2003 Mr. Olympia

The 2003 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held October 22–26, 2003 at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Results

For the fifth year in a row, the total prize money for the Mr. Olympia weekend was increased, reaching a level of $404,000 with the winner taking home $110,000 and a Cadillac Escalade provided by Pinnacle Supplements. [1]

Place	Prize	Name	Country	1	2	3	4	Points
1	$110,000	Ronnie Coleman		5	5	5	5	20[2][3]
2	$75,000	Jay Cutler		10	10	10	10	40
3	$50,000	Dexter Jackson		16	15	15	16	62
4	$40,000	Dennis James		19	20	21	20	80
5	$30,000	Günter Schlierkamp		25	25	23	25	98
6	$25,000	Kevin Levrone		30	30	30	30	120
7	$15,000	Darrem Charles		35	40	39	35	149
8	$14,000	Troy Alves		41	36	37	35	149
9	$12,000	Melvin Anthony		45	41	39	35	160
10	$10,000	Ernie Taylor		53	50	51	35	189
11	$5,000	Johnnie O. Jackson		53	58	55	35	201
12	$4,000	Rodney St. Cloud		58	64	60	35	217
13	$2,000	Art Atwood		68	60	65	35	228
14	$2,000	Claude Groulx		72	73	69	35	249
15	$2,000	Lee Priest		71	77	75	35	258
16	$2,000	Jonathan Davie		80	75	76	35	266

Notable events

• Ronnie Coleman won his sixth consecutive Mr. Olympia title
• Chris Cormier pulled out of the Olympia due to sickness, although he was at the press conference
• Art Atwood and Kevin Levrone both competed despite experiencing injuries during their training
• Arnold Schwarzenegger made a special guest appearance [4]
• Franco Columbu received two special awards from the IFBB and was quoted "I'm happy that I got two awards and Arnold got nothing"
• Lee Haney, the man who broke Arnold's record of seven Mr. Olympia titles received a special lifetime achievement award from the IFBB and FLEX Magazine

See also

• 2003 Ms. Olympia

References

1. "The 2003 Mr. Olympia: Coleman Wows Sold Out Crowd!". femalemuscle.com. October 26, 2003. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
2. "Mr. Olympia Contest Results". getbig.com. September 30, 2012.
3. "2003 Mr. Olympia Contest Results". bodybuildingpro.com. October 26, 2003. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
4. "Bodybuilding Universe - Mr. Olympia 2003". bodybuildinguniverse.com.

External links

• Mr. Olympia