Mr Universe 1998
Mr Universe 1998 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Steve Creighton.
- Year
- 1998
- Date
- Oct 15, 1998
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 5
- Competitors
- 30
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium | Steve Creighton | Ronny Rockel |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall | Simon Cohen | Helge Seliger |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Andrew Haynes | Oliver Ripert |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Gary Lister | Dayo Audi |
| Other Divisions - Masters | John Citrone | Peter Andreas |
Mr Universe 1998
Mr Universe 1998 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium title went to Steve Creighton.
Defending Medium champion Grant Thomas, who won in 1997, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
Mr Universe 1998 contested 5 divisions across 30 athletes, 4 open and 1 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 6 countries. Steve Creighton took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium. 5 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 1
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steve Creighton First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Ronny Rockel | Germany |
| 3rd | Charles Duca | Australia |
| 4th | Oliver Reinhardt | United States |
| 5th | Ramsford Smith | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Pascal Delhoume | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Simon Cohen | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Helge Seliger | Germany |
| 3rd | Carlo Sic | United States |
| 4th | Rob Van Der Dussen | Netherlands |
| 5th | Steve Tylee | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Michael O'Hanlon | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Andrew Haynes First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Oliver Ripert | France |
| 3rd | Nick Jones | Australia |
| 4th | Alison Maria | Netherlands |
| 5th | Uwe Hörter | United States |
| 6th | Darryl Aldis | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gary Lister Title defense, 2nd win here | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Dayo Audi | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Eric Hartley | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Bernd Fullner | United States |
| 5th | Chris Wall | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Michael Godoganlok | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Citrone Title defense, 6th win here | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Peter Andreas | Netherlands |
| 3rd | Bernd Prause | United States |
| 4th | Thomas Long | Australia |
| 5th | Deny Holye | United States |
| 6th | Steve Britton | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 30
- Divisions
- 5
- Size rank
- 35 of 72
The biggest field since 1997.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | John Grimek | Open |
| 1947 | Steve Stanko | Open |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
This page lists the divisions and finishing order held for this contest, with the source named on it wherever one was recorded. It reports what was published. It does not re-judge the show, and it does not reconcile disagreements between sources.
- Score and bodyweight columns appear only for divisions where those figures exist in the data. A division without them was recorded as placings only, not as a show that gave no scores.
- Where the record has two athletes sharing a place, both are listed. A tie is never broken to produce a single winner.
- Venue, federation, date and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
- A contest with no results has either not taken place yet or has no placements published. Check the status line above the results to tell which.

