1972 Mr. Olympia

The 1972 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held in October 1972 at the Handelshof in Essen, West Germany. It was the 8th Mr. Olympia competition held.

Results

Place	Prize	Name
1	$1,000	Arnold Schwarzenegger [1]
2		Sergio Oliva
3		Serge Nubret
4		Frank Zane
5		Franco Columbu

Notable Events

• Arnold Schwarzenegger won his third consecutive Mr. Olympia title, tying the previous record held by Sergio Oliva

• The winner was decided by seven judges, four voted for Arnold Schwarzenegger and three voted for Sergio Oliva

References

External links

• Mr. Olympia

Mr. Olympia competitions 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014