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[1].

Results

The total prize money awarded was $275,000.

Place Prize Name
1 $110,000 United Kingdom Dorian Yates[2]
2 $50,000 United States Shawn Ray
3 $30,000 United States Kevin Levrone
4 $25,000 United States Flex Wheeler
5 $15,000 Canada Paul Dillett
6 $12,000 United States Ronnie Coleman
7 $8,000 United States Chris Cormier
8 $7,000 Switzerland Jean-Pierre Fux
9 $6,000 Barbados Charles Clairmonte
10 $5,000 United States Mike Francois
11 United States Aaron Baker
12 Germany Roland Cziurlok
13 United States Mike Matarazzo
DQ Serbia and Montenegro 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 the next month for testing positive for a banned diuretics drug.[3]

References

  1. ^ "The 1996 Mr. Olympia". 7 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Mr. Olympia Contest Results". getbig.com. September 30, 2012.
  3. ^ "The 1996 Mr. Olympia". 7 August 2025.


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