CREATE TABLE table_204_98 (id NUMBER, "year" NUMBER, "competition" CLOB, "venue" CLOB, "position" CLOB, "event" CLOB, "notes" CLOB)

which other year than 1998 was 3rd position ?
SELECT "year" FROM table_204_98 WHERE "year" <> 1998 AND "position" = 3
SELECT "year" FROM "table_204_98" WHERE "position" = 3 AND "year" <> 1998