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[1] 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
GenreProfessional bodybuilding competition
BeginsSeptember 27, 2012
EndsSeptember 30, 2012
VenueLas Vegas Convention Center and Orleans Arena
Location(s)Las Vegas, Nevada
CountryUnited States
Previous event2011 Mr. Olympia
Next event2013 Mr. Olympia
Organized byIFBB

Results

A total prize pool of $650,000 was awarded.

PlacePrizeNameCountry1+24Points
1$250,000[2]Phil Heath 5510
2$100,000Kai Greene 101020
3$75,000Shawn Rhoden 151631
4$50,000Dexter Jackson 202040
5$40,000Branch Warren 253156
6$30,000Dennis Wolf 352459
7$18,000Toney Freeman 303464
8$17,000Evan Centopani 424082
9$16,000Johnnie O. Jackson 454691
10$14,000Lionel Beyeke 5152103
11$4,000Ben Pakulski 5455109
12$4,000Roelly Winklaar 6262124
13$4,000Ronny Rockel 6367130
14$4,000Essa Obaid 7265137
15$4,000Hidetada Yamagishi 7475149
16$2,000Bill Wilmore 7476150
17$2,000Baitollah Abbaspour 8080160
17$2,000Fred Smalls 8080160
17$2,000Michael Kefalianos 8080160

Notable events

  • Phil Heath won his second consecutive IFBB Mr. Olympia title [3]
  • 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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