Mr Olympia it is by a wide margin the most important bodybuilding event in the world where the greatest exponents of this discipline meet, seeking to show off their muscles before the attendees and write their name in gold letters.
Since 1965, Mr Olympia recognizes the best with a cash prize exponents of bodybuilding, but it was Arnold Schwarzenegger who brought world fame to the event by winning it seven times, six of them consecutively.
It was thanks to the fame that Schwarzenegger gave him that the prizes could gradually improve from the thousand dollars that were given when the Austrian appeared on stage to the large amounts that are currently given.
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How much money does the Mr Olympia winner get?
The prestige it has earned Mr Olympia, over the years, has allowed him to improve his financial prizes, Therefore, athletes no longer only appear at the event to show off their perfectly worked bodies, but they also do so for the juicy check that is awarded.
Since 2015, Mr Olympia winner takes homein addition to the prestige as the best bodybuilder in the world, a cash prize of 400 thousand dollars.
Mr Olympia It is not the only bodybuilding contest in the world, since there are others such as Arnold Classic y Olympia Amateurbut it is by far the one that delivers the best financial prizes.
Mr Olympia winners and their financial prizes
- 1965 | Larry Scott – $1,000
- 1966 | Larry Scott – $1,000
- 1967 | Sergio Oliva – $1,000 dollars
- 1968 | Sergio Oliva – $1,000 dollars
- 1969 | Sergio Oliva – $1,000 dollars
- 1970 | Arnold Schwarzenegger – $1,000
- 1971 | Arnold Schwarzenegger – $1,000
- 1972 | Arnold Schwarzenegger – $1,000
- 1973 | Arnold Schwarzenegger – $1,000
- 1974 | Arnold Schwarzenegger – $1,000
- 1975 | Arnold Schwarzenegger – $2,500
- 1976| Franco Columbus – $5,000 dollars
- 1977 | Frank Zane – $10,000
- 1978 | Frank Zane – $15,000
- 1979 | Frank Zane – $25,000
- 1980 | Arnold Schwarzenegger – $25,000
- 1981 | Franco Columbus – $25,000 dollars
- 1982 | Chris Dickerson – $25,000 dollars
- 1983 | Samir Bannot – $25,000 dollars
- 1984 | Lee Haney – $50,000 dollars
- 1985 | Lee Haney – $50,000 dollars
- 1986 | Lee Haney – $55,000 dollars
- 1987 | Lee Haney – $55,000 dollars
- 1988 | Lee Haney – $55,000 dollars
- 1989 | Lee Haney – $55,000 dollars
- 1990 | Lee Haney – $100,000 dollars
- 1991 | Lee Haney – $100,000 dollars
- 1992 | Dorian Yates – $100,000
- 1993 | Dorian Yates – $100,000
- 1994 | Dorian Yates – $100,000
- 1995 | Dorian Yates – $110,000
- 1996 | Dorian Yates – $110,000
- 1997 | Dorian Yates – $110,000
- 1998 | Ronnie Coleman – $110,000
- 1999 | Ronnie Coleman – $110,000
- 2000 | Ronnie Coleman – $110,000
- 2001 | Ronnie Coleman – $110,000
- 2002 | Ronnie Coleman – $110,000
- 2003 | Ronnie Coleman – $110,000
- 2004 | Ronnie Coleman – $120,000
- 2005 | Ronnie Coleman – $150,000
- 2006 | Jay Cutler – $155,000
- 2007 | Jay Cutler – $155,000
- 2008 | Dexter Jackson – $155,000
- 2009 | Jay Cutler – $200,000
- 2010 | Jay Cutler – $200,000
- 2011 | Phil Heath – $200,000 dollars
- 2012 | Phil Heath – $250,000 dollars
- 2013 | Phil Heath – $250,000 dollars
- 2014 | Phil Heath – $275,000 dollars
- 2015 | Phil Heath – $400,000 dollars
- 2016 | Phil Heath – $400,000 dollars
- 2017 | Phil Heath – $400,000 dollars
- 2018 | Shawn Rhoden – $400,000 Dollars
- 2019 | Brandon Curry – $400,000 Dollars
- 2020 | Mamdouh Eissbiay – $400,000 dollars
- 2021 | Mamdouh Eissbiay – $400,000 dollars
- 2022 | Hadi Choopan – $400,000 dollars
- 2023 | Derek Lunsford – $400,000 dollars