Sports year 1998
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American football
- January 25 - The Denver Broncos win Super Bowl XXXII in San Diego , California against the Green Bay Packers by 31:24.
- October 3 - The Braunschweig Lions win the German Bowl XX in Hamburg against the Hamburg Blue Devils with 20:14.
badminton
The highlights of the badminton year 1998 were the Asian Games , the Commonwealth Games , the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup .
World Badminton Grand Prix
Handball
- April 25 - For the first and so far only time in the history of European Cups, a second division team, HSG Wetzlar, has reached a final. The finals of the Cup Winner's Cup are won by CB Santander .
athletics
- March 21 - Emma George , Australia , jumped 4.59 meters in the women's pole vault.
- April 19 - Tegla Loroupe , Kenya , ran the women's marathon in 2:20:47 hours.
- June 1 - Haile Gebrselassie , Ethiopia , ran the men's 10,000 meters in 26: 22.7 minutes.
- June 13 - Haile Gebrselassie , Ethiopia , ran the men's 5000 meters in 12: 39.4 minutes.
- June 14 - Emma George , Australia , reached 4.58 meters in the women's pole vault.
- June 15 - Olga Kusenkowa , Russia , reached 73.80 meters in the women's hammer throw.
- June 21 - Emma George , Australia , reached 4.59 meters in the women's pole vault.
- July 1 - Haile Gebrselassie , Ethiopia , ran the men's 10,000 meters in 26: 22.7 minutes.
- July 14 - Hicham El Guerrouj , Morocco , ran the men's 1500 meters in 3: 26.0 minutes.
- July 16 - Mihaela Melinte , Romania , reached 73.14 meters in the women's hammer throw.
- September 18 - Tegla Loroupe , Kenya , ran the women's marathon in 2:20:47 hours.
- September 20 - Ronaldo da Costa , Brazil , ran the men's marathon in 2:06:05 hours.
Motorcycling
Motorcycle world championship
500 cc class
- In the 500 cm³ class, Australian Mick Doohan wins the world title on a Honda . He prevails against the Italian Max Biaggi and the Spaniard Àlex Crivillé (both also Honda). For the 33-year-old, this is the fifth title in a row in the premier class and the last of his career. In the constructors' championship, Honda wins ahead of Yamaha and Suzuki .
250 cc class
- In the 250 cm³ class, the Italian Loris Capirossi won the title on Aprilia ahead of his teammates Valentino Rossi (also Italy) and Tetsuya Harada (Japa). For the 25 Capirossi, this is the third and also the last world title of his career. In the constructors' championship Aprilia prevailed against Honda and Yamaha .
125 cc class
- The 32-year-old Japanese Kazuto Sakata wins the world title in the eight-liter class on Aprilia with his second title. His compatriot Tomomi Manako came in second , and Italian Marco Melandri (both on Honda ) third . In the constructors' championship, Honda wins ahead of Aprilia and Yamaha .
Superbike World Championship
- Briton Carl Fogarty won the drivers' championship on Ducati ahead of New Zealander Aaron Slight ( Honda ) and Australian Troy Corser (Ducati). For the 33-year-old, this is the third title win in his career in this class. In the constructors' championship, Ducati wins ahead of Honda and Yamaha .
Details: 1998 Superbike World Championship
World Supersport Series
- The 38-year-old Italian Fabrizio Pirovano on a Suzuki won the drivers' championship ahead of his compatriot Vittoriano Guareschi ( Yamaha ) and the French Stéphane Chambon (Suzuki). In the constructors' championship, Suzuki beats Yamaha and Ducati .
Details: 1998 World Supersport Series
Table tennis
- European table tennis championship 1998 April 23rd to May 3rd in Eindhoven
Born
1st quarter
- January 4th : Krystian Bielik , Polish football player
- January 5th : Leonie Schütter , German basketball player
- January 8 : Manuel Locatelli , Italian football player
- January 22nd : Darja Kleschtschowa , Russian rhythmic gymnast
- January 23 : Julija Timoschinina , Russian diver
- January 29th : Jorge Martín , Spanish motorcycle racer
- February 2nd : Lena Pauels , German soccer player
- February 6 : Estelle Raffai , French sprinter
- March 2nd : Roberto Fernández , Uruguayan soccer player
- March 20 : Vitor Baptista , Brazilian racing car driver
- March 22nd : Alexander Donchenko , German chess player
- March 24th : Vitinho , Brazilian soccer player
- March 5th : Merih Demiral , Turkish soccer player
- March 26th : Darja Gruschina , Russian ski jumper
- March 30 : Carlos Benavidez , Uruguayan soccer player
- March 31 : Anna Seidel , German short tracker
2nd quarter
- April 8th : Makana Baku , German-Congolese soccer player
- April 8 : Ridle Baku , German-Congolese soccer player
- April 22nd : Marco Ladner , Austrian ski freestyler
- April 26th : Emily Bölk , German handball player
- April 26th : Jan-Krzysztof Duda , Polish chess player
- May 2nd : Mats Köhlert , German soccer player
- May 7th : Dani Olmo , Spanish soccer player
- May 17th : Jonas Behounek , German soccer player
- June 15 : Hachim Mastour , Moroccan football player
3rd quarter
- August 12th : Stefanos Tsitsipas , Greek tennis player
- September 8th : Alessio Lorandi , Italian racing car driver
- September 10 : Anna Blinkowa , Russian tennis player
4th quarter
- October 10 : Fabio Di Giannantonio , Italian motorcycle racer
- October 30th : Tom Lautenschlager , German automobile racing driver
- November 6th : Marco Tumminello , Italian football player
- November 8 : Leonardo Fernández , Uruguayan soccer player
- November 12th : Marco Bezzecchi , Italian motorcycle racer
- November 14th : Sofia Kenin , American tennis player
- November 26th : Olga Nikitina , Russian sword fencer
- November 30th : Anastassija Fedotowa , Russian water polo player
- December 14th : Lukas Nmecha , German-English soccer player
- December 15th : Somkiat Chantra , Thai motorcycle racer
- December 17th : Martin Ødegaard , Norwegian football player
- December 18 : Stephan Ambrosius , German-Ghanaian soccer player
- December 20 : Kylian Mbappé , French football player
- December 23 : Andreas Alamommo , Finnish ski jumper
- December 31 : Gianina Ernst , German ski jumper
Died
- January 5 : Wilhelm Herz , German motorcycle racer (* 1912 )
- May 9 : Michaël Paquay , Belgian motorcycle racer (* 1972 )
- May 29 : Hrant Shahinyan , Soviet-Armenian gymnast and Olympic champion (* 1923 )
- July 28 : Consalvo Sanesi , Italian Formula 1 racing driver (* 1911 )
- November 27 : Herman Murray , Canadian ice hockey player (born 1909 )
- December 27th : Ricardo Tormo , Spanish motorcycle racer (* 1952 )
Date unknown
- Tom Bullus , British motorcycle racer (* 1907 )
- Hein Thorn Prikker , German motorcycle racer (* 1911 )
See also
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