Mr. Olympia

Mr. Olympia is the title awarded to the winner of the professional men's bodybuilding contest at Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend—an international competition that is held annually by the  (IFBB). Lee Haney held the first record number of wins from 1984 to 1991.

1980
The contest was an IFBB  competition held on October 4, 1980, at the  in Sydney, Australia. The event was one of the most debated competitions in bodybuilding history. Arnold Schwarzenegger won his seventh and officially retired from professional bodybuilding.

1981
The contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on October 10, 1981, at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in. Following the political controversy, a number of favored bodybuilders boycotted the event, including Frank Zane, Mike Mentzer, and Boyer Coe. Franco Columbu followed Arnold Schwarzenegger's suit (1980 Mr Olympia) and came out of retirement for a one time appearance and won the Olympia, leading some to believe that the contest was rigged.

1982
The contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held in October 1982 at the  in London, England. Tom Platz, who was favored, tore his right bicep 6 weeks prior to the competition and competed after having it surgically repaired. Chris Dickerson, the winner, became the oldest competitor to win the Mr. Olympia title at 43 years old.

1983
The contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on September 24, 1983, at the  in Munich, Germany. Samir Bannout won the Mr. Olympia title in his fourth attempt.

1984 to 1989
The contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held in October 1984 at the  in New York City, New York. The 1984 event had the highest attendance for the prejudging (4,200) and finals (5,000) and the largest amount of total prize money ($100,000) for any Olympia up to that time Lee Haney won his first Mr. Olympia title In 1984, and every consecutive title into the early nineties. The following footages are full version contests of the Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend from 1984 to 1989.