| Event: | Men's 20 kilometres walk |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
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.
| Gold |  Ilya MarkovRussia (RUS) | |
| Silver | Aigars Fadejevs Latvia (LAT) | |
| Bronze |  Paquillo FernándezSpain (ESP) |
| DNS | did not start | |
| NM | no mark | |
| WR | world record | |
| AR | area record | |
| NR | national record | |
| PB | personal best | |
| SB | season best |
| Standing records prior to the 1998 European Athletics Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:18:04 | April 7, 1994 | ||||
| 1:18:45 | August 8, 1994 | ||||
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:21:10 | ||||
| 1:21:25 | ||||
| 1:21:39 | ||||
| 4 | 1:21.53 | |||
| 5 | 1:22.12 | |||
| 6 | 1:22.46 | |||
| 7 | 1:23.02 | |||
| 8 | 1:23.32 | |||
| 9 | 1:23.36 | |||
| 10 | 1:25.06 | SB | ||
| 11 | 1:25.54 | |||
| 12 | 1:25.57 | |||
| 13 | 1:26.04 | |||
| 14 | 1:26.28 | |||
| 15 | 1:26.43 | |||
| 16 | 1:27.07 | |||
| 17 | 1:27.25 | |||
| 18 | 1:27.51 | |||
| 19 | 1:27.56 | |||
| 20 | 1:29.38 | |||
| 21 | 1:30.16 | |||
| 22 | 1:30.19 | |||
| 23 | 1:32.28 | |||
| 24 | 1:35.55 | |||
| 25 | 1:38.58 | |||
| DISQUALIFIED (DSQ) | ||||
| - | DSQ | |||
| - | DSQ | |||
| - | DSQ | |||
| - | DSQ | |||
| DID NOT FINISH (DNF) | ||||
| - | DNF | |||
| - | DNF | |||
| - | DNF | |||
| - | DNF | |||