1979 Mr. Olympia

The 1979 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held in September, 1979 at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio.

Results

The total prize money awarded was $50,000.

Over 200lbs

Place	Name
1	Mike Mentzer [1]
2	Dennis Tinerino
3	Roger Walker
4	Roy Callender
5	Bob Birdsong

Under 200lbs

Place	Name
1	Frank Zane
2	Boyer Coe
3	Robby Robinson
4	Chris Dickerson
5	Danny Padilla
6	Carlos Rodriguez
7	Albert Beckles
8	Tom Platz
9	Ed Corney
10	Steve Davis

Overall Winner

Place	Prize	Name
1	$25,000	Frank Zane

Notable Events

• Frank Zane won his third consecutive Mr. Olympia title

• this was the last year the Mr. Olympia contest used weight divisions to determine an overall winner

References

External links

• Mr. Olympia

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