1967 Mr. Olympia

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The 1967 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held in September [ citation needed ] 1967 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, New York. It was the 3rd Mr. Olympia competition held.

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Results

PlacePrizeName
1$1,000 Flag of Cuba.svg Sergio Oliva
2 Flag of the United States.svg Chuck Sipes
3 Flag of the United States.svg Harold Poole
4 Flag of the United States.svg Dave Draper

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References

  1. "1967 Mr. Olympia Report". ifbb.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-01-01.