1981 Mr. Olympia

The 1981 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on October 10, 1981, at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio. Following the 1980 Mr. Olympia political controversy, a number of favored bodybuilders boycotted the event, including Frank Zane, Mike Mentzer, and Boyer Coe.[1] Franco Columbu, who had not competed since winning the 1976 Olympia due to a career threatening knee injury suffered at the 1977 World's Strongest Man competition, returned and won his second title, officially retiring after the event.

Results

Total prize money awarded was $50,000.

Place Prize Name Points Posedown Total
1 $25,000 Italy Franco Columbu[2] 294 2 296
2 United States Chris Dickerson 289 2 291
3 United States Tom Platz 288 2 290
4 Barbados Roy Callender 286 0 286
5 United States Danny Padilla 281 1 282
6 Germany Jusup Wilkosz 270
7 United States Dennis Tinerino 265
8 United Kingdom Jonny Fuller 264
9 Lebanon Samir Bannout 263
10 Australia Roger Walker 261
11 Germany Hubert Metz 252
12 United States Carlos Rodriguez 249
13 United States Ed Corney 246
14 United States Steve Davis 241
15 United States Mike Katz 237
16 United States Ken Waller 235
17 Finland Jorma Raty 234

References

  1. ^ "1981 Mr. Olympia review by John Hansen". rxmuscle.com.
  2. ^ "Mr. Olympia Contest Results". getbig.com.