1996 Mr. Olympia

The 1996 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on September 21, 1996, at the Arie Crown Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.

Results

The total prize money awarded was $275,000.

Place Prize Name
1 $110,000 Dorian Yates [1]
2 $50,000 Shawn Ray
3 $30,000 Kevin Levrone
4 $25,000 Flex Wheeler
5 $15,000 Paul Dillett
6 $12,000 Ronnie Coleman
7 $8,000 Chris Cormier
8 $7,000 Jean Pierre Fux
9 $6,000 Charles Clairmonte
10 $5,000 Mike Francois
11 Aaron Baker
12 Roland Cziurlok
13 Mike Matarazzo
DQ Nasser El Sonbaty

Notable events

  • Dorian Yates won his fifth consecutive Mr. Olympia title
  • Nasser El Sonbaty came in third in scoring, but was disqualified for testing positive for a banned diuretics drug

References

  1. "Mr. Olympia Contest Results". getbig.com. September 30, 2012.


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