1998 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw
The final of the Men's discus throw event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary was held on August 23, 1998. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes. The qualifying rounds were held on August 22, with the standard mark needed to reach the final set at 63.00 metres.
Medalists
| Gold |  Lars RiedelGermany (GER) |
| Silver | Jürgen Schult Germany (GER) |
| Bronze | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Virgilijus AleknaLithuania (LTU) |
Schedule
- All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 22.08.1998 – 10:00h | 22.08.1998 – 11:40h |
| Final Round | |
| 23.08.1998 – 18:00h | |
Qualification
Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | Jürgen Schult (GER) | — | — | — | 63.63 m |
| 2 | 3 |  Vladimir Dubrovshchik (BLR) | — | — | — | 63.12 m |
| 3 | 5 | Andreas Seelig (GER) | — | — | — | 61.96 m |
| 4 | 6 | Romas Ubartas (LTU) | — | — | — | 61.81 m |
| 5 | 8 |  Robert Weir (GBR) | — | — | — | 61.36 m |
| 6 | 10 | Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) | — | — | — | 60.81 m |
| 7 | 11 |  Libor Malina (CZE) | — | — | — | 60.69 m |
| 8 | 13 |  Nick Sweeney (IRL) | — | — | — | 60.36 m |
| 9 | 19 |  Olav Jenssen (NOR) | — | — | — | 57.78 m |
| 10 | 21 |  Timo Tompuri (FIN) | — | — | — | 57.52 m |
| 11 | 24 |  Otto Benczenleitner (HUN) | — | — | — | 56.54 m |
| 12 | 25 |  Jean Pons (FRA) | — | — | — | 55.80 m |
| 13 | 28 |  Kristian Petterson (SWE) | — | — | — | 54.02 m |
| 14 | 29 |  Ercüment Olgundeniz (TUR) | — | — | — | 53.23 m |
| — | — |  Dmitriy Shevchenko (RUS) | X | X | X | NM |
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Róbert Fazekas (HUN) | — | — | — | 64.07 m |
| 2 | 4 | Lars Riedel (GER) | — | — | — | 62.03 m |
| 3 | 7 |  Diego Fortuna (ITA) | — | — | — | 61.80 m |
| 4 | 9 | Vaclavas Kidykas (LTU) | — | — | — | 61.05 m |
| 5 | 12 | Leonid Cherevko (BLR) | — | — | — | 60.59 m |
| 6 | 14 |  Vitaliy Sidorov (UKR) | — | — | — | 60.34 m |
| 7 | 15 | Glen Smith (GBR) | — | — | — | 58.97 m |
| 8 | 16 |  Igor Primc (SLO) | — | — | — | 58.90 m |
| 9 | 17 |  Andrzej Krawczyk (POL) | — | — | — | 58.09 m |
| 10 | 18 | Matias Borrman (SWE) | — | — | — | 58.06 m |
| 11 | 20 |  Aleksander Tammert (EST) | — | — | — | 57.62 m |
| 12 | 22 | Zoltán Kővágó (HUN) | — | — | — | 56.89 m |
| 13 | 23 | Harri Uurainen (FIN) | — | — | — | 56.78 m |
| 14 | 26 | Jean-Claude Retel (FRA) | — | — | — | 55.44 m |
| 15 | 27 |  Dragan Mustapić (CRO) | — | — | — | 54.73 m |
| 16 | 30 | Perris Wilkins (GBR) | — | — | — | 53.16 m |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 | Lars Riedel (GER) | 67.07 | 66.79 | 66.27 | 66.16 | 66.01 | X | 67.07 m | |
 | Jürgen Schult (GER) | 65.81 | X | X | 66.69 | X | 66.53 | 66.69 m | |
 | Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) | 66.18 | 63.93 | X | 66.46 | X | X | 66.46 m | |
| 4 | Róbert Fazekas (HUN) | 62.79 | X | 62.97 | 65.13 | 64.14 | X | 65.13 m | |
| 5 | Diego Fortuna (ITA) | 61.94 | 62.86 | 63.19 | 62.37 | 64.26 | X | 64.26 m | |
| 6 | Vladimir Dubrovshchik (BLR) | 62.82 | 56.10 | 61.30 | 63.96 | X | 60.10 | 63.96 m | |
| 7 | Andreas Seelig (GER) | 61.98 | X | X | 62.65 | X | 63.15 | 63.15 m | |
| 8 | Robert Weir (GBR) | 61.74 | 61.92 | X | 61.84 | X | 59.44 | 61.92 m | |
| 9 | Romas Ubartas (LTU) | 56.78 | 61.66 | 60.74 | 61.66 m | ||||
| 10 | Libor Malina (CZE) | 58.88 | 60.49 | 60.58 | 60.58 m | ||||
| 11 | Vaclavas Kidykas (LTU) | 59.29 | 60.21 | X | 60.21 m | ||||
| 12 | Leonid Cherevko (BLR) | 54.86 | 59.13 | X | 59.13 m | ||||
See also
- 1995 Men's World Championships Discus Throw (Gothenburg)
- 1996 Men's Olympic Discus Throw (Atlanta)
- 1997 Men's World Championships Discus Throw (Athens)
- 1999 Men's World Championships Discus Throw (Seville)
- 2000 Men's Olympic Discus Throw (Sydney)
- 2001 Men's World Championships Discus Throw (Edmonton)
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