| Event: | Men's discus throw |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The final of the Men's discus throw event at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary was held on August 23, 1998. There were a total number of 31 participating athletes. The qualifying rounds were held on August 22, with the standard mark needed to reach the final set at 63.00 metres.
| Gold | Lars Riedel Germany (GER) | |
| Silver | Jürgen Schult Germany (GER) | |
| Bronze |  Virgilijus AleknaLithuania (LTU) |
| Qualification Round | ||
|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | |
| 22.08.1998 - 10:00h | 22.08.1998 - 11:40h | |
| Final Round | ||
| 23.08.1998 - 18:00h | ||
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 63.63 m | ||
| 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 63.12 m | ||
| 3 | 5 | - | - | - | 61.96 m | ||
| 4 | 6 | - | - | - | 61.81 m | ||
| 5 | 8 | - | - | - | 61.36 m | ||
| 6 | 10 | - | - | - | 60.81 m | ||
| 7 | 11 | - | - | - | 60.69 m | ||
| 8 | 13 | - | - | - | 60.36 m | ||
| 9 | 19 | - | - | - | 57.78 m | ||
| 10 | 21 | - | - | - | 57.52 m | ||
| 11 | 24 | - | - | - | 56.54 m | ||
| 12 | 25 | - | - | - | 55.80 m | ||
| 13 | 28 | - | - | - | 54.02 m | ||
| 14 | 29 | - | - | - | 53.23 m | ||
| - | - | X | X | X | NM | ||
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 64.07 m | ||
| 2 | 4 | - | - | - | 62.03 m | ||
| 3 | 7 | - | - | - | 61.80 m | ||
| 4 | 9 | - | - | - | 61.05 m | ||
| 5 | 12 | - | - | - | 60.59 m | ||
| 6 | 14 | - | - | - | 60.34 m | ||
| 7 | 15 | - | - | - | 58.97 m | ||
| 8 | 16 | - | - | - | 58.90 m | ||
| 9 | 17 | - | - | - | 58.09 m | ||
| 10 | 18 | - | - | - | 58.06 m | ||
| 11 | 20 | - | - | - | 57.62 m | ||
| 12 | 22 | - | - | - | 56.89 m | ||
| 13 | 23 | - | - | - | 56.78 m | ||
| 14 | 26 | - | - | - | 55.44 m | ||
| 15 | 27 | - | - | - | 54.73 m | ||
| 16 | 30 | - | - | - | 53.16 m | ||
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| 67.07 | 66.79 | 66.27 | 66.16 | 66.01 | X | 67.07 m | ||||
| 65.81 | X | X | 66.69 | X | 66.53 | 66.69 m | SB | |||
| 66.18 | 63.93 | X | 66.46 | X | X | 66.46 m | ||||
| 4 | 62.79 | X | 62.97 | 65.13 | 64.14 | X | 65.13 m | |||
| 5 | 61.94 | 62.86 | 63.19 | 62.37 | 64.26 | X | 64.26 m | PB | ||
| 6 | 62.82 | 56.10 | 61.30 | 63.96 | X | 60.10 | 63.96 m | |||
| 7 | 61.98 | X | X | 62.65 | X | 63.15 | 63.15 m | |||
| 8 | 61.74 | 61.92 | X | 61.84 | X | 59.44 | 61.92 m | |||
| 9 | 56.78 | 61.66 | 60.74 | 61.66 m | ||||||
| 10 | 58.88 | 60.49 | 60.58 | 60.58 m | ||||||
| 11 | 59.29 | 60.21 | X | 60.21 m | ||||||
| 12 | 54.86 | 59.13 | X | 59.13 m | ||||||