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Mr. Olympia

Mr. Olympia

Mr. Olympia is an international bodybuilding competition which is held annually by the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB). Winning is considered to be the highest accolade in the sport of professional bodybuilding.
The competition was created by Joe Weider to allow the Mr. Universe winners to continue competing and to earn money. The first Mr. Olympia was held on September 18, 1965 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City, with Larry Scott winning his first of two straight titles.
The record number of wins is eight, held by Lee Haney (1984–1991) and Ronnie Coleman (1998–2005). Jay Cutler currently holds the title of Mr. Olympia after consecutive wins in 2006 and 2007.
The film Pumping Iron (1977), featured the build up to the 1975 Mr. Olympia, in Pretoria South Africa and helped launch the acting careers of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno, both finalists in the contest.
There is a parallel contest, the Ms. Olympia, for female bodybuilders. In addition, the Fitness Olympia and Figure Olympia are held for fitness and figure competitors, respectively.

Qualifying
All Mr. Olympia competitors must meet the qualifying criteria. Possible methods of qualifying are:
* Previous Mr. Olympia winner (but if more than 5 years have passed IFBB approval is required)
* Top 6 finalist from previous year's Mr. Olympia
* Top 6 finalist from same year's Arnold Classic
* Top 5 finalist from same year's New York Men’s Professional (previously the Night of the Champions)
* Top 3 finalist from any other competition in the I.F.B.B professional tour held during the subsequent year prior to the Mr. Olympia
* The winner of the Masters Professional World Championships
On top of this, the event organizer can nominate one competitor, who has not qualified by other means, as a “special invitee”. Schwarzenegger was able to enter into the 1980 Mr. Olympia contest because of this rule and the fact that he had won the Mr. Olympia contest 5 years prior.

Winners

Year Winner Venue
1965 Larry Scott New York City, New York, United States
1966 Larry Scott New York City, New York, United States
1967 Sergio Oliva New York City, New York, United States
1968 Sergio Oliva New York City, New York, United States
1969 Sergio Oliva New York City, New York, United States
1970 Arnold Schwarzenegger New York City, New York, United States
1971 Arnold Schwarzenegger Paris, France
1972 Arnold Schwarzenegger Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
1973 Arnold Schwarzenegger New York City, New York, United States
1974 Arnold Schwarzenegger New York City, New York, United States
1975 Arnold Schwarzenegger Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
1976 Franco Columbu Columbus, Ohio, United States
1977 Frank Zane Columbus, Ohio, United States
1978 Frank Zane Columbus, Ohio, United States
1979 Frank Zane Columbus, Ohio, United States
1980 Arnold Schwarzenegger Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1981 Franco Columbu Columbus, Ohio, United States
1982 Chris Dickerson London, England, United Kingdom
1983 Samir Bannout Munich, Bavaria, Germany
1984 Lee Haney New York City, New York, United States
1985 Lee Haney Brussels, Belgium
1986 Lee Haney Columbus, Ohio, United States
1987 Lee Haney Gothenburg, Sweden
1988 Lee Haney Los Angeles, California, United States
1989 Lee Haney Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
1990 Lee Haney Chicago, Illinois, United States
1991 Lee Haney Orlando, Florida, United States
1992 Dorian Yates Helsinki, Finland
1993 Dorian Yates Atlanta, Georgia, United States
1994 Dorian Yates Atlanta, Georgia, United States
1995 Dorian Yates Atlanta, Georgia, United States
1996 Dorian Yates Chicago, Illinois, United States
1997 Dorian Yates Long Beach, California, United States
1998 Ronnie Coleman New York City, New York, United States
1999 Ronnie Coleman Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2000 Ronnie Coleman Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2001 Ronnie Coleman Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2002 Ronnie Coleman Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2003 Ronnie Coleman Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2004 Ronnie Coleman Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2005 Ronnie Coleman Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2006 Jay Cutler Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2007 Jay Cutler Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
2008 Dexter Jackson Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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