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1996 Mr. Olympia

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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

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The total prize money awarded was $275,000.

Place Prize Name
1 $110,000 United Kingdom Dorian Yates[1]
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 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nasser El Sonbaty

Notable events

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  • 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

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