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

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Total prize amount awarded was $285,000.[1]

Place Prize Name
1 $110,000   Dorian Yates[2]
2 $50,000   Nasser El Sonbaty
3 $30,000   Shawn Ray
4 $25,000   Paul Dillett
5 $15,000   Lee Priest
6 $10,000   Kevin Levrone
7 $8,000   Jean-Pierre Fux
8 $7,000   Chris Cormier
9 $6,000   Ronnie Coleman
10 $5,000   Miloš Šarčev
11   Mike Francois
12   Charles Clairmonte
13   Mike Matarazzo

Notable events

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  • 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 arm[3]
  • 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

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  1. ^ "1997 Mr. Olympia Contest Winner Dorian". MuscleBase.
  2. ^ "Mr. Olympia Contest Results". getbig.com. September 30, 2012.
  3. ^ "1997 Olympia: Flex Wheeler". getbig.com.
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