2003 Mr. Olympia

The 2003 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held October 22–26, 2003 at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Results

For the fifth year in a row, the total prize money for the Mr. Olympia weekend was increased, reaching a level of $404,000 with the winner taking home $110,000 and a Cadillac Escalade provided by Pinnacle Supplements. [1]

Place Prize Name Country 1 2 3 4 Points
1 $110,000 Ronnie Coleman 5 5 5 5 20[2][3]
2 $75,000 Jay Cutler 10 10 10 10 40
3 $50,000 Dexter Jackson 16 15 15 16 62
4 $40,000 Dennis James 19 20 21 20 80
5 $30,000 Günter Schlierkamp 25 25 23 25 98
6 $25,000 Kevin Levrone 30 30 30 30 120
7 $15,000 Darrem Charles 35 40 39 35 149
8 $14,000 Troy Alves 41 36 37 35 149
9 $12,000 Melvin Anthony 45 41 39 35 160
10 $10,000 Ernie Taylor 53 50 51 35 189
11 $5,000 Johnnie O. Jackson 53 58 55 35 201
12 $4,000 Rodney St. Cloud 58 64 60 35 217
13 $2,000 Art Atwood 68 60 65 35 228
14 $2,000 Claude Groulx 72 73 69 35 249
15 $2,000 Lee Priest 71 77 75 35 258
16 $2,000 Jonathan Davie 80 75 76 35 266

Notable events

  • Ronnie Coleman won his sixth consecutive Mr. Olympia title
  • Chris Cormier pulled out of the Olympia due to sickness, although he was at the press conference
  • Art Atwood and Kevin Levrone both competed despite experiencing injuries during their training
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger made a special guest appearance [4]
  • Franco Columbu received two special awards from the IFBB and was quoted "I'm happy that I got two awards and Arnold got nothing"
  • Lee Haney, the man who broke Arnold's record of seven Mr. Olympia titles received a special lifetime achievement award from the IFBB and FLEX Magazine

See also

References

  1. "The 2003 Mr. Olympia: Coleman Wows Sold Out Crowd!". femalemuscle.com. October 26, 2003. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
  2. "Mr. Olympia Contest Results". getbig.com. September 30, 2012.
  3. "2003 Mr. Olympia Contest Results". bodybuildingpro.com. October 26, 2003.
  4. "Bodybuilding Universe - Mr. Olympia 2003". bodybuildinguniverse.com.
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