Mr. Olympia Through the Years: A List of Every Winner

Lots of big names!

The Mr. Olympia was created in 1965 by the late and great Joe Weider to determine who was the greatest bodybuilder on the planet. Since that inaugural year, a total of only 13 bodybuilders have won the coveted Sandow trophy and earned the title of Mr. Olympia. Two of those bodybuilders, Lee Haney and Ronnie Coleman, co-hold the record for the most victories at eight a piece. And, only one of those 13 bodybuilders, Jay Cutler, was able to regain the title after losing it.


The following is a list of every winner of the Mr. Olympia contest.
1. 1960s
Mr. Olympia I (1965, New York City, New York, USA): Larry Scott
Mr. Olympia II (1966, New York City, New York, USA): Larry Scott
Mr. Olympia III (1967, New York City, New York, USA): Sergio Oliva
Mr. Olympia IV (1968, New York City, New York, USA): Sergio Oliva
Mr. Olympia V (1969, New York City, New York, USA): Sergio Oliva



2. 1970s
Mr. Olympia VI (1970, New York City, New York, USA): Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mr. Olympia VII (1971, Paris, France): Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mr. Olympia VIII (1972, Essen, West Germany): Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mr. Olympia IX (1973, New York City, New York, USA): Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mr. Olympia X (1974, New York City, New York, USA): Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mr. Olympia XI (1975, Pretoria, South Africa): Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mr. Olympia XII (1976, Columbus, Ohio, USA): Franco Columbu
Mr. Olympia XIII (1977, Columbus, Ohio, USA): Frank Zane
Mr. Olympia XIV (1978, Columbus, Ohio, USA): Frank Zane
Mr. Olympia XV (1979, Columbus, Ohio, USA): Frank Zane


3. 1980s
Mr. Olympia XVI (1980, Sydney, Australia): Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mr. Olympia XVII (1981, Columbus, Ohio, USA): Franco Columbu
Mr. Olympia XVIII (1982, London, UK): Chris Dickerson
Mr. Olympia XIX (1983, Munich, West Germany): Samir Bannout
Mr. Olympia XX (1984, New York City, New York, USA): Lee Haney
Mr. Olympia XXI (1985, Brussels, Belgium): Lee Haney
Mr. Olympia XXII (1986, Columbus, Ohio, USA): Lee Haney
Mr. Olympia XXIII (1987, Gothenburg, Sweden): Lee Haney
Mr. Olympia XXIV (1988, Los Angeles, California, USA): Lee Haney
Mr. Olympia XXV (1989, Rimini, Italy): Lee Haney

4. 1990s
Mr. Olympia XXVI (1990, Chicago, Illinois, USA): Lee Haney
Mr. Olympia XXVII (1991, Orlando, Florida, USA): Lee Haney
Mr. Olympia XXVIII (1992, Helsinki, Finland): Dorian Yates
Mr. Olympia XXIX (1993, Atlanta, Georgia, USA): Dorian Yates
Mr. Olympia XXX (1994, Atlanta, Georgia, USA): Dorian Yates
Mr. Olympia XXXI (1995, Atlanta, Georgia, USA): Dorian Yates
Mr. Olympia XXXII (1996, Chicago, Illinois, USA): Dorian Yates
Mr. Olympia XXXIII (1997, Los Angeles, California, USA): Dorian Yates
Mr. Olympia XXXIV (1998, New York City, New York, USA): Ronnie Coleman
Mr. Olympia XXXV (1999, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Ronnie Coleman


5. 2000s
Mr. Olympia XXXVI (2000, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Ronnie Coleman
Mr. Olympia XXXVII (2001, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Ronnie Coleman
Mr. Olympia XXXVIII (2002, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Ronnie Coleman
Mr. Olympia XXXIX (2003, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Ronnie Coleman
Mr. Olympia XL (2004, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Ronnie Coleman
Mr. Olympia XLI (2005, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Ronnie Coleman
Mr. Olympia XLII(2006, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Jay Cutler
Mr. Olympia XLIII (2007, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Jay Cutler
Mr. Olympia XLIV (2008, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Dexter Jackson
Mr. Olympia XLV (2009, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Jay Cutler



6. 2010s
Mr. Olympia XLVI (2010, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Jay Cutler
Mr. Olympia XLVII (2011, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Phil Heath
Mr. Olympia XLXIII (2012, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Phil Heath
Mr. Olympia XLIX (2013, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Phil Heath
Mr. Olympia L (2014, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Phil Heath
Mr. Olympia LI (2015, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Phil Heath

good stuff my man, this is Sticky worthy!

Love it. Haney, Yates, Coleman and Heath just look at those runs I don't even want to imagine all the work.

Great list....

Awesome list! Thanks!

But didn't Arnold and Franco also regain the title after not holding it? It says that Cutler was the only one to do that.

Thanks for the list!

jimbosmith316 said:

Lots of big names!

The Mr. Olympia was created in 1965 by the late and great Joe Weider to determine who was the greatest bodybuilder on the planet. Since that inaugural year, a total of only 13 bodybuilders have won the coveted Sandow trophy and earned the title of Mr. Olympia. Two of those bodybuilders, Lee Haney and Ronnie Coleman, co-hold the record for the most victories at eight a piece. And, only one of those 13 bodybuilders, Jay Cutler, was able to regain the title after losing it.


The following is a list of every winner of the Mr. Olympia contest.
1. 1960s
Mr. Olympia I (1965, New York City, New York, USA): Larry Scott
Mr. Olympia II (1966, New York City, New York, USA): Larry Scott
Mr. Olympia III (1967, New York City, New York, USA): Sergio Oliva
Mr. Olympia IV (1968, New York City, New York, USA): Sergio Oliva
Mr. Olympia V (1969, New York City, New York, USA): Sergio Oliva

2. 1970s
Mr. Olympia VI (1970, New York City, New York, USA): Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mr. Olympia VII (1971, Paris, France): Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mr. Olympia VIII (1972, Essen, West Germany): Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mr. Olympia IX (1973, New York City, New York, USA): Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mr. Olympia X (1974, New York City, New York, USA): Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mr. Olympia XI (1975, Pretoria, South Africa): Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mr. Olympia XII (1976, Columbus, Ohio, USA): Franco Columbu
Mr. Olympia XIII (1977, Columbus, Ohio, USA): Frank Zane
Mr. Olympia XIV (1978, Columbus, Ohio, USA): Frank Zane
Mr. Olympia XV (1979, Columbus, Ohio, USA): Frank Zane


3. 1980s
Mr. Olympia XVI (1980, Sydney, Australia): Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mr. Olympia XVII (1981, Columbus, Ohio, USA): Franco Columbu
Mr. Olympia XVIII (1982, London, UK): Chris Dickerson
Mr. Olympia XIX (1983, Munich, West Germany): Samir Bannout
Mr. Olympia XX (1984, New York City, New York, USA): Lee Haney
Mr. Olympia XXI (1985, Brussels, Belgium): Lee Haney
Mr. Olympia XXII (1986, Columbus, Ohio, USA): Lee Haney
Mr. Olympia XXIII (1987, Gothenburg, Sweden): Lee Haney
Mr. Olympia XXIV (1988, Los Angeles, California, USA): Lee Haney
Mr. Olympia XXV (1989, Rimini, Italy): Lee Haney

4. 1990s
Mr. Olympia XXVI (1990, Chicago, Illinois, USA): Lee Haney
Mr. Olympia XXVII (1991, Orlando, Florida, USA): Lee Haney
Mr. Olympia XXVIII (1992, Helsinki, Finland): Dorian Yates
Mr. Olympia XXIX (1993, Atlanta, Georgia, USA): Dorian Yates
Mr. Olympia XXX (1994, Atlanta, Georgia, USA): Dorian Yates
Mr. Olympia XXXI (1995, Atlanta, Georgia, USA): Dorian Yates
Mr. Olympia XXXII (1996, Chicago, Illinois, USA): Dorian Yates
Mr. Olympia XXXIII (1997, Los Angeles, California, USA): Dorian Yates
Mr. Olympia XXXIV (1998, New York City, New York, USA): Ronnie Coleman
Mr. Olympia XXXV (1999, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Ronnie Coleman


5. 2000s
Mr. Olympia XXXVI (2000, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Ronnie Coleman
Mr. Olympia XXXVII (2001, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Ronnie Coleman
Mr. Olympia XXXVIII (2002, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Ronnie Coleman
Mr. Olympia XXXIX (2003, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Ronnie Coleman
Mr. Olympia XL (2004, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Ronnie Coleman
Mr. Olympia XLI (2005, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Ronnie Coleman
Mr. Olympia XLII(2006, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Jay Cutler
Mr. Olympia XLIII (2007, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Jay Cutler
Mr. Olympia XLIV (2008, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Dexter Jackson
Mr. Olympia XLV (2009, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Jay Cutler

6. 2010s
Mr. Olympia XLVI (2010, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Jay Cutler
Mr. Olympia XLVII (2011, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Phil Heath
Mr. Olympia XLXIII (2012, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Phil Heath
Mr. Olympia XLIX (2013, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Phil Heath
Mr. Olympia L (2014, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Phil Heath
Mr. Olympia LI (2015, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA): Phil Heath

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Does anyone else agree that Jay "the refrigerator" Cutler was way too blocky to ever warrant being Mr. O?? Wonder if he didn't have the CA surfer look going for him if he still would have won?? Victor Martinez clearly beat him in I think 2007.

Do your own research, dont blindly follow anyone!!!!

2016 - Mr. Olympia Phil Heath


2017 - Mr. Olympia Phil Heath

Funny that the 80's are the only decade that had more than three different winners. But, in a few days the 2010's will join the list with the fourth different winner.