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Mr. Olympia is the title awarded to the winner of the professional men's open division bodybuilding contest at Olympia Fitness and Performance Weekend, an international competition held annually and sanctioned by the IFBB Professional League. Joe Weider created the contest so that amateur Mr. Universe winners could continue competing and earn money. The first Mr. Olympia was held on September 18, 1965, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City, with Larry Scott winning the first of two straight titles. Lee Haney (1984 to 1991) and Ronnie Coleman (1998 to 2005) share the record of eight wins each. Other male divisions include 212, Men's Physique and Classic Physique, and the film Pumping Iron (1977) featured the buildup to the 1975 contest.

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Ahmad Haidar, Athletes
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Art Atwood, Athletes
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Ben Pakulski, Athletes
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Bertil Fox, Athletes
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Bill Wilmore, Athletes
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Casey Viator, Athletes
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Dave Draper, Athletes
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David Henry, Athletes
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Dennis James, Athletes
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Dennis Wolf, Athletes
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Dorian Yates, Athletes
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Edward Kawak, Athletes
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Essa Obaid, Athletes
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Flex Lewis, Athletes
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Frank Zane, Athletes
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Gary Strydom, Athletes
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Hadi Choopan, Athletes
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Harold Poole, Athletes
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Jim Morris, Athletes
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Kai Greene, Athletes
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Lee Haney, Athletes
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Lee Labrada, Athletes
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Marcus Haley, Athletes
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Markus Rühl, Athletes
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Mike Katz, Athletes
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    The first Mr. Olympia was held on September 18, 1965, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City
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    an international bodybuilding competition that is held annually and is sanctioned by the IFBB Professional League
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    is the title awarded to the winner of the professional men's bodybuilding contest
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Víctor Martínez (bodybuilder) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Víctor Martínez (bodybuilder), Lead
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finishing runner-up at the 2007 Mr. Olympia
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Arnold Schwarzenegger (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lead
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He won the Mr. Olympia title seven times
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Frank Zane (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Frank Zane, Lead, competition 1
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Known as "the Chemist", Zane is a three-time Mr. Olympia winner, having won the competition every year from 1977 to 1979.
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Dorian Yates (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Dorian Yates, Lead, Mr. Olympia
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a six-time Mr. Olympia champion
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Lee Haney (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Lee Haney, Lead, Mr. Olympia
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The winner of the Mr. Olympia title for eight consecutive years
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Phil Heath (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Phil Heath, Lead, Mr. Olympia
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he is a seven-time Mr. Olympia winner, having won the competition every year from 2011 to 2017
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Ben Pakulski (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Ben Pakulski, Lead
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In the 2012 Mr. Olympia contest, his first-ever, he finished 11th.
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Chris Cormier (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Chris Cormier, Competition history
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1994 Mr. Olympia, 6th
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Gary Strydom (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Gary Strydom, Contest history
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1988 Mr. Olympia, 5th
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Hadi Choopan (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Hadi Choopan, Lead, Mr. Olympia debut
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He made his Mr. Olympia debut in 2019, placing third
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Chris Bumstead (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Chris Bumstead, Lead, Mr. Olympia
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After placing second in the Mr. Olympia Classic Physique category in 2017 and 2018
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Markus Rühl (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Markus Rühl, Bodybuilding career, 2000 Mr. Olympia
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At 2000 Mr. Olympia he placed 7th behind Ronnie Coleman
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Chris Dickerson (bodybuilder) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Chris Dickerson (bodybuilder), Bodybuilding career, Mr. Olympia
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He won the Mr. Olympia once (1982)
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Mamdouh Elssbiay (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mamdouh Elssbiay, Bodybuilding career, Mr. Olympia
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In 2020 and 2021, he won the Mr. Olympia contest.
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Flex Lewis (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Flex Lewis, Lead, Mr. Olympia
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James "Flex" Lewis (born 15 November 1983) is a Welsh former bodybuilder and has won 7 consecutive 212 Mr. Olympia titles.
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Derek Lunsford (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Derek Lunsford, Lead
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the Men's Open Mr. Olympia title in 2023 and 2025
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Nick Walker (bodybuilder) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Nick Walker, Lead
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He won the Mr. Olympia in 2026
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Samir Bannout (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Samir Bannout, Lead
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he won the 1983 Mr. Olympia
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Rich Gaspari (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Rich Gaspari, Lead
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He came in second place at the 1986, 1987, and 1988 Mr. Olympia competitions.
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Dave Draper (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Dave Draper, Contest history
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1967 Mr. Olympia 4th
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Lee Labrada (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Lee Labrada, Lead
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placed in the top four for seven consecutive years in Mr. Olympia
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Roelly Winklaar (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Roelly Winklaar, Lead
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twice finishing in the top 5 of the Mr. Olympia
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Nasser El Sonbaty (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Nasser El Sonbaty, Lead, Mr. Olympia
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His first appearance in the Mr. Olympia competition was in 1994, where he placed 7th.
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Serge Nubret (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Serge Nubret, Lead, competition
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1975 IFBB Mr. Olympia, 2nd.
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Shawn Ray (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Shawn Ray, Lead, competition
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1996 Mr. Olympia, 2nd Place
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Branch Warren (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Branch Warren, Lead, competition
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Warren placed second at the 2009 Mr. Olympia
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Shawn Rhoden (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Shawn Rhoden, Lead, competition
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He won the 2018 Mr. Olympia contest by defeating seven-time Mr. Olympia Phil Heath.
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Gustavo Badell (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Gustavo Badell, Lead, competition
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to 3rd place in the 2004 Mr. Olympia
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Bertil Fox (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Bertil Fox, Lead, competition
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he finished fifth in the 1983 Mr. Olympia
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Paul Dillett (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Paul Dillett, Lead, competition
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His first Mr. Olympia was in 1993, where he placed 6th.
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Brandon Curry (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Brandon Curry, Lead, competition
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having won the title in the 2019 Mr. Olympia competition
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Toney Freeman (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Toney Freeman, Lead, competition
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His first Mr. Olympia appearance was in 2006, where he placed 7th.
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Mike Katz (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mike Katz, Lead, competition
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1976 Mr. Olympia Over 200 lbs, 2nd Place
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Casey Viator (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Casey Viator, Lead, competition
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He competed in the 1980 and 1982 Mr. Olympia, in which he earned third place.
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Albert Beckles (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Albert Beckles, Lead, competition
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13 forays into the IFBB Mr. Olympia yielded six placings among the top five
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Bob Cicherillo (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Bob Cicherillo, Lead, competition
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His first Mr. Olympia came the following year in 2002, where he placed 17th (equal last).
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Dennis Wolf (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Dennis Wolf, Lead, competition
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He received 4th place in the 2015 Mr. Olympia
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Achim Albrecht (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Achim Albrecht, Bodybuilding career, Mr. Olympia
Quote, Competitors Include: Achim Albrecht, Bodybuilding career, Mr. Olympia
He competed in the 1991 Mr. Olympia contest (placing ninth)
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Mohammed Benaziza (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mohammed Benaziza, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Mohammed Benaziza, Lead, competition
He participated in the prestigious Mr. Olympia contest three times.
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Troy Alves (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Troy Alves, Lead, competition
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His first Mr. Olympia came in 2003, where he placed 8th.
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Darrem Charles (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Darrem Charles, Lead, competition
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Fourteen-time IFBB Olympia Show competitor.
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Johnnie O. Jackson (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Johnnie O. Jackson, Lead, competition
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In 2003, he competed in his first Mr. Olympia, where he placed 11th.
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Jusup Wilkosz (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jusup Wilkosz, Lead, competition
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1984 Mr. Olympia - 3rd
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Ahmad Haidar (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Ahmad Haidar, Contest history, Olympia
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His first IFBB competition was the Mr. Olympia of 1998, where he placed 16th.
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Art Atwood (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Art Atwood, Contest history, Olympia
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His first IFBB Mr. Olympia came in 2002, where he placed 12th.
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Bill Wilmore (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Bill Wilmore, Contest history, Olympia
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2006 Mr. Olympia, 16th (tied)
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Samson Dauda (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Samson Dauda, Lead, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Samson Dauda, Lead, competition
He won the 2024 Mr. Olympia
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Rodney St. Cloud (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Rodney St. Cloud, Lead, competition
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2006 Mr. Olympia - 16th
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Andrew Jacked (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Andrew Jacked, Professional career
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He placed eighth in the Men's Open division
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Cedric McMillan (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Cedric McMillan, Profile
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McMillan was generally considered to have underperformed at the Mr Olympia finals
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Mohammad Bannout (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mohammad Bannout, Competitive history
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2015, IFBB Mr Olympia, Open, 16th
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Edward Kawak (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Edward Kawak, Bodybuilding history
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Olympia - IFBB, 8th
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John J. Sherman (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: John J. Sherman, Bodybuilding career, Competition history
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1994 IFBB Mr. Olympia - 16th
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Essa Obaid (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Essa Obaid, Lead
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Essa was first person from the Persian Gulf region to participate in the Mr. Olympia competition in bodybuilding.
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Harold Poole (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Harold Poole, Career
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Starting in 1965, Poole became the only man to compete in the first three Mr. Olympia contests
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Mike Matarazzo (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mike Matarazzo, Career
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He also competed for the first time in the Mr. Olympia contest in 1991.
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Paul Demayo (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Paul Demayo, Career
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His only Mr. Olympia was in 1995, when he placed 12th.
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Alexandr Fedorov (bodybuilder) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Alexandr Fedorov, Lead
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qualified for the 2005 Mr. Olympia, where he did not place
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Gunter Schlierkamp (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Gunter Schlierkamp, Career, Mr. Olympia
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After a fourth place showing at the 2005 Mr. Olympia contest
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Hidetada Yamagishi (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Hidetada Yamagishi, IFBB professional history, 2007
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IFBB Mr. Olympia - 13th
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Carlos Rodriguez (bodybuilder) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Carlos Rodriguez, Lead
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He also placed in the 1979 and the 1981 Mr. Olympia.
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Dennis James (bodybuilder) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Dennis James, Career, Olympia contest
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His first Mr. Olympia was in 2000 as well, where he placed 11th.
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Frank McGrath (bodybuilder) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Frank McGrath, Career, Olympia contest
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2011 Mr. Olympia, 16th
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Vince Taylor (bodybuilder) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Vince Taylor, Competition history, 2006
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2006 Mr. Olympia - 11th
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Michael Kefalianos (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Michalis Kefalianos, Participation at Mr. Olympia
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He participated and ranked joint 16th in the IFBB Mr. Olympia contest in September 2009 for Australia.
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David Henry (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: David Henry, Career
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He competed in his first Mr. Olympia later that year, where he placed 14th.
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Jim Morris (bodybuilder) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jim Morris, Competitions, mr-olympia
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Mr. Olympia Masters Over 60 (1996)
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Francisco 'Paco' Bautista (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Francisco 'Paco' Bautista, Lead
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placing 20th in the 2002 Mr. Olympia and 16th in the 2006 Mr. Olympia
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Marcus Haley (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Marcus Haley, Bodybuilding Placings
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2010 Mr. Olympia - 13th
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Kai Greene (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Kai Greene, Competitions, mr-olympia
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He came second in the 2012, 2013, and 2014 editions of the
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Roland Cziurlock (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Roland Cziurlock, Competitions, mr-olympia
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a twelfth-place finish in Joe Weider
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Mustafa Mohammad (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mustafa Mohammad, Competitions, mr-olympia
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He came in tenth place in the championship of Mr. Olympia held in Las Vegas in 2005.
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