1969 Mr. Olympia

The 1969 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on 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	Sergio Oliva
2		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.

External links

• Mr. Olympia
• The 1969 Mr. Olympia