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.
| Rank | Athlete | First Meet | Second Meet | Third Meet | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Venue | Points | Venue | Points | Venue | ||||
| 8672 | Götzis | 8628 | Tallinn | 8667 | Budapest | 25967 | |||
| 8573 | Götzis | 8583 | Reykjavik | 8552 | Budapest | 25708 | |||
| 8538 | Götzis | 8589 | Tallinn | 8477 | Budapest | 25604 | |||
| 4 | 8592 | Götzis | 8428 | Uniondale | 8506 | Budapest | 25526 | ||
| 5 | 8414 | Götzis | 8571 | Budapest | 8290 | Talence | 25275 | ||
| 6 | 8136 | Uniondale | 8587 | Budapest | 8200 | Talence | 24923 | ||
| 7 | 8332 | Götzis | 8067 | Brixen | 8303 | Talence | 24702 | ||
| 8 | 8228 | Götzis | 8171 | Uniondale | 8144 | Kuala Lumpur | 24543 | ||
| 9 | 8135 | Götzis | 8236 | Ratingen | 8140 | Budapest | 24511 | ||
| 10 | 7868 | Hobart | 8040 | Sydney | 8490 | Kuala Lumpur | 24398 | ||
| 11 | 8051 | Götzis | 7931 | Tallinn | 8081 | Budapest | 24063 | ||
| 12 | 8002 | Götzis | 7883 | Tallinn | 8140 | Budapest | 24025 | ||
| 13 | 8269 | Tallinn | 8135 | Budapest | 7486 | Talence | 23890 | ||
| 14 | 7995 | Götzis | 7771 | Tallinn | 7638 | Dordrecht | 23404 | ||
| 15 | 7738 | Val-de-Reuil | 7683 | Tallinn | 7549 | Budapest | 22970 | ||