• 1965 Mr. Olympia bodybuilding competition was the first ever held after its creation by Joe Weider. The competition was staged on September 18, 1965,...
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    enable the amateur Mr. Universe winners to continue competing and to earn money. The first Mr. Olympia was held on September 18, 1965, at the Brooklyn Academy...
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    the inaugural 1965 Mr. Olympia competition and defended the crown at the 1966 Mr. Olympia contest before retiring. He also won the Mr. America title...
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  • The 1980 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on October 4, 1980, at the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia...
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  • the 12th annual Mr Olympia contest Franco Columbu won his first Mr. Olympia title and the 4th title winner since it’s inception in 1965. Franco won by...
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    Nasser El Sonbaty (category 1965 births)
    His first appearance in the Mr. Olympia competition was in 1994, where he placed 7th. His best placing in the Mr. Olympia competition was in 1997, where...
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  • ever Mr. Olympia competitor; he was only 21 when he competed in the 1965 Mr. Olympia. He is noted for first popularizing the most muscular pose. Harold...
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  • week, so Mike did just that. He attended the first Mr. Olympia and later said: “The 1965 Mr. Olympia contest was almost a religious experience for me."...
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    retired American professional bodybuilder and author. He is a three-time Mr. Olympia, and his physique is considered one of the greatest in the history of...
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  • and performance, was a Cuban-American bodybuilder. He was a three-time Mr. Olympia winner. Sergio Oliva was born on July 4, 1941, in Guantanamo, Cuba, during...
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    one of the best bodybuilders of the 1990s, despite never winning the Mr. Olympia title, he has won 20 pro shows with three amateur wins. He held the record...
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  • Mike Matarazzo (category 1965 births)
    first time in the Mr. Olympia contest in 1991. Known primarily for his massive arms and calves, his best placing in the Mr. Olympia competition (out of...
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  • NABBA, Overall Winner 1965 Mr. Olympia - IFBB, 3rd Universe - IFBB, Tall, 1st Universe - IFBB, Overall Winner 1977 Masters Mr America - AAU, Tall, 1st...
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    Italian-American bodybuilder and actor. Originally a boxer, Columbu won the Mr. Olympia in 1976 and 1981, and competed in the inaugural edition of the World's...
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  • Shawn Ray (category 1965 births)
    Mr. Olympia – 13th Place 1990 Mr. Olympia – 3rd Place 1991 Mr. Olympia – 5th Place 1992 Mr. Olympia – 4th Place 1993 Mr. Olympia – 3rd Place 1994 Mr....
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    Mr. Olympia - IFBB, Winner 1984 Mr. Olympia - IFBB, 11th 1990 Arnold Classic - IFBB, 8th 1994 Masters Olympia - IFBB, Overall, 4th "1982 Mr. Olympia Chris...
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    Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It had a population of 55,605 at the time of the 2020...
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    Flex Wheeler (category 1965 births)
    secured a first-place trophy at the NPC Mr. California Championships. He placed second at the 1993 Mr. Olympia, narrowly missing a win. He is a 5-time...
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    Mr. Universe title aged 20, and subsequently the Mr. Olympia title seven times. He is tied with Phil Heath for the joint-second number of all-time Mr...
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  • Paul Dillett (category 1965 births)
    heavyweight division of the 1991 North American Championships. His first Mr. Olympia was in 1993, where he placed 6th. In 1993, he competed in his first Ironman...
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  • BodyBuilder, 1960-1966, won the inaugural 1965 Mr. Olympia competition and defended the crown at the 1966 Mr. Olympia contest before retiring Jay Lambert,...
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  • Champions competition in New York. Beckles’ 13 forays into the IFBB Mr. Olympia have yielded six placings among the top five, including coming second...
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  • to compete at the professional level the following year in the 1976 Mr. Olympia contest, where he again defeated Mike Katz to win first place in the...
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  • retaining the IFBB name. In 1965, Joe went on to start the Mr. Olympia—the first IFBB professional competition. Originally, Mr. Universe was known as the...
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  • Bob Cicherillo (category 1965 births)
    IFBB Night of Champions was in 2001, where he placed 11th. His first Mr. Olympia came the following year in 2002, where he placed 17th (equal last). Cicherillo...
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  • 1974 IFBB Mr. International Tall, - 4th Place 1975 IFBB Universe Tall, 4th Place 1976 Mr. Olympia Over 200 lbs, 2nd Place 1980 NBA Natural Mr. America...
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  • businessman, and actor. His first title was Mr. Britain in 1949. He then won Mr. Universe in 1951, 1958, and 1965. He went on to star in five films, all of...
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    had won the Mr. Pakistan Olympia title five times and represented Pakistan four times in the Mr. Universe competitions. Butt won the Mr. Asia title in...
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    Mr. SA, Mr. Australia, and Mr. Olympia. Ahe t the age of 47, placed third in the Masters and fifth in the Men's Open Short Class. 3rd place, INBA Mr....
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  • 1958 Mr. Guadeloupe 1960 Ifbb World Most Muscular Man 1970 Ifbb Mr. Europe (Tall) 1975 IFBB Mr. Olympia, 2nd. 1976 Nabba Pro Mr. Universe 1977 Wbbg Mr. Olympus...
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