1998 Mr. Olympia
Appearance
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The 1998 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on October 10, 1998,[1] at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
Results
[edit]The total prize money awarded was $300,000.
Place | Prize | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | $110,000 | ![]() |
17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 32[2] |
2 | $50,000 | ![]() |
5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 |
3 | $35,000 | ![]() |
11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 60 |
4 | $25,000 | ![]() |
23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 84 |
5 | $20,000 | ![]() |
18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 89 |
6 | $14,000 | ![]() |
40 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 130 |
7 | $13,000 | ![]() |
30 | 35 | 35 | 100 | |
8 | $12,000 | ![]() |
53 | 40 | 42 | 135 | |
9 | $11,000 | ![]() |
54 | 48 | 52 | 154 | |
10 | $10,000 | ![]() |
53 | 51 | 53 | 157 | |
11 | ![]() |
61 | 56 | 61 | 178 | ||
12 | ![]() |
60 | 62 | 62 | 184 | ||
13 | ![]() |
69 | 63 | 61 | 193 | ||
14 | ![]() |
73 | 67 | 56 | 196 | ||
15 | ![]() |
77 | 73 | 69 | 219 | ||
16 | ![]() |
84 | 80 | 83 | 247 | ||
17 | ![]() |
88 | 82 | 82 | 252 | ||
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35 |
Notable events
[edit]- Dorian Yates, who sustained a severe triceps injury before winning the 1997 Mr. Olympia, announced his retirement leaving way for a new champion
- Ronnie Coleman surprised the field by winning the title over the more established favorites, Flex Wheeler, Nasser El Sonbaty, Kevin Levrone and Shawn Ray. He leapt a record eight places from his 9th place finish the year before.[3]
- Paul Dillett was suffering from severe dehydration and passed out after just 10 minutes of pre-judging, and dropped out of the competition
References
[edit]- ^ McGough, Peter. "The 1998 Mr. Olympia". The Barbell. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ^ "Mr. Olympia Contest Results". getbig.com. September 30, 2012.
- ^ "The Mr. Olympia Record Book". The Barbell. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
External links
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