1976 Mr. Olympia

The 1976 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held in September, 1976 at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio.

The total prize money awarded was $5,000.

Place	Name
1	Ken Waller[1]
2	Mike Katz

Place	Name
1	Franco Columbu
2	Frank Zane
3	Ed Corney
4	Bill Grant
5	Boyer Coe

Place	Name
1	Franco Columbu

• This was the twelfth annual Mr Olympia contest
• Franco Columbu won his first Mr. Olympia title and the fourth title winner since its inception in 1965.
• Franco won by a single point over Frank Zane.
• This contest was run by six-time Mr. Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger and businessman Jim Lorimer. Schwarzenegger had retired in 1975.

• Mr. Olympia