Countdown to Olympia...did you know?
Posted by Connie K on
- Mr. Olympia has been staged 21 times in the month of September, 16 times in the month of October and three times in November.
- The first nine Mr. Olympia from 1965 to 1973 averaged only 3-4 competitors per contest. Number of contestants in the Mr. Olympia were 1965 (3), 1966 (4), 1967 (4), 1968 (1), 1969 (3), 1970 (3), 1971 (1), 1972 (5), 1973 (3).
- In 1974 to 1979, the Mr. Olympia had two classes, over 200, and under 200. The average number of contestants during these years climbed to 9-10 per contest.
- During 1980-1983, it averaged 16 competitors per contest.
- The youngest Mr. Olympia competitor was Harold Pool in 1965; he was 21 years old.
- The oldest competitor was Albert Beckles in 1991; he was 53 years old.
- The youngest Mr. Olympia winner was Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1970; he was 23 years old.
- Overseas, the Mr. Olympia has been staged in Paris, France; Essen, Germany; Pretoria, South Africa; Syndey, Australia; London, England; Munich, Germany; Brussels, Belgium; Goteborg, Sweden; Rimini, Italy; and Helsinki, Finland.