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
| 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 |
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 Jón Arnar Magnússon (ISL) |
8573 | Götzis | 8583 | Reykjavik | 8552 | Budapest | 25708 |
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 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 |
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