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

RankAthleteFirst MeetSecond MeetThird MeetPoints
PointsVenuePointsVenuePointsVenue
Erki Nool (EST)8672Götzis8628Tallinn8667Budapest25967
Jón Arnar Magnússon (ISL)8573Götzis8583Reykjavik8552Budapest25708
Roman Šebrle (CZE)8538Götzis8589Tallinn8477Budapest25604
4Tomáš Dvořák (CZE)8592Götzis8428Uniondale8506Budapest25526
5Lev Lobodin (RUS)8414Götzis8571Budapest8290Talence25275
6Eduard Hämäläinen (FIN)8136Uniondale8587Budapest8200Talence24923
7Sebastian Chmara (POL)8332Götzis8067Brixen8303Talence24702
8Mike Smith (CAN)8228Götzis8171Uniondale8144Kuala Lumpur24543
9Klaus Isekenmeier (GER)8135Götzis8236Ratingen8140Budapest24511
10Jagan Hames (AUS)7868Hobart8040Sydney8490Kuala Lumpur24398
11Philipp Huber (SUI)8051Götzis7931Tallinn8081Budapest24063
12Zsolt Kürtösi (HUN)8002Götzis7883Tallinn8140Budapest24025
13Jack Rosendaal (NED)8269Tallinn8135Budapest7486Talence23890
14Bart Bennema (NED)7995Götzis7771Tallinn7638Dordrecht23404
15Gaëtan Blouin (FRA)7738Val-de-Reuil7683Tallinn7549Budapest22970