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 edit

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 edit

  • 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 edit

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

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