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2012 Mr. Olympia

Bodybuilding competition

Summary

Bodybuilding competition

Field	Value
name	2012 Mr. Olympia
genre	Professional bodybuilding competition
begins	September 27, 2012
ends	September 30, 2012
venue	Las Vegas Convention Center and Orleans Arena
location	Las Vegas, Nevada
coordinates
country	United States
last
prev	2011 Mr. Olympia
next	2013 Mr. Olympia
organized	IFBB
website

The 2012 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and the feature event of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2012 held September 27–30, 2012 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the 48th Mr. Olympia competition. Other events at the exhibition included the 212 Olympia Showdown, Ms. Olympia, Fitness Olympia, and Figure Olympia contests. The documentary film Generation Iron was filmed while following several Olympia contestants as they prepared for this competition.

Results

A total prize pool of $650,000 was awarded.

Place	Prize	Name	Country	1+2	4	Points
1	$250,000	Phil Heath	USA	5	5	10
2	$100,000	Kai Greene	USA	10	10	20
3	$75,000	Shawn Rhoden	Jamaica	15	16	31
4	$50,000	Dexter Jackson	USA	20	20	40
5	$40,000	Branch Warren	USA	25	31	56
6	$30,000	Dennis Wolf	Germany	35	24	59
7	$18,000	Toney Freeman	USA	30	34	64
8	$17,000	Evan Centopani	USA	42	40	82
9	$16,000	Johnnie O. Jackson	USA	45	46	91
10	$14,000	Lionel Beyeke	France	51	52	103
11	$4,000	Ben Pakulski	Canada	54	55	109
12	$4,000	Roelly Winklaar	Curacao	62	62	124
13	$4,000	Ronny Rockel	Germany	63	67	130
14	$4,000	Essa Obaid	UAE	72	65	137
15	$4,000	Hidetada Yamagishi	Japan	74	75	149
16	$2,000	Bill Wilmore	USA	74	76	150
17	$2,000	Baitollah Abbaspour	Iran	80	80	160
17	$2,000	Fred Smalls	USA	80	80	160
17	$2,000	Michael Kefalianos	Greece	80	80	160

Notable events

Phil Heath won his second consecutive IFBB Mr. Olympia title
Kai Greene placed second, his best ever showing after finishing third in the 2011 Mr. Olympia contest
Evan Centopani placed eighth in his Mr. Olympia debut
Toney Freeman, at the age of 46 years, finished in seventh place
Jay Cutler, four-time Mr. Olympia, could not compete after undergoing surgery for a torn left bicep

References

Merritt, Greg. "The 2012 Mr. Olympia".
(July 16, 2012). "OLYMPIA PRIZE MONEY HITS ALL-TIME HIGH". ifbbpro.com.
(September 30, 2012). "Mr. Olympia 2012 Results: Winners, Complete Events Recap & More". bleacherreport.com.

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