1997 Mr. Olympia

Bodybuilding competition December 2012 The 1997 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on September 20, 1997, at the Terrace Theater in Long Beach, California. Results Total prize amount awarded was $285,000.http://musclebase.blogspot.ca/2009/10/1997-mr-olympia-contest-winner-dorian.html 1997 Mr. Olympia Contest Winner Dorian MuscleBase Place Prize Name 1 $110,000 United Kingdom Dorian Yateshttp://www.getbig.com/results/e-mroly.htm Mr. Olympia Contest Results September 30, 2012 getbig.com 2 $50,000 FR Yugoslavia Nasser El Sonbaty 3 $30,000 USA Shawn Ray 4 $25,000 Canada Paul Dillett 5 $15,000 Australia Lee Priest 6 $10,000 USA Kevin Levrone 7 $8,000 Switzerland Jean-Pierre Fux 8 $7,000 USA Chris Cormier 9 $6,000 USA Ronnie Coleman 10 $5,000 FR Yugoslavia Miloš Šarčev 11 USA Mike Francois 12 Barbados Charles Clairmonte 13 USA Mike Matarazzo Notable events Dorian Yates won his sixth consecutive Mr. Olympia title despite tearing his left triceps three weeks before the competition Flex Wheeler withdrew from the competition after he was car-jacked by two thieves, whom he fought, and scared off, but not before he had taken on some bruises and damages to his armhttp://www.getbig.com/pics/olympia/1997/mro-p90.htm 1997 Olympia: Flex Wheeler getbig.com This year the contest involved a two-day format, prejudging Friday night, and finals Saturday night, last time this happened was 1989 During the competition Kevin Levrone was placed 6th, Lee Priest 5th and Paul Dillett 4th, 2 hours after the competition the results were amended References External links Mr. Olympia 1997 Category:1997 in sports in California Category:1997 in bodybuilding Category:September 1997 sports events in the United States Category:Sports competitions in Los Angeles County, California Category:1997 in Los Angeles