These are the official results of the Men's 20 km walk event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. There were a total number of 33 participating athletes, with the race held on 18 August 1998.
Medalists
| Gold |  Ilya Markov Russia (RUS) | 
| Silver |  Aigars Fadejevs Latvia (LAT) | 
| Bronze |  Paquillo Fernández Spain (ESP) | 
Abbreviations
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
| DNS | did not start | 
| NM | no mark | 
| WR | world record | 
| AR | area record | 
| NR | national record | 
| PB | personal best | 
| SB | season best | 
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1998 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Bu Lingtang (CHN) | 1:18:04 | April 7, 1994 |  Beijing, PR China | 
| Event Record |  Mikhail Shchennikov (RUS) | 1:18:45 | August 8, 1994 |  Helsinki, Finland | 
Final ranking
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  |  Ilya Markov (RUS) | 1:21:10 | |
|  |  Aigars Fadejevs (LAT) | 1:21:25 | |
|  |  Paquillo Fernández (ESP) | 1:21:39 | |
| 4 |  Andreas Erm (GER) | 1:21.53 | |
| 5 |  Sándor Urbanik (HUN) | 1:22.12 | |
| 6 |  Ivan Trotski (BLR) | 1:22.46 | |
| 7 |  Denis Langlois (FRA) | 1:23.02 | |
| 8 |  Yevgeniy Shmalyuk (RUS) | 1:23.32 | |
| 9 |  Valentí Massana (ESP) | 1:23.36 | |
| 10 |  Giovanni De Benedictis (ITA) | 1:25.06 | SB | 
| 11 |  Michele Didoni (ITA) | 1:25.54 | |
| 12 |  Alessandro Gandellini (ITA) | 1:25.57 | |
| 13 |  José Urbano (POR) | 1:26.04 | |
| 14 |  Claus Jørgensen (DEN) | 1:26.28 | |
| 15 |  Igor Kollár (SVK) | 1:26.43 | |
| 16 |  Anthony Gillet (FRA) | 1:27.07 | |
| 17 |  Róbert Valíček (SVK) | 1:27.25 | |
| 18 |  Gyula Dudás (HUN) | 1:27.51 | |
| 19 |  Fedosei Ciumacenco (MDA) | 1:27.56 | |
| 20 |  João Vieira (POR) | 1:29.38 | |
| 21 |  Jiří Malysa (CZE) | 1:30.16 | |
| 22 |  Spiridon Kastanis (GRE) | 1:30.19 | |
| 23 |  André Höhne (GER) | 1:32.28 | |
| 24 |  Erik Kalina (SVK) | 1:35.55 | |
| 25 |  Michael Casey (IRL) | 1:38.58 | |
| DISQUALIFIED (DSQ) | |||
| — |  Andrey Makarov (BLR) | DSQ | |
| — |  Daniel Plaza (ESP) | DSQ | |
| — |  Birger Fält (SWE) | DSQ | |
| — |  Artur Meleshkevich (BLR) | DSQ | |
| DID NOT FINISH (DNF) | |||
| — |  Mikhail Shchennikov (RUS) | DNF | |
| — |  Jan Staaf (SWE) | DNF | |
| — |  Bengt Bengtsson (SWE) | DNF | |
| — |  Pierce O'Callaghan (IRL) | DNF | |
See also
- 1995 Men's World Championships 20km Walk (Gothenburg)
- 1996 Men's Olympic 20km Walk (Atlanta)
- 1997 Men's World Championships 20km Walk (Athens)
- 1998 Race Walking Year Ranking
- 1999 Men's World Championships 20km Walk (Seville)
- 2000 Men's Olympic 20km Walk (Sydney)
- 2001 Men's World Championships 20km Walk (Edmonton)
References
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