1998 Mr. Olympia

The 1998 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on October 10, 1998, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.

Results The total prize money awarded was $300,000.

Place Prize Name 1 2 3 4 Points 1 $110,000 Ronnie Coleman1755532 2 $50,000 Flex Wheeler510101035 3 $35,000 Nasser El Sonbaty1116171660 4 $25,000 Kevin Levrone2321202084 5 $20,000 Shawn Ray1822242589 6 $14,000 Chris Cormier40303030130 7 $13,000 Lee Priest303535100 8 $12,000 Ernie Taylor534042135 9 $11,000 Mike Matarazzo544852154 10 $10,000 Jean-Pierre Fux535153157 11 Miloš Šarčev615661178 12 Johnny Moya606262184 13 Darrem Charles696361193 14 Aaron Baker736756196 15 Günter Schlierkamp 777369219 16 Ahmad Haidar848083247 17 Claude Groulx888282252 Paul Dillett35

Notable events 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. Paul Dillett was suffering from severe dehydration and passed out after just 10 minutes of pre-judging, and dropped out of the competition

References

External links Mr. Olympia The 1998 Mr. Olympia