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1969 Mr. Olympia

The 1969 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held in September 13, 1969[1] at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, New York. It was the 5th Mr. Olympia competition held.

Results

Place Prize Name
1 $1,000 Cuba Sergio Oliva
2 Austria Arnold Schwarzenegger

Notable events

  • Sergio Oliva won his third consecutive title
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger was defeated for the only time on a Mr. Olympia stage
  • It was the first of four times Oliva and Schwarzenegger faced each other in a bodybuilding contest and the only one Oliva won.
  • The contest concluded with what is considered the first posedown.[2]

References

  1. ^ Merritt, Greg (2021-05-20). "The 1969 Mr. Olympia". The Barbell. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  2. ^ Merritt, Greg (2021-05-20). "The 1969 Mr. Olympia". The Barbell. Retrieved 2023-11-03.


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