1976 Mr. Olympia

The 1976 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held in September 18, 1976 [1]at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio.

Results

The total prize money awarded was $5,000.

Over 200lbs

Place Name
1 United States Ken Waller[2]
2 United States Mike Katz

Under 200lbs

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

Overall winner

Place Name
1 Italy Franco Columbu

Highlights

  • 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 the Under-200 division by a single point over Frank Zane.
  • After the close, controversial decision, both Columbu and Zane announced their retirements soon afterwards. Neither stayed retired. Zane returned the next year, and won the next three years. Columbu returned in 1981 and won.[3]
  • This contest was run by six-time Mr. Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger and businessman Jim Lorimer. Schwarzenegger had retired in 1975.

References

  1. ↑ https://thebarbell.com/1976-mr-olympia/
  2. ↑ "Mr. Olympia Contest Results". getbig.com.
  3. ↑ https://thebarbell.com/1976-mr-olympia/


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