Mr Olympia
Mr. Olympia is the world largest international bodybuilding competition. It’s held annually by the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB). Winning is considered to be the highest achievement in the bodybuilding world. The competition was created by Joe Weider to allow the Mr. Universe winners to continue competing and to earn some extra money. The first Mr. Olympia was held on September 18, 1965 in New York City at Brooklyn Academy of Music. Where Larry Scott won his first of two straight titles.
The record number of wins in total is eight, held by both Lee Haney (1984-1991) and Ronnie Coleman (1998-2005).
The film Pumping Iron, created in 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, who are both finalists in the contest.
There is also a female bodybuilding contest, the Ms. Olympia. In addition, the Fitness Olympia and Figure Olympia are held for fitness and figure competitors, respectively.
Mr. Olympia 2008 Results
| 1 |  |
Dexter Jackson |
| 2 | |
Jay Cutler |
| 3 | |
Phil Heath |
| 4 |  |
Dennis Wolf |
| 5 | |
Toney Freeman |
| 6 | |
Melvin Anthony |
| 7 |  |
Silvio Samuel |
| 8 | |
Dennis James |
| 9 | |
Mo El moussaoui |
| 10 |  |
Gustavo Badell |
Mr. Olympia 2007 Results
| 1 | |
Jay Cutler |
| 2 |  |
Victor Martinez |
| 3 | |
Dexter Jackson |
| 4 | |
Ronnie Coleman |
| 5 | |
Dennis Wolf |
| 6 | |
Melvin Anthony |
| 7 | |
Silvio Samuel |
| 8 | |
Gustava Badell |
| 9 | |
Johnnie Jackson |
| 10 | |
David Henry |
#1 Jay Cutler (Rear lat spread)
#2 Victor Martinez (Side triceps)
#3 Dexter Jackson (Front abdominal)
Winners from 1965 till 2007.
| Year | Winner | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Larry Scott |
New York City, United States |
| 1966 | Larry Scott |
New York City, United States |
| 1967 |  Sergio Oliva |
New York City, United States |
| 1968 | Sergio Oliva |
New York City, United States |
| 1969 | Sergio Oliva |
New York City, United States |
| 1970 |  Arnold Schwarzenegger |
New York City, United States |
| 1971 | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
Paris, France |
| 1972 | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
Essen, Germany |
| 1973 | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
New York City, United States |
| 1974 | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
New York City, United States |
| 1975 | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
Pretoria, 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, Australia |
| 1981 | Franco Columbu |
Columbus, Ohio |
| 1982 | Chris Dickerson |
London, England |
| 1983 |  Samir Bannout |
Munich, Germany |
| 1984 | Lee Haney |
New York City, 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, 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, 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 |
Orlando, Florida, United States |
Number of wins.
| Wins | Names | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Lee Haney |
1984-1991 |
| Ronnie Coleman |
1998-2005 | |
| 7 | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
1970-1975, 1980 |
| 6 | Dorian Yates |
1992-1997 |
| 3 | Sergio Oliva |
1967-1969 |
| Frank Zane |
1977-1979 | |
| 2 | Larry Scott |
1965-1966 |
| Franco Columbu |
1976, 1981 | |
| Jay Cutler |
2006-2007 | |
| 1 | Samir Bannout |
1983 |
| Chris Dickerson |
1982 |