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The 2012 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and the feature event of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2012 held September 27–30, 2012 [1] at the Las Vegas Convention Center and Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the 48th Mr. Olympia competition.
In March 2012 he placed 2nd to Branch Warren at the Australian Grand Prix and qualified for his 3rd Mr. Olympia. The highlight of his career came on 28 April 2012, in Madrid, Spain where Michael won his first professional bodybuilding competition, the 2012 Mr. Europe Pro.
Mr. Olympia is the title awarded to the winner of the professional ... and again in 2012, a Masters Olympia was ... a separate Masters Olympia competition for ...
In 2008 Jackson won the Arnold Classic, Australian Pro Grand Prix VIII, New Zealand Grand Prix, Russian Grand Prix and Mr. Olympia. He placed 3rd in the 2009 Mr. Olympia contest. In 2012, Jackson placed 4th in Mr. Olympia then surprised everyone by winning that year's Masters Olympia at the age of 43. He won his fourth Arnold Classic title in 2013.
The winner of 26 IFBB professional titles including the Mr. Olympia for eight consecutive years, he is also renowned for his combination of size and conditioning, [10] dominant body-parts [11] [12] and extremely heavy workouts, [13] making him the strongest Mr. Olympia of all-time.
Taylor holds the record for the most Masters Olympia titles with six (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999-2001) A bodybuilding icon and legend, he made a comeback to the sport at the age of 50 by competing in the 2006 Australian Pro, where he placed 3rd.
Within three months, he won the overall title at the NPC Masters Nationals. When the Masters Nationals winner was later granted a pro qualification, Youngblood received a pro card retrospectively. He was now qualified for the Joe Weider IFBB Masters Olympia contest, which had been dominated by Vince Taylor for several years.
Samson Dauda won the 60th edition of Mr. Olympia Men's Open competition in 2024, with a prize of $600,000. Hadi Choopan came in second with a prize of $250,000. [4] Ten other winners from multiple divisions were crowned during the two days of division finals, including Chris Bumstead, who won the Classic Physique title for the sixth consecutive time.