Universe 1998
Universe 1998 was held in USA. The Women's Bodybuilding title went to Julia Abel.
- Year
- 1998
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 8
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | – | – |
| Women's Bodybuilding | Julia Abel | Jackie Young |
| Women's Figure - Short | – | – |
| Women's Figure - Tall | Lynn Perrott | – |
Universe 1998 Results
Universe 1998 was held in USA.
Defending Figure Short champion Brigitte Crepieux, who won in 1997, did not return.
About this show
Full placings from the Universe 1998 in USA, where 4 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding, Women's Bodybuilding, Women's Figure - Short and Women's Figure - Tall. 8 athletes from 4 countries competed.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | Vera Bendel | Germany |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Julia Abel First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Jackie Young | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Heather Adams | Australia |
| 5th | Gil Feathers | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Anja Timmer | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Short
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| participated | Pina Theodoridis | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure - Tall
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lynn Perrott First recorded win | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 8
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 50 of 55
The biggest field since 1997.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Samantha Feenburg | Physique |
| 2016 | Cemile Tarim | Bodybuilding |
| 2015 | Franca Cal | Bodybuilding |
| 2014 | Enza Cordio | Bodybuilding |
| 2000 | Olga Tikhonova | Bodybuilding |
| 1999 | Taylor Young | Bodybuilding |
| 1998 | Julia Abel | Open |
| 1989 | Tatjana Scholl | Bodybuilding |
| 1988 | Lisa Campbell | Bodybuilding |
| 1987 | Connie McCloskey | Bodybuilding |
| 1986 | Monika Steiner | Bodybuilding |
| 1979 | Karen Griffiths | Open |
| 1978 | Sandra Kong | Open |
| 1968 | Frank Zane | 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 and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
- A date shows only where the source recorded the day of the show. Most historical listings give a year or a month and nothing finer, so those editions are dated by year alone rather than by a day we would have had to invent.
- 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.