1998 IAAF Grand Prix


The 1998 IAAF Grand Prix was the fourteenth edition of the annual global series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations. The series changed format that year to incorporate the six 1998 IAAF Golden League meetings as the top tier, followed by the existing Grand Prix I and Grand Prix II level meetings, then finally the Permit level meetings. Grand Prix I featured nine meetings from 3 May to 25 August and Grand Prix II featured 11 meetings from 25 February to 30 August, making a combined total of 26 meetings for the series. An additional 11 IAAF Outdoor Permit Meetings were attached to the circuit. Permit Meetings originally scheduled for Jakarta and San Jose, California were later dropped.
Performances on designated events on the circuit earned athletes points which qualified them for entry to the 1998 IAAF Grand Prix Final, held on 5 September in Moscow, Russia. A further four IAAF Permit Meetings of non-Grand Prix status included point-scoring events in order to allow athletes full opportunities to compete in certain events. Middle-distance runner Hicham El Guerrouj was the points leader for the series, taking 96 points from eight meetings. The highest scoring female athlete was Marion Jones on 88 points over eight meetings – a feat also achieved by men's runner-up Bryan Bronson.

Meetings

Key:
#DateMeeting nameCityCountryLevel
125 FebruaryMelbourne Track ClassicMelbourneAustraliaIAAF Grand Prix II
–28 FebruarySydney Track ClassicSydneyAustraliaPermit Meeting
–20 MarchEngen Grand Prix FinalCape TownSouth AfricaPermit Meeting
227 MarchAll Africa InvitationalJohannesburgSouth AfricaIAAF Grand Prix II
–1 MayMeeting IAAF du Conseil de GénéralFort-de-FranceMartiniquePermit Meeting
33 MayGrand Prix Brasil de AtletismoRio de JaneiroBrazilIAAF Grand Prix I
47 MayQatar International Athletic MeetDohaQatarIAAF Grand Prix II
59 MayJapan Grand PrixOsakaJapanIAAF Grand Prix I
–16 MayAdidas Oregon Track ClassicPortlandUnited StatesIAAF Permit Meeting
–23 MayJamaica InvitationalKingstonJamaicaIAAF Permit Meeting
630 MayGran Premio DiputacionSevilleSpainIAAF Grand Prix II
731 MayPrefontaine ClassicEugeneUnited StatesIAAF Grand Prix I
81 JuneAdriaan Paulen MemorialHengeloNetherlandsIAAF Grand Prix II
94 JuneSt Denis - l'HumanitéSaint-DenisFranceIAAF Grand Prix II
109 JuneSlovnaft MeetingBratislavaSlovakiaIAAF Grand Prix II
1113 JuneEricsson GPHelsinkiFinlandIAAF Grand Prix II
–24 JuneMeeting di Atletica Leggera TorinoTurinItalyPermit Meeting
–26–27 JuneITC International Meet New DelhiNew DelhiIndiaIAAF Permit Meeting
125 JulyZipfer Gugl Grand PrixLinzAustriaIAAF Grand Prix II
–5 JulyInternational Meeting BudapestBudapestHungaryPermit Meeting
139 JulyBislett GamesOsloNorway1998 IAAF Golden League
–10 JulyLive NurembergNurembergGermanyIAAF Permit Meeting
–11 JulyMeeting Lille-MétropoleLilleFranceIAAF Permit Meeting
1414 JulyGolden GalaRomeItaly1998 IAAF Golden League
1516 JulyNikaiaNiceFranceIAAF Grand Prix I
1619 JulyGrand Prix IIGatesheadUnited KingdomIAAF Grand Prix II
1725 JulyUS Open MeetSt. LouisUnited StatesIAAF Grand Prix I
–24 JulyAdidas - Ciutat de BarcelonaBarcelonaSpainPermit Meeting
1829 JulyMeeting Gaz de FranceParisFranceIAAF Grand Prix I
192 AugustBritish Grand PrixSheffieldUnited KingdomIAAF Grand Prix I
205 AugustDN GalanStockholmSwedenIAAF Grand Prix I
218 AugustHerculisMonte CarloMonaco1998 IAAF Golden League
2212 AugustWeltklasse ZürichZürichSwitzerland1998 IAAF Golden League
2325 AugustAthletissimaLausanneSwitzerlandIAAF Grand Prix I
2428 AugustMemorial Van DammeBrusselsBelgium1998 IAAF Golden League
2530 AugustRieti MeetingRietiItalyIAAF Grand Prix II
261 SeptemberISTAF BerlinBerlinGermany1998 IAAF Golden League
F5 September1998 IAAF Grand Prix FinalMoscowRussia1998 IAAF Golden League
IAAF Grand Prix Final
–19 SeptemberToto International Super MeetingTokyoJapanIAAF Permit Meeting

Points standings

Overall men

Overall women