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The 1980 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on October 4, 1980, at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia. For the first time since 1973, there was only a single weight class, with the lightweight division being abolished.
He won the Mr. Olympia once (1982), a distinction he shares with Samir Bannout (1983) and Dexter Jackson (2008) who have since retired, Shawn Rhoden (2018) who has since died, as well as Brandon Curry (2019), Hadi Choopan (2022), Derek Lunsford (2023), and Samson Dauda (2024) who are currently active.
In late 1979, Mentzer won the heavyweight class of the Mr. Olympia, again with a perfect 300 score, but he lost in the overall to Frank Zane (who was awarded his third title) that year. In the 1980 Mr. Olympia he placed fourth in a tie with Boyer Coe behind Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chris Dickerson, and Frank Zane. [10]
1979 Mr. Olympia - IFBB, Lightweight, 5th 1980. Grand Prix Miami - IFBB, 3rd 1980 Mr. Olympia - IFBB, 10th 1981. 1981 Mr. Olympia - IFBB, 5th 1982. Night of Champions - IFBB, 5th 1982 Mr. Olympia - IFBB, 12th 1983. Night of Champions - IFBB, 9th 1984. World Pro Championships - IFBB, 7th 1985. 1985 Mr. Olympia - IFBB, 16th 1986. World Pro ...
Mr. Olympia is the title awarded to the winner of the professional men's bodybuilding contest in the open division at Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend—an international bodybuilding competition that is held annually and is sanctioned by the IFBB Professional League. [3]
Ken Waller was born on March 20, 1942, in San Francisco, California.At the age of 12 his family moved to Jeffersonville, Indiana. [2] He attended Western Kentucky University at Bowling Green (class of 1965), where he was a member of the undefeated 1963 Tangerine Bowl football team. [3]
He is the youngest ever Mr. Olympia competitor; ... Mr World - IFBB, Tall, 3rd 1980. Night of Champions - IFBB, 12th 1981. Grand Prix California - IFBB, 7th
He ambushed the closing ceremonies of Mr. Olympia 1990 to announce its formation, after attending the event with McMahon as representatives of Bodybuilding Lifestyles magazine. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He is known contemporarily for seminar speeches on his life, work, inspirations, and motivation as well as for helping to train bodybuilders like David ...