1973 Mr. Olympia

1973 IFBB Professional Bodybuilding Competition December 2012 The 1973 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on September 8, 1973, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, New York. It was the 9th Mr. Olympia competition held. The prize money for this event went down from previous years, from $1000, to only $750. Arnold gave a short speech and complained about this after he won the competition. Results Place Prize Name 1 $750 Austria Arnold Schwarzeneggerhttp://www.getbig.com/results/e-mroly.htm Mr. Olympia Contest Results getbig.com 2 Italy Franco Columbu 3 France Serge Nubret Notable events Arnold Schwarzenegger won his fourth consecutive Mr. Olympia title breaking the previous record held by Sergio Oliva Sergio Oliva was originally slated to compete at the event, but was barred from competing by the IFBB for appearing in the 1972 WBBG Mr. Galaxy contest which was not an IFBB certified event References External links Mr. Olympia 1973 Category:1973 in sports in New York City Category:1973 in bodybuilding Category:September 1973 sports events in the United States Category:Sports competitions in Brooklyn