1998 IAAF Combined Events Challenge
The 1998 IAAF Combined Events Challenge was the first edition of the annual competition for decathletes and heptathletes, organised by the world's governing body IAAF.
Men's ranking
[edit]| Rank | Athlete | First Meet | Second Meet | Third Meet | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Venue | Points | Venue | Points | Venue | |||
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 Erki Nool (EST) |
8672 | Götzis | 8628 | Tallinn | 8667 | Budapest | 25967 |
 |
 Jón Arnar Magnússon (ISL) |
8573 | Götzis | 8583 | Reykjavik | 8552 | Budapest | 25708 |
 |
 Roman Šebrle (CZE) |
8538 | Götzis | 8589 | Tallinn | 8477 | Budapest | 25604 |
| 4 | Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) |
8592 | Götzis | 8428 | Uniondale | 8506 | Budapest | 25526 |
| 5 |  Lev Lobodin (RUS) |
8414 | Götzis | 8571 | Budapest | 8290 | Talence | 25275 |
| 6 |  Eduard Hämäläinen (FIN) |
8136 | Uniondale | 8587 | Budapest | 8200 | Talence | 24923 |
| 7 |  Sebastian Chmara (POL) |
8332 | Götzis | 8067 | Brixen | 8303 | Talence | 24702 |
| 8 |  Mike Smith (CAN) |
8228 | Götzis | 8171 | Uniondale | 8144 | Kuala Lumpur | 24543 |
| 9 |  Klaus Isekenmeier (GER) |
8135 | Götzis | 8236 | Ratingen | 8140 | Budapest | 24511 |
| 10 |  Jagan Hames (AUS) |
7868 | Hobart | 8040 | Sydney | 8490 | Kuala Lumpur | 24398 |
| 11 |  Philipp Huber (SUI) |
8051 | Götzis | 7931 | Tallinn | 8081 | Budapest | 24063 |
| 12 |  Zsolt Kürtösi (HUN) |
8002 | Götzis | 7883 | Tallinn | 8140 | Budapest | 24025 |
| 13 |  Jack Rosendaal (NED) |
8269 | Tallinn | 8135 | Budapest | 7486 | Talence | 23890 |
| 14 | Bart Bennema (NED) |
7995 | Götzis | 7771 | Tallinn | 7638 | Dordrecht | 23404 |
| 15 |  Gaëtan Blouin (FRA) |
7738 | Val-de-Reuil | 7683 | Tallinn | 7549 | Budapest | 22970 |