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Derek Lunsford defeated Hadi Choopan in an incredible tight contest, with fans split 50-50 over who should of won this contest. The 59th Mr. Olympia event even was held on the Orange County Convention in Orlando, Florida. |
1 | Derek Lunsford | USA |
2 | Hadi Choopan | Iran |
3 | Samson Dauda | United Kingdom |
4 | Brandon Curry | USA |
5 | Chinedu Andrew Obiekea | UAE |
6 | Hunter Labrada | USA |
7 | Michal Krizanek | Slovakia |
8 | Tonio Burton | USA |
9 | Regan Grimes | Canada |
10 | Charles Griffen | USA |
11 | Hassan Mostafa | Egypt |
12 | Andrea Presti | Italy |
13 | Theo Leguerrier | France |
14 | Roman Fritz | Germany |
15 | Justin Shier | USA |
16 | Phil Clahar | USA |
xx | Ross Flanigan | USA |
1 | Hadi Choopan |
2 | Derek Lunsford |
3 | Nick Walker |
4 | Brandon Curry |
5 | Mamdouh 'Ramy' Elssbiay |
6 | Samson Dauda |
7 | Hunter Labrada |
8 | Andrew Obiekea |
9 | William Bonac |
10 | Rafael Brandao |
11 | Iain Valliere |
12 | Michael Krizanek |
13 | Patrick Johnson |
14 | Charles Griffen |
15 | Justin Rodriguez |
16 | Akim Williams |
16 | Andrea Muzi |
16 | Andrea Presti |
16 | Antoine Vaillant |
16 | Blessing Awodibu |
16 | James Hollingshead |
16 | Joel Thomas |
16 | Mohamed Shaaban |
16 | Mohammad Alnsoor |
16 | Theo Leguerrier |
16 | Tonio Burton |
16 | Vitor Hugo Boff |
16 | Vladyslav Sukhoruchko |
1 | Mamdouh (Big Ramy) Elssbiay |
2 | Brandon Curry |
3 | Hadi Choopan |
4 | Hunter Labrada |
5 | Nicholas Walker |
6 | William Bonac |
7 | Iain Valliere |
8 | Justin Rodriguez |
9 | Akim Williams |
10 | Mohamed Shaaban |
11 | Roelly Winklaar |
12 | James Hollingshead |
13 | Hassan Mostafa |
14 | Patrick Moore |
15 | Regan Grimes |
16 | Andrea Presti |
1 | Mamdouh (Big Ramy) Elssbiay |
2 | Brandon Curry |
3 | Phil Heath |
4 | Hadi Choopan |
5 | William Bonac |
6 | Akim Williams |
7 | Iain Valliere |
8 | Hunter Labrada |
9 | Dexter Jackson |
10 | Justin Luis Rodriguez |
11 | Lukas Osladil |
12 | Seung Chul Lee |
13 | Maxx Charles |
14 | Antoine Vaillant |
15 | Regan Grimes |
16 | Juan Morel |
1 | Brandon Curry |
2 | William Bonac |
3 | Hadi Choopan |
4 | Dexter Jackson |
5 | Roelly Winklaar |
6 | Steve Kuclo |
7 | Cedric Mcmillan |
8 | Lukas Osladil |
9 | Akim Williams |
10 | Patrick Moore |
11 | Luke Sandoe |
12 | Jonathan Delarosa |
13 | Maxx Charles |
14 | Juan Morel |
15 | Michael Lockett |
16 | Mohamed Shaaban |
1 | Shawn Rhoden |
2 | Phil Heath |
3 | Roelly Winklaar |
4 | William Bonac |
5 | Brandon Curry |
6 | Mamdouh (Big Ramy) Elssbiay |
7 | Dexter Jackson |
8 | Nathan De Asha |
9 | Cedric Mcmillan |
10 | Steve Kuclo |
11 | Alexis Rivera |
12 | Lukas Osladil |
13 | Charles Griffen |
14 | Iain Valliere |
15 | Michael Lockett |
16 | Josh Wade |
16 | Juan Morel |
16 | Justin Rodriguez |
16 | Sergio Oliva Jr. |
1 | Phil Heath | USA | $ 400,000 |
2 | Mamdouh "Big Ramy' Elssbiay | Egypt | $ 200,000 |
3 | William Bonac | Netherlands | $ 100,000 |
4 | Dexter Jackson | USA | $ 55,000 |
5 | Shawn Rhoden | USA | $ 45,000 |
6 | Roelly Winklaar | Curacao | $ 35,000 |
7 | Nathan De Asha | UK | $ 25,000 |
8 | Brandon Curry | USA | $ 20,000 |
9 | Josh Lenartowicz | Australia | $ 19,000 |
10 | Cedric McMillan | USA | $ 16,000 |
11 | Lionele Beyeke | France | |
12 | Lukas Osladil | Czech | |
13 | Maxx Charles | USA | |
14 | Johnnie Jackson | USA | |
15 | Gerald Williams | USA | |
16 | Michael Lockett | USA | |
DNF | Victor Martinez | Dominican Republic | |
DNF | Jeff Beckham | USA |
1 | Phil Heath | $400,000 |
2 | Shawn Rhoden | $150,000 |
3 | Dexter Jackson | $100,000 |
4 | Big Ramy (Mamdouh Elssbiay) | $55,000 |
5 | William Bonac | $45,000 |
6 | Roelly Winklaar | $35,000 |
7 | Cedric McMillan | $25,000 |
8 | Dallas McCarver | $20,000 |
9 | Josh Lenartowicz | $19,000 |
10 | Justin Compton | $16,000 |
11 | Victor Martinez | |
12 | Nathan DeAsha | |
13 | Steve Kuclo | |
14 | Ben Pakulski | |
15 | Akim Williams | |
16 | Brandon Curry | |
16 | Michael Lockett | |
16 | Kevin Levrone | |
16 | Lukas Osladil |
1 | Phil Heath |
2 | Dexter Jackson |
3 | Shawn Rhoden |
4 | Dennis Wolf |
5 | Big Ramy |
6 | Branch Warren |
7 | Roelly Winklaar |
8 | William Bonac |
9 | Victor Martinez |
10 | Essa Obiad |
11 | Juan Morel |
12 | Max Charles |
13 | Dallas Mccarver |
14 | Ronny Rockel |
15 | Johnnie Jackson |
16 | Aziz Jalali |
16 | Brad Rowe |
16 | Brandon Curry |
16 | Fred Smalls |
16 | Jonathan Delarosa |
16 | Mohamed Bannout |
16 | Robert Piotrkowicz |
16 | Steve Kuclo |
Place | Name | Country | Amount |
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1 | Phil Heath | USA | $275,000 |
2 | Kai Greene | USA | $130,000 |
3 | Shawn Rhoden | USA | $90,000 |
4 | Dennis Wolf | Germany | $55,000 |
5 | Dexter Jackson | USA | $45,000 |
6 | Branch Warren | USA | $35,000 |
7 | Mamdouh 'Ramy' Elssbiay | Kuwait | $25,000 |
8 | Victor Martinez | Dominican Republic | $20,000 |
9 | Steve Kuclo | USA | $19,000 |
10 | Juan Morel | USA | $16,000 |
11 | Johnnie Jackson | USA | |
12 | Roelly Winklaar | Curacao | |
13 | Fred Smalls | USA | |
14 | Jonathan Delarosa | USA | |
15 | William Bonac | Netherlands | |
16 | Ibrahim Sami Fahim | Egypt | |
17 | JoJo Ntiforo | USA |
Place | Name |
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1 | Phil Heath |
2 | Kai Greene |
3 | Dennis Wolf |
4 | Shawn Rhoden |
5 | Dexter Jackson |
6 | Jay Cutler |
7 | Roelly Winklaar |
8 | Mamdouh Elssbiay |
9 | Branch Warren |
10 | Lionel Beyeke |
11 | Victor Martinez |
12 | Cedric McMillan |
13 | Evan Centopani |
14 | Steve Kuclo |
15 | Toney Freeman |
16 | Baitollah Abbaspour |
16 | Brandon Curry |
16 | Johnnie Jackson |
16 | Essa Obaid |
16 | Robert Piotrkowicz |
Place | Name | Country | 1+2 | 4 | Points |
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1 | Phil Heath | USA | 5 | 5 | 10 |
2 | Kai Greene | USA | 10 | 10 | 20 |
3 | Shawn Rhoden | USA | 15 | 16 | 31 |
4 | Dexter Jackson | USA | 20 | 20 | 40 |
5 | Branch Warren | USA | 25 | 31 | 56 |
6 | Dennis Wolf | Germany | 35 | 24 | 59 |
7 | Toney Freeman | USA | 30 | 34 | 64 |
8 | Evan Centopani | USA | 42 | 40 | 82 |
9 | Johnnie Jackson | USA | 45 | 46 | 91 |
10 | Lionel Beyeke | France | 51 | 52 | 103 |
11 | Ben Pakulski | Canada | 54 | 55 | 109 |
12 | Roelly Winklaar | Netherlands | 62 | 62 | 124 |
13 | Ronny Rockel | Germany | 63 | 67 | 130 |
14 | Essa Obaid | UAE | 72 | 65 | 137 |
15 | Hidetada Yamagishi | Japan | 74 | 75 | 149 |
16 | Bill Wilmore | USA | 74 | 76 | 150 |
17 | Baitollah Abbaspour | Iran | 80 | 80 | 160 |
17 | Fred Smalls | USA | 80 | 80 | 160 |
17 | Michael Kefalianos | Australia | 80 | 80 | 160 |
With Jay Cutler sporting a torn bicep, Phil Heath, looking in the best shape of his career, catapulted to become the king of the bodybuilding pros! What an incredible moment. Prize Money - 1st - $200K, 2nd - $100K, 3rd - $75K, 4th - $50K, 5th - $40K, 6th - $30K, 7th - $18K, 8th - $17K, 9th - $16K, 10th - $14K. |
Place | Name | Country | 1+2 | 4 | Points |
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1 | Phil Heath | USA | 5 | 5 | 10 |
2 | Jay Cutler | USA | 10 | 10 | 20 |
3 | Kai Greene | USA | 15 | 16 | 31 |
4 | Victor Martinez | Dominican Republic | 26 | 20 | 46 |
5 | Dennis Wolf | Germany | 23 | 24 | 47 |
6 | Dexter Jackson | USA | 25 | 29 | 54 |
7 | Toney Freeman | USA | 38 | 37 | 75 |
8 | Brandon Curry | USA | 44 | 40 | 84 |
9 | Ronny Rockel | Germany | 45 | 44 | 89 |
10 | Hidetada Yamagishi | Japan | 45 | 48 | 93 |
11 | Shawn Rhoden | USA | 50 | 55 | 105 |
12 | Edward Nunn | USA | 67 | 61 | 128 |
13 | Johnnie Jackson | USA | 65 | 67 | 132 |
14 | Marius Dohne | South Africa | 69 | 67 | 136 |
15 | Craig Richardson | USA | 77 | 73 | 150 |
16 | Frank McGrath | Canada | 79 | 79 | |
17 | Ben White | USA | 80 | 80 | |
17 | Evgeny Mishin | Russia | 80 | 80 | |
17 | Marc LaVoie | Canada | 80 | 80 | |
17 | Marcus Haley | USA | 80 | 80 | |
17 | Michael Kefalianos | Australia | 80 | 80 | |
17 | Robert Piotrkowicz | Poland | 80 | 80 | |
17 | Robert Burneika | USA | 80 | 80 | |
17 | Troy Alves | USA | 80 | 80 |
Jay Cutler, with his muscularity, beat an incredible conditioned Phil Heath. Most disappointing was Kai Greene, who failed to live up to the hype with a stunning 7th place, out of the overall posedown for the evening, even though he did look better on Saturday night than Friday's prejudging. Here is the prize money for this contest. Prize Money - 1st - $200K, 2nd - $100K, 3rd - $75K, 4th - $50K, 5th - $40K, 6th - $30K, 7th - $18K, 8th - $17K, 9th - $16K, 10th - $14K. |
Place | Name | Country | Comp # | 1+2 | 4 | Points |
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1 | Jay Cutler | USA | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
2 | Phil Heath | USA | 18 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
3 | Branch Warren | USA | 1 | 16 | 15 | 31 |
4 | Dexter Jackson | USA | 13 | 19 | 20 | 39 |
5 | Dennis Wolf | Germany | 4 | 26 | 25 | 51 |
6 | Ronny Rockel | Germany | 12 | 30 | 30 | 60 |
7 | Kai Greene | USA | 15 | 35 | 35 | |
8 | Victor Martinez | USA | 9 | 36 | 36 | |
9 | Toney Freeman | USA | 20 | 45 | 45 | |
10 | Hidetada Yamagishi | Japan | 14 | 56 | 56 | |
11 | Dennis James | Germany | 11 | 57 | 57 | |
11 | Johnnie Jackson | USA | 16 | 57 | 57 | |
13 | Marcus Haley | USA | 5 | 64 | 64 | |
14 | Roelly Winklaar | Netherlands | 6 | 73 | 73 | |
15 | Troy Alves | USA | 2 | 76 | 76 | |
16 | Edward Nunn | USA | 7 | 78 | 78 | |
17 | Evgeny Mishin | Russia | 8 | 79 | 79 | |
18 | Bill Willmore | USA | 19 | 80 | 80 | |
18 | Craig Richardson | USA | 17 | 80 | 80 | |
18 | Erik Fankhouser | USA | 3 | 80 | 80 | |
18 | Paco Bautista | Spain | 21 | 80 | 80 | |
18 | Robert Piotrkowicz | Poland | 10 | 80 | 80 |
Whoever was in doubt that the great Jay Cutler could ever come back from losing an Olympia crown, and there were a lot of doubters, was in awe as Jay took the title back. Dexter Jackson, last years winner, lost by ONE point to take third place over a vastly improved Branch Warren. Kai Greene, the winner of the 2009 Arnold, took 4th, while Phil Heath took 5th, again by ONE point. One of the most highly anticipated matchups in the history of the sport. |
Place | Name | Country | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | Points |
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1 | Jay Cutler | USA | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
2 | Branch Warren | USA | 16 | 16 | 14 | 46 |
3 | Dexter Jackson | USA | 10 | 18 | 19 | 47 |
4 | Kai Greene | USA | 13 | 19 | 22 | 54 |
5 | Phil Heath | USA | 24 | 17 | 14 | 55 |
6 | Victor Martinez | Dominican Republic | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 |
7 | Ronny Rockel | Germany | 35 | 43 | 78 | |
8 | Toney Freeman | USA | 38 | 42 | 80 | |
9 | Hidetada Yamagishi | Japan | 45 | 57 | 102 | |
10 | Moe El Moussawi | New Zealand | 51 | 52 | 103 | |
11 | Melvin Anthony | USA | 60 | 44 | 104 | |
11 | Silvio Samuel | Spain | 49 | 55 | 104 | |
13 | Gustavo Badell | Puerto Rico | 53 | 59 | 112 | |
14 | Dennis James | Germany | 61 | 71 | 132 | |
15 | Markus Ruhl | Germany | 63 | 72 | 136 | |
16 | Troy Alves | USA | 80 | 80 | ||
16 | Darrem Charles | Trinidad | 80 | 80 | ||
16 | Ahmad Haidar | Lebanon | 80 | 80 | ||
16 | Michael Kefalianos | Australia | 80 | 80 | ||
16 | Martin Kjellstrom | Sweden | 80 | 80 | ||
16 | Joel Stubbs | Bahamas | 80 | 80 | ||
16 | Bill Wilmore | USA | 80 | 80 | ||
16 | Dennis Wolf | Germany | 80 | 80 |
Jay Cutler loses the crown to a very determined Dexter Jackson! Phil Heath, in his rookie debut at the Olympia, places third. Victor Martinez did not compete as he was injured earlier in the year. |
Place | Name | Country | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | Points |
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1 | Dexter Jackson | USA | 12 | 9 | 11 | 32 |
2 | Jay Cutler | USA | 20 | 10 | 9 | 39 |
3 | Phil Heath | USA | 28 | 13 | 12 | 53 |
4 | Dennis Wolf | Germany | 40 | 23 | 22 | 85 |
5 | Toney Freeman | USA | 50 | 22 | 22 | 94 |
6 | Melvin Anthony | USA | 62 | 33 | 30 | 125 |
7 | Silvio Samuel | Spain | 76 | 32 | 108 | |
8 | Dennis James | Germany | 74 | 43 | 117 | |
9 | Moe Elmoussawi | New Zealand | 94 | 51 | 145 | |
10 | Gustava Badell | Puerto Rico | 100 | 48 | 148 | |
11 | Darrem Charles | Trinidad | 106 | 50 | 156 | |
12 | Johnnie Jackson | USA | 122 | 65 | 187 | |
13 | Craig Richardson | USA | 138 | 63 | 201 | |
14 | Ronny Rockel | Germany | 134 | 69 | 203 | |
15 | David Henry | USA | 142 | 66 | 208 | |
16 | Kevin English | USA | 158 | 77 | 235 | |
17 | Fouad Abiad | Canada | 160 | 80 | 240 | |
17 | Leo Ingram | USA | 160 | 80 | 240 | |
17 | Sergey Shelestov | Russia | 160 | 80 | 240 |
Jay Cutler wins his second Sandow, although not without reasonable doubt, as Victor Martinez made a very strong case for the title here. The debate on who won will be talked about throughout the years. |
Place | Name | Country | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | Points |
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1 | Jay Cutler | USA | 14 | 8 | 6 | 28 |
2 | Victor Martinez | Dominican Republic | 16 | 7 | 9 | 32 |
3 | Dexter Jackson | USA | 30 | 16 | 16 | 62 |
4 | Ronnie Coleman | USA | 48 | 21 | 20 | 89 |
5 | Dennis Wolf | Germany | 50 | 25 | 25 | 100 |
6 | Melvin Anthony | USA | 48 | 29 | 30 | 107 |
7 | Silvio Samuel | Spain | 76 | 37 | 113 | |
8 | Gustava Badell | Puerto Rico | 76 | 42 | 118 | |
9 | Johnnie Jackson | USA | 92 | 47 | 139 | |
10 | David Henry | USA | 98 | 46 | 144 | |
11 | Ronnie Rockel | Germany | 110 | 57 | 167 | |
12 | Darrem Charles | Trinidad | 140 | 57 | 197 | |
13 | Hidetada Yamagishi | Japan | 130 | 71 | 201 | |
14 | Toney Freeman | USA | 138 | 67 | 205 | |
15 | Will Harris | USA | 140 | 68 | 208 | |
16 | Mark Dugdale | USA | 160 | 160 | ||
16 | Sergey Shelestov | Russia | 160 | 160 | ||
16 | Quincy Taylor | USA | 160 | 160 | ||
16 | Bill Wilmore | USA | 160 | 160 | ||
16 | Eddie Abbew | United Kingdom | 160 | 160 | ||
16 | Vince Taylor | USA | 160 | 160 | ||
16 | Markus Ruhl | Germany | 160 | 160 | ||
16 | Francisco Bautista | Spain | 160 | 160 | ||
16 | Marcus Haley | USA | 160 | 160 |
An incredible finish leads to Jay Cutler, after 4 times being second, taking the crown from Ronnie, and denying him making history. Ronnie leaves without accepting his second place away. |
Place | Name | Country | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | Points |
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1 | Jay Cutler | USA | 12 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
2 | Ronnie Coleman | USA | 18 | 10 | 10 | 38 |
3 | Victor Martinez | Dominican Republic | 34 | 16 | 16 | 66 |
4 | Dexter Jackson | USA | 36 | 20 | 19 | 75 |
5 | Melvin Anthony | USA | 50 | 25 | 26 | 101 |
6 | Gustavo Badell | Puerto Rico | 62 | 30 | 29 | 121 |
7 | Toney Freeman | USA | 68 | 35 | 103 | |
8 | Markus Ruhl | Germany | 84 | 41 | 125 | |
9 | Dennis James | USA | 96 | 47 | 143 | |
10 | Gunter Schlierkamp | Germany | 102 | 54 | 156 | |
11 | Vince Taylor | USA | 120 | 50 | 170 | |
12 | Branch Warren | USA | 114 | 61 | 175 | |
13 | Johnnie Jackson | USA | 130 | 67 | 197 | |
14 | Darrem Charles | Trinidad | 148 | 62 | 210 | |
15 | Troy Alves | USA | 142 | 75 | 217 | |
16 | Francisco 'Paco' Bautista | Spain | 160 | 160 | ||
16 | Dennis Wolf | Germany | 160 | 160 | ||
16 | Rodney St. Cloud | USA | 160 | 160 | ||
16 | Ronny Rockel | Germany | 160 | 160 | ||
16 | Mustafa Mohammad | Austria | 160 | 160 | ||
16 | Bill Wilmore | USA | 160 | 160 | ||
16 | David Henry | USA | 160 | 160 |
Jay looked great, but Ronnie stole the show, and the king now has an incredible 8 Mr. Olympias. The special Challege Competitions within the Mr. Olympia was interesting, with Gustavo beating the competition there. |
Place | Name | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points |
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1 | Ronnie Coleman | USA | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
2 | Jay Cutler | USA | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 38 |
3 | Gustavo Badell | Puerto Rico | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 71 |
4 | Gunter Schlierkamp | Germany | 20 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 75 |
5 | Victor Martinez | Dominican Republic | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 98 |
6 | Dannis James | Germany | 31 | 32 | 37 | 100 | |
7 | Melvin Anthony | USA | 31 | 40 | 31 | 102 | |
8 | Branch Warren | USA | 46 | 35 | 40 | 121 | |
9 | Darrem Charles | Trinidad | 40 | 50 | 46 | 136 | |
10 | Mustafa Mohammad | Jordan | 57 | 50 | 48 | 155 | |
11 | Johnnie Jackson | USA | 59 | 51 | 52 | 162 | |
12 | George Farah | USA | 60 | 61 | 61 | 182 | |
13 | Chris Cormier | USA | 51 | 73 | 67 | 191 | |
14 | David Henry | USA | 71 | 64 | 66 | 201 | |
15 | Markus Ruhl | Germany | 69 | 75 | 68 | 212 | |
16 | Kris Dim | Cambodia | 77 | 78 | 155 | ||
17 | Craig Richardson | USA | 79 | 80 | 159 | ||
17 | Ronnie Rockel | Germany | 80 | 79 | 159 | ||
19 | Quincy Taylor | USA | 80 | 80 | 160 | ||
19 | Alexander Federov | Russia | 80 | 80 | 160 | ||
19 | Mike Sheridan | USA | 80 | 80 | 160 | ||
Challenge Round Winner | |||||||
Gustavo Badell | |||||||
Best Wheels Winner | |||||||
Jay Cutler |
The new 'Challenge Round' was introduced, changing the way the final top six were scored in the last round. The top six competitors scores were discared after round three, and only the final round mattered in who will win. In the new format, Dexter was the loser, and Gustova was the winner. The difference was worth $10,000. |
Place | Name | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points |
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1 | Ronnie Coleman | USA | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 24 |
2 | Jay Cutler | USA | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 21 |
3 | Gustavo Badell | Puerto Rico | 21 | 16 | 20 | 57 | 13 |
4 | Dexter Jackson | USA | 15 | 19 | 15 | 49 | 12 |
5 | Markus Ruhl | Germany | 40 | 28 | 25 | 93 | 10 |
6 | Gunter Schlierkamp | Germany | 28 | 43 | 30 | 101 | 1 |
7 | Chris Cormier | USA | 36 | 34 | 39 | 109 | |
8 | Dennis James | USA | 33 | 37 | 42 | 112 | |
9 | Victor Martinez | Dominican Republic | 37 | 35 | 46 | 118 | |
10 | Darrem Charles | Trinidad | 50 | 49 | 43 | 142 | |
11 | Pavol Jablonicky | Czech | 57 | 63 | 58 | 178 | |
12 | Kris Dim | USA | 60 | 61 | 63 | 184 | |
13 | Ahmad Haidar | Lebanon | 67 | 60 | 64 | 191 | |
14 | Johnnie Jackson | USA | 79 | 70 | 69 | 218 | |
15 | Troy Alves | USA | 72 | 71 | 76 | 219 | |
16 | Craig Richardson | USA | 71 | 82 | 82 | 235 | |
17 | Mustafa Mohammad | Jordan | 85 | 85 | 84 | 254 | |
18 | Richard Jones | USA | 91 | 91 | 89 | 271 | |
19 | Claude Groulx | Canada | 93 | 91 | 95 | 279 |
Chris Cormier pulled out of the Olympia due to sickness, although he was at the press conference. Art Atwood and Kevin Levrone both came into the show after experiences injuries during their training. |
Place | Name | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pnts |
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1 | Ronnie Coleman | USA | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
2 | Jay Cutler | USA | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
3 | Dexter Jackson | USA | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 62 |
4 | Dennis James | USA | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 80 |
5 | Gunter Schlierkamp | Germany | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 98 |
6 | Kevin Levrone | USA | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 120 |
7 | Darrem Charles | Trinidad | 35 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 149 |
8 | Troy Alves | USA | 41 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 149 |
9 | Melvin Anthony | USA | 45 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 160 |
10 | Ernie Taylor | England | 53 | 50 | 51 | 35 | 189 |
11 | Johnny Jackson | USA | 53 | 58 | 55 | 35 | 201 |
12 | Rodney St. Cloud | USA | 58 | 64 | 60 | 35 | 217 |
13 | Art Atwood | USA | 68 | 60 | 65 | 35 | 228 |
14 | Claude Groulx | Canada | 72 | 73 | 69 | 35 | 249 |
15 | Lee Priest | Australia | 71 | 77 | 75 | 35 | 258 |
16 | Jonathan Davie | Australia | 80 | 75 | 76 | 35 | 266 |
Surprise of the year is Gunter Schlierkamp, who received a standing ovation for his awesome performance. Also, Kevin Levrone for being the best in the evening. Another contest in which the prejudging favored some athletes, and the evening show favorite others. |
Place | Name | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pnts |
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1 | Ronnie Coleman | USA | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 29 |
2 | Kevin Levrone | USA | 15 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 38 |
3 | Chris Cormier | USA | 10 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 59 |
4 | Dexter Jackson | USA | 22 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 93 |
5 | Gunter Schlierkamp | Germany | 51 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 113 |
6 | Lee Priest | Australia | 42 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 127 |
7 | Flex Wheeler | USA | 23 | 41 | 45 | 109 | |
8 | Markus Ruhl | Germany | 43 | 37 | 36 | 116 | |
9 | Orville Burke | USA | 37 | 37 | 55 | 129 | |
10 | Dennis James | USA | 37 | 50 | 44 | 131 | |
11 | Craig Titus | USA | 54 | 57 | 54 | 165 | |
12 | Art Atwood | USA | 64 | 64 | 58 | 186 | |
13 | Ahmad Haider | Lebanon | 68 | 69 | 65 | 202 | |
14 | Ernie Taylor | England | 75 | 63 | 69 | 207 | |
15 | Nasser El Sonbaty | Yugoslavia | 71 | 78 | 73 | 222 | |
16 | Darrem Charles | Trinidad | 80 | 76 | 80 | 236 | |
17 | King Kamali | USA | 69 | 91 | 80 | 240 | |
18 | Bob Cicherillo | USA | 94 | 86 | 80 | 260 | |
19 | George Farah | USA | 97 | 98 | 80 | 275 | |
20 | Francisco 'Paco' Bautista | Spain | 99 | 99 | 80 | 278 | |
21 | Claude Groulx | Canada | 101 | 102 | 80 | 283 | |
22 | Tommi Thorvildsen | Norway | 114 | 109 | 80 | 303 | |
23 | Jaroslav Horvath | Slovakia | 113 | 116 | 80 | 309 | |
24 | Gustavo Badell | Puerto Rico | 116 | 117 | 80 | 313 | |
25 | Don Youngblood | USA | 122 | 124 | 80 | 326 |
Jay Cutler came from nowhere to capture second place, in which we saw a favorite Chris Cormier go to 5th place, and Nasser El Sonbaty fall to 9th place. It was an extremely exciting show! |
Place | Name | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pnts |
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1 | Ronnie Coleman | USA | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28 |
2 | Jay Cutler | USA | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
3 | Kevin Levrone | USA | 19 | 22 | 15 | 20 | 76 |
4 | Shawn Ray | USA | 21 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 80 |
5 | Chris Cormier | USA | 19 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 83 |
6 | Orville Burke | USA | 30 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 130 |
7 | Dennis James | USA | 36 | 37 | 41 | 114 | |
8 | Dexter Jackson | USA | 43 | 39 | 41 | 123 | |
9 | Nasser El Sonbaty | Yugoslavia | 41 | 42 | 53 | 136 | |
10 | Shari 'King' Kamali | USA | 52 | 48 | 45 | 145 | |
11 | Melvin Anthony | USA | 55 | 56 | 59 | 170 | |
12 | Craig Titus | USA | 61 | 58 | 62 | 181 | |
13 | Vince Taylor | USA | 77 | 65 | 45 | 187 | |
14 | Markus Ruhl | Germany | 62 | 71 | 71 | 204 | |
15 | Gunter Schlierkamp | Germany | 75 | 77 | 76 | 228 | |
16 | Tom Prince | USA | 78 | 83 | 86 | 247 | |
17 | J.D. Dawodu | England | 89 | 83 | 94 | 266 | |
18 | Darrem Charles | Trinadad | 92 | 94 | 84 | 270 | |
19 | Pavol Jablonicky | Czech | 96 | 97 | 94 | 287 | |
20 | Claude Groulx | Canada | 94 | 96 | 98 | 288 | |
21 | Mike Matarazzo | USA | 101 | 96 | 95 | 292 |
With Chris Cormier injured four weeks before the competition, and Paul Dillet and Milos Sarcev also injured, this was going to be a race to the finish. Kevin Levrone looked awesome, as even Flex could not beleive it when he was named third place. The venue, Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas as last year, where the expo booth space doubled. |
Place | Name | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pnts |
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1 | Ronnie Coleman | USA | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
2 | Kevin Levrone | USA | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 |
3 | Flex Wheeler | USA | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 62 |
4 | Shawn Ray | USA | 20 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 76 |
5 | Nasser El Sonbaty | Yugoslavia | 27 | 25 | 31 | 28 | 111 |
6 | Lee Priest | Australia | 41 | 35 | 29 | 27 | 132 |
7 | Markus Ruhl | Germany | 38 | 32 | 36 | 106 | |
8 | Jay Cutler | USA | 39 | 44 | 47 | 130 | |
9 | Dexter Jackson | USA | 39 | 48 | 50 | 137 | |
10 | Orville Burke | USA | 53 | 48 | 46 | 147 | |
11 | Dennis James | USA | 48 | 50 | 50 | 148 | |
12 | Gunter Schlierkamp | Germany | 56 | 60 | 58 | 174 | |
13 | Oleg Zhur | Ukraine | 65 | 65 | 65 | 195 |
This Mr. Olympia was one of the best organized and attended. The venue was completely sold out, with hundreds trying to get tickets. Interesting note was when Ronnie was proclaimed Mr. Olympia, Flex turned around on stage, and took off his medals, and then put his hand up proclaiming he is #1. The results were: |
Place | Name | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pnts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ronnie Coleman | USA | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
2 | Flex Wheeler | USA | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
3 | Chris Cormier | USA | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 60 |
4 | Kevin Levrone | USA | 31 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 101 |
5 | Shawn Ray | USA | 29 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 103 |
6 | Nasser El Sonbaty | Yugoslavia | 22 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 106 |
7 | Paul Dillett | Canada | 27 | 37 | 38 | 102 | |
8 | Lee Priest | Australia | 45 | 41 | 39 | 125 | |
9 | Dexter Jackson | USA | 41 | 43 | 49 | 133 | |
10 | Milos Sarcev | Yugoslavia | 54 | 59 | 48 | 161 | |
11 | Mike Matarazo | USA | 58 | 61 | 59 | 178 | |
12 | Ernie Taylor | England | 66 | 68 | 59 | 193 | |
13 | Pavol Jablonicky | Czech | 63 | 67 | 69 | 199 | |
14 | Jay Cutler | USA | 72 | 67 | 65 | 204 | |
15 | Jean Pierre Fux | Switzerland | 79 | 80 | 80 | 239 | |
Disq-12 | Markus Ruhl | Germany | 61 | 60 | 69 | 190 | |
Withdrew | Porter Cottrell | USA |
Markus Ruhl placed positive for diuretics and was disqualified. Porter Cottrell withdrew because he was involved in a firefighting accident a few weeks before the Olympia |
This year, a new Mr. Olympia was crowned, due to Dorian withdrawing from the contest three months ago, and the excitement over who would it be was quite incredible. Madison Square Garden theater was sold out, with over 5,600 fans screaming and yelling for their favorite. Dorian Yates was in the house, officially announcing his retirement, which saddened many who wanted to see him compete one last time in 1999.
With favorites 1998 Arnold Champion Flex Wheeler, 1997 Mr. Olympia runner up Nasser El Sonbaty, and 1998 Night of Champions & Toronto Pro winner Ronnie Coleman all competing for the Sandow, everyone knew it was going to be an awesome contest. Top that with Kevin Levrone (who has won 19 IFBB victories), and Shawn Ray (who was 3rd last year, and competing in his 10th Mr. O), and for the first time in years, no one knew who was going to be in top shape on Oct 10th. But the winner this evening was Ronnie Coleman, an Arlington Texas police officer, who barely beat Flex Wheeler for the title. Both of these gentlemen had awesome backs, which was probably the main reason that Nasser El Sonbaty was in 3rd, although Nasser was definitely the crowd favorite of the night. Nasser was clearly the biggest, weighing in at 275lbs. During the second round, Paul Dillett suffered from severe hydration, and went to a hospital to be checked out. He was ruled ok, but did not return for the evening show. After the second round, Flex Wheeler was in first place, Ronnie Coleman 2nd, Nasser El Sonbaty 3rd; Shawn Ray 4th; and Kevin Levrone 5th. How things can change. Ronnie Coleman overtook Flex in the 4th round, and won by three points! It was an incredibly close contest; one that will be remembered quite fondly. The results were: |
Place | Name | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pnts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ronnie Coleman | USA | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 32 |
2 | Flex Wheeler | USA | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 |
3 | Nasser El Sonbaty | Yugoslavia | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 60 |
4 | Kevin Levrone | USA | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 84 |
5 | Shawn Ray | USA | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 89 |
6 | Chris Cormier | USA | 40 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 130 |
7 | Lee Priest | Australia | 30 | 35 | 35 | 100 | |
8 | Ernie Taylor | England | 53 | 40 | 42 | 135 | |
9 | Mike Matarazo | USA | 54 | 48 | 52 | 154 | |
10 | Jean Pierre Fux | Switzerland | 53 | 51 | 53 | 157 | |
11 | Milos Sarcev | Yugoslavia | 61 | 56 | 61 | 178 | |
12 | Johnny Moya | USA | 60 | 62 | 62 | 184 | |
13 | Darrem Charles | Trinadad | 69 | 63 | 61 | 193 | |
14 | Aaron Baker | USA | 73 | 67 | 56 | 196 | |
15 | Gunter Schlierkamp | Germany | 77 | 73 | 69 | 219 | |
16 | Ahmed Haidar | Lebanon | 84 | 80 | 83 | 247 | |
17 | Claude Groulx | Canada | 88 | 82 | 82 | 252 | |
Withdrew | Paul Dillett | Canada | 35 |
This year, for only the second time in its history, the Mr. O contest involved a two day format, prejudging Friday night; finals Saturday night. Last time this happened was 1989. On Saturday evening, Wayne DeMilia annonced Paul Dillet as being in 4th place, Lee Priest as being in 5th place, and Kevin Levrone as being in 6th place. That was the unofficial standing until Sunday morning, when it was revealed that he had made a mistake. The actual official results is: |
Place | Name | Country |
---|---|---|
1 | Dorian Yates | England |
2 | Nasser El Sonbaty | Yugoslavia |
3 | Shawn Ray | USA |
4 | Kevin Levrone | USA |
5 | Paul Dillett | Canada |
6 | Lee Priest | Australia |
7 | Jean-Pierre Fux | Switzerland |
8 | Chris Cormier | USA |
9 | Ronnie Coleman | USA |
10 | Milos Sarcev | Yugoslavia |
11 | Mike Francois | USA |
12 | Charles Clairmonte | Barbados |
13 | Mike Matarazzo | USA |
Withdrew | Flex Wheeler | USA |
Dorian was incredible as always. However, Nasser looked awesome and massive, with his back much better than last year. Many people thought Nasser should of been crowned #1. However, the biggest surprise of the night was Shawn Ray's second place finish, over Nasser! Shawn looked incredible! Honestly, the top five place finishers all looked great, and almost everyone said that this was the best Mr. Olympia ever. Judging by how close the results were, I must say that next year Yates will be dethroned as champion. Only later on did we know that Nassar failed the duiretics drug test, and was disqualified (he was in 3rd place that evening). The results were: |
Place | Name | Country |
---|---|---|
1 | Dorian Yates | England |
2 | Shawn Ray | USA |
3 | Kevin Levrone | USA |
4 | Flex Wheeler | USA |
5 | Paul Dillett | Canada |
6 | Ronnie Coleman | USA |
7 | Chris Cormier | USA |
8 | Jean Pierre Fux | Switzerland |
9 | Charles Clairmonte | Barbados |
10 | Mike Francois | USA |
11 | Aaron Baker | USA |
12 | Roland Cziurlok | Germany |
13 | Mike Matarazzo | USA |
Disq | Nasser El Sonbaty | Yugoslavia |
Place | Name | Country |
---|---|---|
1 | Dorian Yates | England |
2 | Kevin Levrone | USA |
3 | Nasser El Sonbaty | Yugoslavia |
4 | Shawn Ray | USA |
5 | Vince Taylor | USA |
6 | Chris Cormier | USA |
7 | Mike Francois | USA |
8 | Flex Wheeler | USA |
9 | Aaron Baker | USA |
10 | Charles Clairmonte | Barbados |
10 | Ronnie Coleman | USA |
12 | Paul DeMayo | USA |
13 | Sonny Schmidt | Australia |
14 | Ian Harrison | England |
15 | Darren Charles | Trinidad |
15 | Paul Jablonicky | Czech |
Place | Name | Country |
---|---|---|
1 | Dorian Yates | England |
2 | Shawn Ray | USA |
3 | Kevine Levrone | USA |
4 | Paul Dillett | Canada |
5 | Porter Cottrell | USA |
6 | Chris Cormier | USA |
7 | Nassar El Sonbaty | Yugoslavia |
8 | Charles Clairmonte | Barbados |
9 | Andreas Munzer | Austria |
10 | Sonny Schmidt | Australia |
11 | Alq Gurley | USA |
12 | Aaron Baker | USA |
13 | Milos Sarcev | Yugoslavia |
14 | Thierry Pastel | |
15 | Ronnie Coleman | USA |
16 | John Sherman | |
17 | Achim Albrecht | |
18 | Roland Cziurlock | |
19 | Samir Bannout | |
19 | David Dearth | |
19 | Mike Quinn | |
19 | Gunter Schlierkamp | |
19 | Henderon Thorne |
Place | Name | Country |
---|---|---|
1 | Dorian Yates | England |
2 | Ken 'Flex' Wheeler | USA |
3 | Shawn Ray | USA |
4 | Lee Labrada | USA |
5 | Kevin Levrone | USA |
6 | Paul Dillett | Canada |
7 | Charles Clairmonte | Barbados |
8 | Sonny Schmidt | Australia |
9 | Andreas Munzer | Austria |
10 | Lou Ferrigno | USA |
11 | Milos Sarcev | Yugoslavia |
12 | J.J. Marsh | USA |
13 | Flavio Baccianini | Italy |
14 | Ron Love | USA |
15 | Ray McNeil | USA |
16 | Mauro Sarni | |
17 | Hamdullah Aykutlu | |
18 | Arthur Buurman | |
18 | Pavel Grolmus | |
18 | Mike Matarazzo | USA |
18 | Johann Schatz | |
18 | John Sherman |
Place | Name |
---|---|
1 | Dorian Yates |
2 | Kevin Levrone |
3 | Lee Labrada |
4 | Shawn Ray |
5 | Mohammed Benaziza |
6 | Vince Taylor |
7 | Sonny Schmidt |
8 | Porter Cottrell |
9 | Ron Love |
10 | Thierry Pastel |
11 | Steve Brisbois |
12 | Lou Ferrigno |
13 | Alq' Gurley |
14 | Henderson Thorne |
15 | Francis Benfatto |
16 | Samir Bannout |
16 | Ronnie Coleman |
16 | Miroslav Diskiewicz |
16 | Jose Guzman |
16 | Johani Herranen |
16 | Patrick Nicholls |
16 | Milos Sarcev |
Place | Name |
---|---|
1 | Lee Haney |
2 | Dorian Yates |
3 | Vince Taylor |
4 | Lee Labrada |
5 | Shawn Ray |
6 | Sonny Schmidt |
7 | Francis Benfatto |
8 | Thierry Pastel |
9 | Achim Albrecht |
10 | Rich Gaspari |
11 | Ron Love |
12 | Bob Paris |
13 | Robby Robinson |
14 | Renel Janvier |
15 | Nimrod King |
16 | Samir Bannout |
16 | Albert Beckles |
16 | Geir Borgen Paulsen |
16 | Joseph Dawson |
16 | Frank Hillebrand |
16 | Pavel Jablonicki |
16 | J.J. Marsh |
16 | Mike Matarazzo |
16 | Andreas Munzer |
16 | Milos Sarcev |
16 | Tom Terwilliger |
Place | Name |
---|---|
1 | Lee Haney |
2 | Lee Labrada |
3 | Shawn Ray |
4 | Mike Christian |
5 | Rich Gaspari |
6 | Francis Benfatto |
7 | Frank Hillebrand |
8 | Samir Bannout |
9 | Andreas Munzer |
10 | Eddie Robinson |
11 | Mike Quinn |
12 | Ron Love |
13 | Jean Luc Favre |
14 | Bernard Sealy |
Place | Name |
---|---|
1 | Lee Haney |
2 | Lee Labrada |
3 | Vince Taylor |
4 | Rich Gaspari |
5 | Mohemmed Benaziza |
6 | Mike Christian |
7 | Mike Quinn |
8 | Brian Buchanan |
9 | Samir Bannout |
10 | Ron Love |
11 | Bertil Fox |
12 | Francis Benfatto |
13 | Andreas Munzer |
14 | Bob Paris |
15 | Albert Beckles |
16 | Armando Defant |
16 | Prem Chand Degra |
16 | Pavel Jablonicki |
16 | Juan Marquez |
16 | Tom Terwilliger |
16 | Dean Tornabene |
Over 6,000 fans gathered at the Universal Amphitheater for this event. It was the only Olympia in which the contenders were officially weighed, at a press conference on Thursday, September 8th, 48 hours prior to prejudging. Each entrant has an identical boxing robe as they came in to be weighed, providing a mystique to be procedure.
Place | Name | Weight |
---|---|---|
1 | Lee Haney | 243 1/4 |
2 | Rich Gaspari | 209 1/2 |
3 | Berry DeMey | 227 |
4 | Lee Labrada | 176 |
5 | Gary Strydom | 229 |
6 | Mike Quinn | 204 |
7 | Brian Buchanan | 210 |
8 | Samir Bannout | 205 |
9 | Ron Love | 222 1/2 |
10 | Bob Paris | 226 |
11 | Mohamed Benaziza | 188 |
12 | Phil Hill | 222 1/2 |
13 | Shawn Ray | 201 1/2 |
14 | Mike Ashley | 189 1/2 |
15 | Al Beckles | 200 |
16 | Ed Kawak | 215 |
17 | Robby Robinson | 216 1/2 |
18 | Peter Hensel | 240 1/2 |
19 | Luiz Freitas | 219 1/2 |
20 | Ralf Moeller | 288 |
Place | Name |
---|---|
1 | Lee Haney |
2 | Rich Gaspari |
3 | Lee Labrada |
4 | Mike Christian |
5 | Robby Robinson |
6 | Berry DeMey |
7 | Albert Beckles |
8 | Eduardo Kawak |
9 | Ron Love |
10 | Michael Ashley |
11 | John Hnatyschak |
12 | Bertil Fox |
13 | Peter Hensel |
14 | Paul Jean-Guillaume |
15 | Josef Grolmus |
16 | Ulf Larsson |
17 | Herman Hoffend |
18 | Steve Brosbois |
Place | Name |
---|---|
1 | Lee Haney |
2 | Rich Gaspari |
3 | Mike Christian |
4 | Albert Beckles |
5 | Berry DeMey |
6 | Peter Hensel |
7 | Bertil Fox |
8 | Ron Love |
9 | John Terelli |
10 | Josef Frolmus |
11 | Tom PLatz |
12 | Jusup Wilkosz |
13 | Eduardo Kawak |
14 | Frank Richard |
15 | Gary Leonard |
Place | Name |
---|---|
1 | Lee Haney |
2 | Al Beckles |
3 | Rich Gaspari |
4 | Mohamed Makkawy |
5 | Mike Christian |
6 | Berry DeMey |
7 | Tom Platz |
8 | Sergio Oliva |
9 | Bob Paris |
10 | Richard Frank |
11 | Bob Birdsong |
12 | Tony Pearson |
13 | Wilfried Sylvester |
14 | John Brown |
15 | Jacques Neuville |
16 | Danny Padilla |
17 | Ali Malla |
18 | Johnny Fuller |
19 | Gerard Buinoud |
20 | Salvador Ruiz |
21 | Appie Steenbeek |
22 | Renato Bertagna |
23 | Sean Jenkins |
24 | Ben Herder |
Place | Name |
---|---|
1 | Lee Haney |
2 | Mohamed Makkawy |
3 | Jusup Wilkosz |
4 | Albert Beckles |
5 | Roy Callender |
6 | Samir Bannout |
7 | Bob Paris |
8 | Sergio Oliva |
9 | Tom Platz |
10 | Bob Birdsong |
11 | Chris Dickerson |
12 | Tony Pearson |
13 | Boyer Coe |
14 | Chuck Williams |
15 | Bill Grant |
16 | Charles Glass |
17 | Robby Robinson |
18 | Hubert Metz |
19 | James Gaubert |
20 | Appie Steenbeek |
Place | Name |
---|---|
1 | Samir Bannout |
2 | Mohamed El Makkaway |
3 | Lee Haney |
4 | Frank Zane |
5 | Bertil Fox |
6 | Jusup Wilkosz |
7 | Albert Beckles |
8 | Johhny Fuller |
9 | Hubert Metz |
10 | Jacques Neuville |
11 | James Gaubert |
12 | Dale Ruplinger |
13 | Gerard Buinoud |
14 | Ed Corney |
15 | Lance Dreher |
Place | Name |
---|---|
1 | Chris Dickerson |
2 | Frank Zane |
3 | Casey Viator |
4 | Samir Bannout |
5 | Albert Beckles |
6 | Tom Platz |
7 | Mohamed Makkawy |
8 | Bertil Fox |
9 | Jonny Fuller |
10 | Jusup Wilkosz |
11 | Boyer Coe |
12 | Danny Padilla |
13 | Jacques Nueville |
14 | Dennis Tinerino |
15 | Lance Dreher |
16 | Roger Walker |
This was an extremely close finish with five different judges voting for a different person to be #1. It was another year of the comebacks, which some people thought the contest was staged from the start. The judges were Dominic Certo (USA), Doug Evans (Wales), Winston Roberts (Canada), Franco Fassi (Italy), Jim Manion (USA), Jacques Blommaert (Belgium), and Sven-Ole Thorsen (Denmark).
Place | Name | Country |
---|---|---|
1 | Franco Columbo | USA |
2 | Chris Dickerson | USA |
3 | Tom Platz | USA |
4 | Roy Callender | Canada |
5 | Danny Padilla | USA |
6 | Jusup Wilkosz | Germany |
7 | Dennis Tinerino | USA |
8 | Jonny Fuller | England |
9 | Samir Bannout | USA |
10 | Roger Walker | Australia |
11 | Hubert Metz | Germany |
12 | Carlos Rodqigues | USA |
13 | Ed Corney | USA |
14 | Steve Davis | USA |
15 | Mike Katz | USA |
16 | Ken Waller | USA |
17 | Jorma Raty | USA |
Held in the thrilling spectacle of the Sydney Opera House in Australia on Saturday, October 4th. Prejudgin was at 2pm. Bill Pearl was the IFBB Head Judge. It was held on the same weekend as the famous Muhammad Ali - Larry Holmes title fight in Las Vegas, which Ali lost. Arnold entered the contest in the last 24 hours, to the surprise of many, who wondered why would he want to try and destroy his perfect record. After the Olympia, Frank Zane asked Arnold why he came back to compete, and Arnold said "To get back at Mike Menzter and Boyer Coe. To show them they can't get away with knocking me and my training". Arnold wanted to show them that you could go into the Olympia on a very positive note without criticizing others, and win.
Before the contest, an ultimatum, in the form of a petition, signed by all of the competitors, except Arnold, read 'The following Mr. Olympia competitors are in favor of abolishing the two weight classes, and replacing them with one open class." The message in the petition was implicit: one class or no contest! However, Arnold would not budge, and the meeting between the bodybuilders and the judges got quite ugly, almost violent as 15 bodybuilders turned against Arnold. Finally, Joe Weider got involved, talked to Arnold, and Arnold withdrew his objection. The Mr. Olympia event became a one class contest again.
The judges for this contests were Reg Park, Mits Kawashima, Albert Busek, Dan Howard, Brendan Ryan, Jacques Blommaert and Mike Walczak. Before the contest, no one complained about the judges. Afterwards, well.... lets just say this was one of the most controversial Olympias ever. Arnold was not in his best shape, and the 15 other competitors knew it. Even Arnold realized he was only in 90% shape.
When the top five were called out, things started to get bad. Mike Menzter in 5th place. The judges had to be joking. Mike was in the prime of his bodybuilding career, better than last years Olympia. Mike would say later "So ludicrous was the decision that, really; all I could do was laugh. I will tell you, somebody out there really wanted me crushed out completely". Boyer's reaction was a little different. "Is there no justice" Boyer demanded to know as he sent chairs flying into walls. Frank Zane accepted his trophy with a calmer demeanor, yet later shattered his trophy into hundreds of pieces by hurling it to the asphalt of the opera house parking lot. Dickerson accepted second place with a sharp "Oh no", and vanished into the night.
And Arnold. Arnold was booth by over 40% of the 2000 fans in the opera house. All 15 competitors are unanimous in their beleif that slecting Arnold was a bad decision on the part of the judges. Even the CBS Sports crew were shocked, expecting Mike Mentzer as the champion. Even Bill Peark (who did not vote), said he would never have picked Arnold.
1980 Mr. Olympia Results | ||
---|---|---|
Place | Name | Country |
1 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | USA |
2 | Chris Dickerson | USA |
3 | Frank Zane | USA |
4 | Boyer Coe | USA |
4 | Mike Mentzer | USA |
6 | Roger Walker | Australia |
7 | Roy Callender | Canada |
8 | Dennis Tinerino | USA |
9 | Tom Platz | USA |
10 | Danny Padilla | USA |
11 | Ed Corney | USA |
12 | Tony Emmott | England |
13 | Roy Duval | England |
14 | Casey Viator | USA |
15 | Samir Bannout | Lebanon |
16 | Ken Waller | USA |
Class | Place | Name | |
---|---|---|---|
Overall | Frank Zane | USA | |
+200lb class | 1 | Mike Mentzer | USA |
2 | Dennis Tinerino | ||
3 | Roger Walker | ||
4 | Roy Callender | ||
5 | Bob Birdsong | ||
-200lb class | 1 | Frank Zane | USA |
2 | Boyer Coe | ||
3 | Robby Robinson | ||
4 | Chris Dickerson | ||
5 | Danny padilla | ||
6 | Carlos Rodriguez | ||
7 | Albert Beckles | ||
8 | Tom Platz | ||
9 | Ed Corney | ||
10 | Steve Davis |
Class | Place | Name | |
---|---|---|---|
Overall | Frank Zane | USA | |
2 | Robby Robinson | ||
3 | Roy Callender | ||
4 | Boyer Coe | ||
5 | Kalman Szkalak | ||
6 | Danny Padilla | ||
7 | Ed Corney | ||
8 | Tony Emmott | ||
9 | Dennis Tinerino | ||
+200lb class | 1 | Robby Robinson | USA |
2 | Roy Callender | ||
3 | Kalman Szkalak | ||
4 | Dennis Tinerino | ||
5 | Roger Walker | ||
-200lb class | 1 | Frank Zane | USA |
2 | Boyer Coe | ||
3 | Danny Padilla | ||
4 | Ed Corney | ||
5 | Tony Emmott | ||
6 | Mohamed Makkawy | ||
7 | Bill Grant | ||
8 | Albert Beckles |
Class | Place | Name | |
---|---|---|---|
Overall | Frank Zane | USA | |
2 | Robby Robinson | ||
3 | Ed Corney | ||
4 | Boyer Coe | ||
5 | Ken Waller | ||
6 | Dennis Tinerino | ||
7 | Albert Beckles | ||
8 | Bill Grant | ||
+200lb class | 1 | Robby Robinson | USA |
2 | Ken Waller | ||
3 | Dennis Tinerino | ||
4 | Roger Walker | ||
-200lb class | 1 | Frank Zane | USA |
2 | Ed Corney | ||
3 | Boyer Coe | ||
4 | Albert Beckles | ||
5 | Bill Grant |
Class | Place | Name | |
---|---|---|---|
Overall | Franco Columbur | USA | |
+200lb class | 1 | Ken Waller | USA |
2 | Mike Katz | ||
-200lb class | 1 | Franco Columbu | USA |
2 | Frank Zane | ||
3 | Ed Corney | ||
4 | Bill Grant | ||
5 | Boyer Coe |
Class | Place | Name | |
---|---|---|---|
Overall | Arnold Schwarzenegger | USA | |
+200lb class | 1 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | USA |
2 | Serge Nubret | ||
3 | Lou Ferrigno | ||
-200lb class | 1 | Franco Columbu | USA |
2 | Ed Corney | ||
3 | Albert Beckles | ||
4 | Frank Zane |
This year was the first time that two weight classes were contested at the Mr. Olympia. This two-tier standings would continue until the 1979 season.
Class | Place | Name | |
---|---|---|---|
Overall | Arnold Schwarzenegger | USA | |
+200lb class | 1 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | USA |
2 | Lou Ferrigno | USA | |
3 | Serge Nubret | ||
-200lb class | 1 | Franco Columbu | USA |
2 | Frank Zane | USA |
1973 Mr. Olympia Results | ||
---|---|---|
Place | Name | |
1 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | |
2 | Franco Columbu | |
3 | Serge Nubret |
1972 Mr. Olympia Results | ||
---|---|---|
Place | Name | |
1 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | |
2 | Sergio Oliva | |
3 | Serge Nubret | |
4 | Frank Zane | |
5 | Franco Columbu |
1967 Mr. Olympia Results | ||
---|---|---|
Place | Name | |
1 | Sergio Oliva | |
2 | Chuck Sipes | |
3 | Harold Poole | |
4 | Dave Draper |
1966 Mr. Olympia Results | ||
---|---|---|
Place | Name | |
1 | Larry Scott | |
2 | Harold Poole | |
3 | Chuck Sipes | |
3 | Sergio Oliva |
1965 Mr. Olympia Results | ||
---|---|---|
Place | Name | |
1 | Larry Scott | |
2 | Harold Poole | |
3 | Earl Maynard |
Year Held | The Winner | Contest City |
---|---|---|
1965 | Larry Scott | New York |
1966 | Larry Scott | New York |
1967 | Sergio Oliva | New York |
1968 | Sergio Oliva | New York |
1969 | Sergio Oliva | New York |
1970 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | New York |
1971 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Paris |
1972 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Essen |
1973 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | New York |
1974 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | New York |
1975 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Pretoria |
1976 | Franco Columbu | Columbus |
1977 | Frank Zane | Columbus |
1978 | Frank Zane | Columbus |
1979 | Frank Zane | Columbus |
1980 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Sydney |
1981 | Franco Columbu | Columbus |
1982 | Chris Dickerson | London |
1983 | Samir Bannout | Munich |
1984 | Lee Haney | New York |
1985 | Lee Haney | Brussels |
1986 | Lee Haney | Columbus |
1987 | Lee Haney | Gothenburg |
1988 | Lee Haney | Los Angeles |
1989 | Lee Haney | Rimini |
1990 | Lee Haney | Chicago |
1991 | Lee Haney | Orlando |
1992 | Dorian Yates | Helsinki |
1993 | Dorian Yates | Atlanta |
1994 | Dorian Yates | Atlanta |
1995 | Dorian Yates | Atlanta |
1996 | Dorian Yates | Chicago |
1997 | Dorian Yates | Los Angeles |
1998 | Ronnie Coleman | New York |
1999 | Ronnie Coleman | Las Vegas |
2000 | Ronnie Coleman | Las Vegas |
2001 | Ronnie Coleman | Las Vegas |
2002 | Ronnie Coleman | Las Vegas |
2003 | Ronnie Coleman | Las Vegas |
2004 | Ronnie Coleman | Las Vegas |
2005 | Ronnie Coleman | Las Vegas |
2006 | Jay Cutler | Las Vegas |
2007 | Jay Cutler | Las Vegas |
2008 | Dexter Jackson | Las Vegas |
2009 | Jay Cutler | Las Vegas |
2010 | Jay Cutler | Las Vegas |
2011 | Phil Heath | Las Vegas |
2012 | Phil Heath | Las Vegas |
2013 | Phil Heath | Las Vegas |
2014 | Phil Heath | Las Vegas |
2015 | Phil Heath | Las Vegas |
2016 | Phil Heath | Las Vegas |
2017 | Phil Heath | Las Vegas |
2018 | Shawn Rhoden | Las Vegas |
2019 | Brandon Curry | Las Vegas |
2020 | Mamdouh (Big Ramy) Elssbiay | Orlando |
2021 | Mamdouh (Big Ramy) Elssbiay | Orlando |
2022 | Hadi Choopan | Las Vegas |
2023 | Derek Lunsford | Orlando |