Mr. Olympia 1998
Mr. Olympia 1998 was held in New York City, NY, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Ronnie Coleman.
- Year
- 1998
- Date
- Sep 1, 1998
- Location
- New York City, NY, USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 2
- Competitors
- 23
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Ronnie Coleman | Flex Wheeler |
| Women's Fitness | Monica Brant | Susan Curry |
Mr. Olympia 1998
Mr. Olympia 1998 was held in New York City, NY, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Ronnie Coleman.
6-time winner Dorian Yates, who won in 1997, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Mr. Olympia 1998 contested 2 divisions across 23 athletes, competitors from 7 countries. Ronnie Coleman took Men's Open Bodybuilding. 2 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ronnie Coleman First Mr. Olympia title | United States |
| 2nd | Flex Wheeler | United States |
| 3rd | Nasser El Sonbaty | Germany |
| 4th | Kevin Levrone | United States |
| 5th | Shawn Ray | United States |
| 6th | Chris Cormier | United States |
| 7th | Lee Priest | Australia |
| 8th | Ernie Taylor | United Kingdom |
| 9th | Mike Matarazzo | United States |
| 10th | Jean-Pierre Fux | United States |
| 11th | Miloš Šarčev | Netherlands |
| 12th | Johnny Moya | United States |
| 13th | Darrem Charles | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 14th | Aaron Baker | United States |
| 15th | Günter Schlierkamp | Germany |
| 16th | Ahmad Haidar | United States |
| 17th | Claude Groulx | Canada |
| participated | Paul Dillett | Canada |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Fitness
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Monica Brant First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Susan Curry | United States |
| 3rd | Mary Yockey | United States |
| 16th | Beate Drabing (2) | United States |
| 17th | Sipka Biserka (2) | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 23
- Divisions
- 2
- Size rank
- 29 of 61
The biggest field since 1991.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Derek Lunsford | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2024 | Samson Dauda | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2023 | Derek Lunsford | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2022 | Hadi Choopan | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2021 | Mamdouh Elssbiay | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2020 | Mamdouh Elssbiay | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2019 | Brandon Curry | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2018 | Shawn Rhoden | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2017 | Phil Heath | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2016 | Phil Heath | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2015 | Phil Heath | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2014 | Phil Heath | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2013 | Phil Heath | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2012 | Phil Heath | Men's Bodybuilding |
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.