The 1998 IAAF Golden League was the first edition of the annual international track and field meeting series, held from 9 July to 5 September.
It was contested at six European meetings: the Bislett Games, Golden Gala, Herculis, Weltklasse Zürich, Memorial Van Damme and the Internationales Stadionfest (ISTAF).
[1] The series tied in with the 1998 IAAF Grand Prix Final, with the jackpot of US$1,000,000 being decided at that competition.
[3] Bryan Bronson, a 400 metres hurdler, was in the running for the prize at a late stage but failed to win at the Grand Prix Final, placing only sixth.
Trine Hattestad (women's javelin) and Maksim Tarasov (men's pole vault) each had four wins on the circuit.