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The 1982 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held in October[ citation needed ] 1982 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England.
Total prize money awarded was $25,000.
Place | Prize | Name |
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1 | $25,000 | Chris Dickerson [1] |
2 | Frank Zane | |
3 | Casey Viator | |
4 | Samir Bannout | |
5 | Albert Beckles | |
6 | Tom Platz | |
7 | Mohamed Makkawy | |
8 | Bertil Fox | |
9 | Jonny Fuller | |
10 | Jusup Wilkosz | |
11 | Boyer Coe | |
12 | Danny Padilla | |
13 | Jacques Neuville | |
14 | Dennis Tinerino | |
15 | Lance Dreher | |
16 | Roger Walker |
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