This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 1998 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. One of the main events during this season were the 1998 European Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, where the final of the men's competition was held on August 19, 1998.
| Rank | Mark | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 83.68 m | Zalaegerszeg, Hungary | 1998-09-19 | PB | ||
| 2 | 83.62 m | 1998-06-20 | ||||
| 3 | 83.00 m | Saint-Denis, France | 1998-06-04 | PB | ||
| 4 | 82.62 m | Bryansk, Russia | 1998-05-30 | PB | ||
| 5 | 82.22 m | 1998-05-02 | PB | |||
| 6 | 81.27 m | Bad Köstritz, Germany | 1998-09-19 | |||
| 7 | 81.22 m | Szombathely, Hungary | 1998-04-25 | |||
| 8 | 81.21 m | 1998-07-25 | ||||
| 9 | 80.89 m | Uniondale, Indiana, United States | 1998-07-22 | |||
| 10 | 80.88 m | Eugene, Oregon, United States | 1998-05-31 | |||
| 11 | 80.71 m | Clermont-Ferrand, France | 1998-05-21 | |||
| 12 | 80.70 m | Turin, Italy | 1998-06-24 | |||
| 13 | 80.19 m | Veszprém, Hungary | 1998-09-10 | PB | ||
| 14 | 79.82 m | Togliattigrad, Russia | 1998-05-15 | |||
| 15 | 79.64 m | 1998-05-24 | ||||
| 16 | 79.58 m | 1998-08-25 | ||||
| 17 | 79.10 m | Sankt Peterburg, Russia | 1998-06-16 | |||
| 18 | 79.04 m | Clermont-Ferrand, France | 1998-05-10 | |||
| 19 | 79.02 m | Tirrenia, Italy | 1998-08-08 | |||
| 20 | 78.96 m | Königs Wusterhausen, Germany | 1998-08-30 | |||
| 21 | 78.92 m | Athens, Greece | 1998-07-18 | |||
| 22 | 78.78 m | Bryansk, Russia | 1998-05-30 | |||
| 23 | 78.76 m | 1998-06-08 | ||||
| 24 | 78.66 m | 1998-08-02 | ||||
| 25 | 78.57 m | 1998-12-13 |
| Standing records prior to the 1998 season in track and field | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73.10 m | June 22, 1997 | ||||
| Standing records after to the 1998 season in track and field | |||||
| 73.14 m | July 16, 1998 | ||||
| Rank | Mark | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 73.80 m | Togliattigrad, Russia | 1998-05-15 | [1] | ||
| 2 | 73.14 m | 1998-07-16 | ||||
| 3 | 67.83 m | Rüdlingen, Switzerland | 1998-08-23 | |||
| 4 | 67.16 m | 1998-08-10 | ||||
| 5 | 67.08 m | Austin, United States | 1998-04-02 | |||
| 6 | 66.82 m | Wiesau, Germany | 1998-04-25 | |||
| 7 | 66.17 m | Dortmund, Germany | 1998-05-02 | |||
| 8 | 65.77 m | Togliattigrad, Russia | 1998-05-15 | |||
| 9 | 65.00 m | Gainesville, United States | 1998-05-24 | |||
| 10 | 64.61 m | Togliattigrad, Russia | 1998-05-15 | |||
| 11 | 64.50 m | Rüdlingen, Switzerland | 1998-08-23 | |||
| 12 | 64.23 m | 1998-08-25 | ||||
| 13 | 64.18 m | Erfurt, Germany | 1998-05-21 | |||
| 14 | 64.15 m | Clermont-Ferrand, France | 1998-04-25 | |||
| 15 | 64.12 m | New Orleans, United States | 1998-06-19 | |||
| 16 | 63.95 m | Veszprém, Hungary | 1998-09-10 | |||
| 17 | 63.80 m | Columbia, United States | 1998-05-15 | PB | ||
| 18 | 63.64 m | Philadelphia, United States | 1998-04-25 | |||
| 19 | 63.55 m | Provo, United States | 1998-04-10 | |||
| 20 | 63.30 m | Bedford, United Kingdom | 1998-08-29 | |||
| 21 | 63.20 m | 1998-08-01 | ||||
| 22 | 62.83 m | 1998-06-26 | ||||
| 23 | 62.79 m | Dreux, France | 1998-07-11 | |||
| 24 | 62.78 m | 1998-08-03 | PB | |||
| 25 | 62.72 m | 1998-08-21 |