Mr. Olympia Winners After Retiring From Bodybuilding

The Mr. Olympia bodybuilding competition is the most prestigious bodybuilding show in the world.

Mr. Olympia is held annually and was first held in 1965.

The Olympia bodybuilding competition has taken place 56 times, and there are only 16 men who have won it.

In Olympia, many guys got many wins, such as Ronnie Coleman, Lee Haney won Olympia 8 times.

Then there are guys like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Phil Heath that won the Olympia 7 times.

Just these four guys we mentioned have combined won the Olympia 30 times.

In this post, we will show you what the Olympia champions look like after retiring from bodybuilding.

Larry Scott

First Olympia winner ever that won it two consecutive years in 1965 and 1966.

Sergio Olivia

Sergio Olivia was the second bodybuilder who won Mr. Olympia, and he won it three times in a row 1967-1969.

He is the only bodybuilder that has beaten Arnold Schwarzenegger on the Olympia stage.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold is the bodybuilder that made bodybuilding popular and the most famous bodybuilding champion in the world.

In total, he won 7 Mr. Olympia titles he won from 1970-1975, then he made a comeback for the title and won it again in 1980.

Franco Columbo

Franco Columbo was Arnold’s training partner; he also competed in strongman. He won the Mr. Olympia competition in 1976 and 1981.

Chris Dickerson

Chris Dickerson won the Olympia one time in his bodybuilding career; that win came back in 1982.

Samir Bannout

Samir Bannout is a one-time Olympia winner; he won the title in 1983.

Lee Haney

Lee Haney has won the Olympia 8-times, and the only other bodybuilder that has achieved this is Ronnie Coleman. He won from 1984-1991

Dorian Yates

Dorian Yates won Mr. Olympia 6 times in his career and is the first bodybuilder to showcase a freakish mass on stage. He won the competition from 1992-1997.

Ronnie Coleman

Ronnie Coleman dominated the Olympia competition with a crazy massive physique eight years in a row ranging from 1998-2005.

Jay Cutler

Jay Cutler won the Olympia four times in his career and is the only bodybuilder who has made a comeback after losing the title.

Jay won in 2006, 2007 he lost the title to Dexter Jackson in 2008, then Jay won again in 2009 and 2010.

Dexter Jackson

Dexter Jackson won the Olympia once in his career in 2008 when he won the title from Jay Cutler. Dexter just recently retired, and his last competition was the Olympia in 2020.