The 17th European Athletics Championships were held from 18 August to 23 August 1998 in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary.

1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 | 38.52 38.87 38.98 1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 | 1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 | 1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 | *   Host nation (Hungary)Differences to competition format since the 1994 European Championships New events added: