The 1998

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was the first edition of the annual international

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meeting series, held from 9 July to 5 September. It was contested at six European meetings: the

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and the

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(ISTAF).IAAF Golden League – The New Vision of Athletics
IAAF (1998-03-20). Retrieved on 2014-01-11. The series tied in with the

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, with the jackpot of US$1,000,000 being decided at that competition. The million-dollar prize represented the single largest prize pot ever in

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at that point. The jackpot was available to athletes who won at all of the seven competitions of the series in one of the 12 specified events (7 for men, 5 for women). The jackpot events for 1998 were: *Men:

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, triple jump and pole vault *Women:

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and javelin throw The jackpot winners were Marion Jones (

), Hicham El Guerrouj (

), Haile Gebrselassie (

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).Golden League Intro
. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-11-17. Bryan Bronson, a

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, was in the running for the prize at a late stage but failed to win at the Grand Prix Final, placing only sixth.IAAF Grand Prix Final 1998 -Results 400 METRES HURDLES - Men
. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-01-11. Svetlana Masterkova took six wins out of seven in the 1500 m, only being defeated by Gabriela Szabo in Paris. Michael Johnson had five 400 m victories, but did not compete at the first or last meet of the series. Trine Hattestad (women's javelin) and Maksim Tarasov (men's pole vault) each had four wins on the circuit.

Results

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Women

References

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