1996 Ms. Olympia

The 1996 Ms. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition was held on September 20, 1996, in Chicago, Illinois. It was the 17th Ms. Olympia competition held.

1996 Ms. Olympia
Information
PromotionIFBB
DateSeptember 20, 1996
City Chicago, Illinois, United States
Event chronology
1995 Ms. Olympia 1996 Ms. Olympia 1997 Ms. Olympia

Results
Place Prize Name
1 $50,000 Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls
2 $20,000 Lenda Murray
3 $10,000 Natalia Murnikoviene
4 $7,000 Laura Creavalle
5 $6,000 Vickie Gates
6 $3,500 Nancy Lewis
7 $3,000 Eva Sukupova
8 $2,500 Andrulla Blanchette
9 $2,000 Melissa Coates
10 $1,000 Sue Meyers
11 Joanne Lee
12 Beatrix Gluck

Notable Events
  • This Ms. Olympia, along with the 1995 Ms. Olympia, had the highest total prize money at a Ms. Olympia, with $115,000, with $50,000 for the winner.[1]
  • This competition had only 12 competitors competing, the fewest competitors competing in Ms. Olympia ever. Only the 2000 Ms. Olympia would match this to have 12 competitors competing.[1]
  • The song played during the posedown was Unbelievable by EMF.

See also

References
  1. Ms. Olympia by the numbers
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