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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.
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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.
The total prize money awarded was $300,000.
| Place | Prize | Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $110,000 |  Ronnie Coleman | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 32 [2] |
| 2 | $50,000 | Flex Wheeler | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 |
| 3 | $35,000 |  Nasser El Sonbaty | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 60 |
| 4 | $25,000 | Kevin Levrone | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 84 |
| 5 | $20,000 | Shawn Ray | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 89 |
| 6 | $14,000 | Chris Cormier | 40 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 130 |
| 7 | $13,000 |  Lee Priest | 30 | 35 | 35 | 100 | |
| 8 | $12,000 |  Ernie Taylor | 53 | 40 | 42 | 135 | |
| 9 | $11,000 | Mike Matarazzo | 54 | 48 | 52 | 154 | |
| 10 | $10,000 |  Jean-Pierre Fux | 53 | 51 | 53 | 157 | |
| 11 | Miloš Šarčev | 61 | 56 | 61 | 178 | ||
| 12 | Johnny Moya | 60 | 62 | 62 | 184 | ||
| 13 |  Darrem Charles | 69 | 63 | 61 | 193 | ||
| 14 | Aaron Baker | 73 | 67 | 56 | 196 | ||
| 15 |  Günter Schlierkamp | 77 | 73 | 69 | 219 | ||
| 16 |  Ahmad Haidar | 84 | 80 | 83 | 247 | ||
| 17 |  Claude Groulx | 88 | 82 | 82 | 252 | ||
| Paul Dillett | 35 |
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