2012 Mr. Olympia
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 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the 48th Mr. Olympia competition. Other events at the exhibition included the 212 Olympia Showdown, Ms. Olympia, Fitness Olympia, and Figure Olympia contests. The documentary film Generation Iron was filmed while following several Olympia contestants as they prepared for this competition.
2012 Mr. Olympia | |
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Genre | Professional bodybuilding competition |
Begins | September 27, 2012 |
Ends | September 30, 2012 |
Venue | Las Vegas Convention Center and Orleans Arena |
Location(s) | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Country | United States |
Previous event | 2011 Mr. Olympia |
Next event | 2013 Mr. Olympia |
Organized by | IFBB |
Results
A total prize pool of $650,000 was awarded.
Place | Prize | Name | Country | 1+2 | 4 | Points |
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1 | $250,000[1] | Phil Heath | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 10 |
2 | $100,000 | Kai Greene | ![]() |
10 | 10 | 20 |
3 | $75,000 | Shawn Rhoden | ![]() |
15 | 16 | 31 |
4 | $50,000 | Dexter Jackson | ![]() |
20 | 20 | 40 |
5 | $40,000 | Branch Warren | ![]() |
25 | 31 | 56 |
6 | $30,000 | Dennis Wolf | ![]() |
35 | 24 | 59 |
7 | $18,000 | Toney Freeman | ![]() |
30 | 34 | 64 |
8 | $17,000 | Evan Centopani | ![]() |
42 | 40 | 82 |
9 | $16,000 | Johnnie O. Jackson | ![]() |
45 | 46 | 91 |
10 | $14,000 | Lionel Beyeke | ![]() |
51 | 52 | 103 |
11 | $4,000 | Ben Pakulski | ![]() |
54 | 55 | 109 |
12 | $4,000 | Roelly Winklaar | ![]() |
62 | 62 | 124 |
13 | $4,000 | Ronny Rockel | ![]() |
63 | 67 | 130 |
14 | $4,000 | Essa Obaid | ![]() |
72 | 65 | 137 |
15 | $4,000 | Hidetada Yamagishi | ![]() |
74 | 75 | 149 |
16 | $2,000 | Bill Wilmore | ![]() |
74 | 76 | 150 |
17 | $2,000 | Baitollah Abbaspour | ![]() |
80 | 80 | 160 |
17 | $2,000 | Fred Smalls | ![]() |
80 | 80 | 160 |
17 | $2,000 | Michael Kefalianos | ![]() ![]() |
80 | 80 | 160 |
Notable events
- Phil Heath won his second consecutive IFBB Mr. Olympia title [2]
- Kai Greene placed second, his best ever showing after finishing third in the 2011 Mr. Olympia contest
- Evan Centopani placed eighth in his Mr. Olympia debut
- Toney Freeman, at the age of 46 years, finished in seventh place
- Jay Cutler, four-time Mr. Olympia, could not compete after undergoing surgery for a torn left bicep
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See also
- 2012 Ms. Olympia
- 2012 212 Olympia Showdown
References
- "OLYMPIA PRIZE MONEY HITS ALL-TIME HIGH". ifbbpro.com. July 16, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- "Mr. Olympia 2012 Results: Winners, Complete Events Recap & More". bleacherreport.com. September 30, 2012.
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