Mr. Olympia 2013, Las Vegas
The Mr. Olympia title awarded to the winner of the professional men’s bodybuilding contest at Joe Weider’s Olympia Weekend. This is an international bodybuilding competition that is held annually by the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (IFBB).
Created by Joe Weider as a way of enabling the Mr. Universe winners to continue competing and earn money, this has now become the highlight of the bodybuilding calendar for competitors and bodybuilding fans alike.
In more recent times the Olympia title was held for 8 straight years by Ronnie Coleman (1998–2005). This equals the record held by Lee Haney from 1984 to 1991. Phil Heath currently holds the title from the 2012 Olympia.
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The first Mr. Olympia
[one_half]The first Mr. Olympia was held on September 18, 1965 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City. It was at this competition that Larry Scott won his first title, subsequently going on to also win the 1966 Mr. Olympia title before retiring undefeated.
Placing joint third at the 1966 Mr. Olympia, the departure of Larry Scott and a greatly improved physique then led to the 1967 competition being won by Sergio Oliva. This heralded a new era in bodybuilding competition. At 5 ft 10ins and 240 lbs Oliva, nicknamed “The Myth”, displayed a level of muscle mass and definition, including a “V” shape of a large and a well-formed upper-body that tapered down to a narrow waist, unlike anything seen in prior competitions.
His upper arms measured nearly 23 inches and his chest measured at 59 inches, which tapered down to a 28 inch waist and two 31 inch legs.[/one_half]
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Oliva would go on to win the Mr. Olympia competition in 1967, 1968, and 1969 – where he would defeat Arnold Schwarzenegger 4 to 3, marking Schwarzenegger’s first and only loss in a Mr. Olympia competition.
This is also when many bodybuilders, who are still well known and widely respected today, to set foot on the Mr. Olympia stage. Bodybuilders such as Frank Zane, Franco Columbu and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Mr Olympia 2013
As well as the main Mr. Olympia and Ms. Olympia events, this year’s Olympia has an entire 4 day weekend of strength and bodybuilding competitions and offers the chance to meet some of your bodybuilding idols.
The dates for the 2013 Olympia weekend are from September 26th to September 29th.
Events over the course of this year’s Olympia include:
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Qualified for the 2013 Mr Olympia
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Centopani, Evan
Curry, Brandon
Cutler, Jay
Elssbiay, Mamdouh
Greene, Kai
Heath, Phil
Jackson, Dexter
Martinez, Victor
McMillan, Cedric
Piotrkowicz, Robert
Rhoden, Shawn
Warren, Branch
Winklaar, Roelly
Wolf, Dennis
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USA
USA
USA
Egypt
USA
USA
USA
Dominican Republic
USA
Poland
USA
USA
Curacao
Germany
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Previous winners
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2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974
1973
1972
1971
1970
1969
1968
1967
1966
1965
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Phil Heath
Phil Heath
Jay Culter
Jay Cutler
Dexter Jackson
Jay Cutler
Jay Cutler
Ronnie Coleman
Ronnie Coleman
Ronnie Coleman
Ronnie Coleman
Ronnie Coleman
Ronnie Coleman
Ronnie Coleman
Ronnie Coleman
Dorian Yates
Dorian Yates
Dorian Yates
Dorian Yates
Dorian Yates
Dorian Yates
Lee Haney
Lee Haney
Lee Haney
Lee Haney
Lee Haney
Lee Haney
Lee Haney
Lee Haney
Samir Bannout
Chris Dickerson
Franco Columbu
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Frank Zane
Frank Zane
Frank Zane
Franco Columbu
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Sergio Oliva
Sergio Oliva
Sergio Oliva
Larry Scott
Larry Scott
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Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
New York, NY
Los Angeles, CA
Chicago, IL
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA
Helsinki, Finland
Orlando, FL
Chicago, IL
Rimini, Italy
Los Angeles, CA
Gothenburg, Sweden
Columbus, OH
Brussels, Belgium
New York, NY
Munich, Germany
London, England
Columbus, OH
Sydney, Australia
Columbus, OH
Columbus, OH
Columbus, OH
Columbus, OH
Pretoria, South Africa
New York, NY
New York, NY
Essen, Germany
Paris, France
New York, NY
New York, NY
New York, NY
New York, NY
New York, NY
New York, NY
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2013 Mr. Olympia winner
With Phil Heath, Kai Greene and Jay Cutler all the main favourites for taking the title this year, who is your favourite to win the 2013 Mr. Olympia in four weeks time?
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