the next best performing nation, with 11 golds and 21 medals. Kenya, Cuba and Jamaica rounded out the top-five countries.
As in previous editions, the competition was by invitation only and events were contested in a single final format. Significant prize money was available to athletes, with some event winners receiving US$40,000, and world record breaking performances were worth $120,000. One world record was broken at the competition – an American team comprising Jerome Young, Antonio Pettigrew, Tyree Washington and Michael Johnson improved the 4 × 400 metres relay record. Sixteen Goodwill Games records were set over the course of the four-day competition. Athletes from the United States filled the podium in five separate events: the women's heptathlon and the men's 400 m, 110 metres hurdles, 400 metres hurdles and shot put.
Marion Jones won the women's 100 metres and 200 metres in Games record time, beating Zhanna Pintusevich on both occasions. Jackie Joyner-Kersee won a fourth consecutive heptathlon title at the Goodwill Games in what was the last competitive outing of her career. Jearl Miles Clark took two silver medals in the 400 metres and 800 metres. Tyree Washington won 200 and 400 m silvers before breaking the world record in the relay. Dan O'Brien, completing his first decathlon since his 1996 Olympic gold, won the event with a games record score.

## Records

| Name | Event | Country | Record | Type |
| Jerome Young Antonio Pettigrew Tyree Washington Michael Johnson | 4 × 400 metres relay | United States | 2:54.20 | WR |
| Key:0000WR — World record • AR — Area record • GR — Games record • NR — National record |||||
Note: The IAAF announced on 12 August 2008 that they had rescinded this record after Antonio Pettigrew admitted to using human growth hormone and EPO between 1997 and 2003. Jerome Young tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2004.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Maurice Greene (USA) | 9.96 | Ato Boldon (TRI) | 10.00 | Brian Lewis (USA) | 10.25 |
| 200 metres | Ato Boldon (TRI) | 20.15 | Tyree Washington (USA) | 20.29 | Claudinei da Silva (BRA) | 20.81 |
| 400 metres | Michael Johnson (USA) | 43.76 GR | Tyree Washington (USA) | 44.43 | Antonio Pettigrew (USA) | 44.78 |
| 800 metres | Patrick Ndururi (KEN) | 1:45.30 | Norberto Téllez (CUB) | 1:45.92 | David Kiptoo (KEN) | 1:46.05 |
| One mile | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | 3:53.39 | William Tanui (KEN) | 3:54.05 | Daniel Komen (KEN) | 3:54.78 |
| 5000 metres | Luke Kipkosgei (KEN) | 13:20.27 | Khalid Boulami (MAR) | 13:20.66 | Tom Nyariki (KEN) | 13:23.34 |
| 10,000 metres | Julius Gitahi (KEN) | 27:49.26 | Simon Maina (KEN) | 27:49.65 | James Koskei (KEN) | 28:51.02 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Mark Crear (USA) | 13.06 GR | Allen Johnson (USA) | 13.10 | Reggie Torian (USA) | 13.16 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Bryan Bronson (USA) | 47.15 GR | Angelo Taylor (USA) | 47.92 | Joey Woody (USA) | 48.59 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) | 8:14.26 GR | John Kosgei (KEN) | 8:18.04 | Brahim Boulami (MAR) | 8:20.00 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | United States (USA) Jon Drummond Tim Harden Dennis Mitchell Maurice Greene | 37.90 GR | Canada (CAN) Brad McCuaig Glenroy Gilbert Bruny Surin Donovan Bailey | 38.23 | Cuba (CUB) Alfredo García-Baró Misael Ortiz Luis Pérez Anier García | 39.34 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | United States (USA) Jerome Young Antonio Pettigrew Tyree Washington Michael Johnson | 2:54.20 GR WR | Poland (POL) Piotr Rysiukiewicz Tomasz Czubak Piotr Haczek Robert Maćkowiak | 2:58.00 NR | Jamaica (JAM) Gregory Haughton Michael McDonald Michael Blackwood Davian Clarke | 2:58.33 |
| 20,000 m track walk | Ilya Markov (RUS) | 1:23:29.7 | Daniel García (MEX) | 1:25:52.3 | Jefferson Pérez (ECU) | 1:29:18.4 |
| High jump | Javier Sotomayor (CUB) | 2.33 m | Charles Austin (USA) | 2.33 m | Brian Brown (USA) | 2.29 m |
| Pole vault | Jeff Hartwig (USA) | 6.01 m GR= | Jean Galfione (FRA) | 5.80 m | Pat Manson (USA) | 5.70 m |
| Long jump | Iván Pedroso (CUB) | 8.54 m | Erick Walder (USA) | 8.38 m | James Beckford (JAM) | 8.34 m |
| Triple jump | Jonathan Edwards (GBR) | 17.65 m | Yoelbi Quesada (CUB) | 17.27 m | LaMark Carter (USA) | 17.07 m |
| Shot put | John Godina (USA) | 21.45 m | C. J. Hunter (USA) | 20.79 m | Adam Nelson (USA) | 20.39 m |
| Discus throw | Dmitriy Shevchenko (RUS) | 64.81 m | Andy Bloom (USA) | 63.97 m | John Godina (USA) | 62.84 m |
| Hammer throw | Vasiliy Sidorenko (RUS) | 80.89 m | Lance Deal (USA) | 78.13 m | Ilya Konovalov (RUS) | 77.10 m |
| Javelin throw | Sergey Makarov (RUS) | 84.11 m | Tom Pukstys (USA) | 79.86 m | Andrew Currey (AUS) | 78.50 m |
| Decathlon | Dan O'Brien (USA) | 8755 pts GR | Chris Huffins (USA) | 8576 pts | Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) | 8428 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Marion Jones (USA) | 10.90 GR | Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR) | 11.09 | Inger Miller (USA) | 11.18 |
| 200 metres | Marion Jones (USA) | 21.80 GR | Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR) | 22.46 | Beverly McDonald (JAM) | 22.67 |
| 400 metres | Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR) | 49.89 GR | Jearl Miles Clark (USA) | 50.43 | Sandie Richards (JAM) | 50.98 |
| 800 metres | Maria Mutola (MOZ) | 1:58.83 | Jearl Miles Clark (USA) | 1:59.08 | Joetta Clark (USA) | 2:00.02 |
| One mile | Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) | 4:20.39 GR | Regina Jacobs (USA) | 4:20.93 | Suzy Favor-Hamilton (USA) | 4:22.93 |
| 5000 metres | Olga Yegorova (RUS) | 15:53.05 | Libbie Hickman (USA) | 15:54.93 | Lyubov Kremlyova (RUS) | 16:00.20 |
| 10,000 metres | Tegla Loroupe (KEN) | 32:15.44 | Sally Barsosio (KEN) | 32:50.16 | Dong Yanmei (CHN) | 32:59.85 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Angie Vaughn (USA) | 12.72 | Gillian Russell (JAM) | 12.78 | Michelle Freeman (JAM) | 12.85 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Deon Hemmings (JAM) | 54.20 | Debbie-Ann Parris (JAM) | 54.49 | Kim Batten (USA) | 54.62 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Svetlana Rogova (RUS) | 9:57.62 | Daniela Petrescu (ROM) | 9:58.28 | Lesley Lehane (USA) | 10:08.29 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | United States (USA) Cheryl Taplin Chryste Gaines Angie Vaughn Carlette Guidry | 42.06 GR | Bahamas (BAH) Savatheda Fynes Chandra Sturrup Debbie Ferguson Pauline Davis | 42.19 | Russia (RUS) Yekaterina Leshcheva Galina Malchugina Natalya Voronova Oksana Ekk | 42.62 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Jamaica (JAM) Charmaine Howell Sandie Richards Tracey Barnes Deon Hemmings | 3:24.76 | United States (USA) Toya Brown Rochelle Stevens Monique Hennagan Kim Graham | 3:24.81 | Russia (RUS) Tatyana Chebykina Tatyana Sautkina Yekaterina Bakhvalova Irina Rosikhina | 3:25.58 |
| 10,000 m track walk | Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) | 43:51.97 | Nadezhda Ryashkina (RUS) | 44:25.99 | Joanne Dow (USA) | 45:36.92 |
| High jump | Tisha Waller (USA) | 1.97 m | Amy Acuff (USA) Yuliya Lyakhova (RUS) | 1.93 m | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| Pole vault | Yelena Belyakova (RUS) | 4.38 m GR | Emma George (AUS) | 4.30 m | Vala Flosadóttir (ISL) | 4.20 m |
| Long jump | Shana Williams (USA) | 6.93 m (w) | Lyudmila Galkina (RUS) | 6.85 m (w) | Niki Xanthou (GRE) | 6.84 m (w) |
| Triple jump | Šárka Kašpárková (CZE) | 14.76 m GR | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) | 14.14 m | Tiombé Hurd (USA) | 13.63 m |
| Shot put | Irina Korzhanenko (RUS) | 19.94 m | Connie Price-Smith (USA) | 19.46 m | Valentina Fedyushina (RUS) | 19.07 m |
| Discus throw | Natalya Sadova (RUS) | 65.80 m | Ilke Wyludda (GER) | 63.03 m | Kris Kuehl (USA) | 61.84 m |
| Hammer throw | Mihaela Melinte (ROM) | 72.64 m GR | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) | 70.98 m | Amy Palmer (USA) | 66.33 m |
| Javelin throw | Joanna Stone (AUS) | 66.29 m | Isel López (CUB) | 63.72 m | Sonia Bisset (CUB) | 62.64 m |
| Heptathlon | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | 6502 pts | DeDee Nathan (USA) | 6479 pts | Kelly Blair LaBounty (USA) | 6465 pts |

## Medal table

* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States* | 17 | 19 | 19 | 55 |
| 2 | Russia | 11 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 3 | Kenya | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Cuba | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Jamaica | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Morocco | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Bahamas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Iceland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (26 entries) | Totals (26 entries) | 44 | 45 | 43 | 132 |

## Participation

* Algeria (3)
* American Samoa (1)
* Australia (9)
* Bahamas (5)
* Belarus (1)
* Brazil (1)
* Canada (10)
* China (6)
* Cuba (11)
* Czech Republic (3)
* Dominica (1)
* Ecuador (1)
* Estonia (2)
* Finland (1)
* France (2)
* Germany (5)
* Great Britain (4)
* Greece (1)
* Iceland (1)
* Ireland (3)
* Jamaica (22)
* Japan (1)
* Kenya (15)
* Lithuania (1)
* Mexico (4)
* Morocco (2)
* Mozambique (1)
* New Zealand (1)
* Nigeria (2)
* Norway (1)
* Poland (5)
* Romania (2)
* Russia (58)
* Slovenia (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (2)
* Ukraine (5)
* United States (159)
* Zambia (1)