1982 Mr. Olympia

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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.

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Results

Total prize money awarded was $25,000.

PlacePrizeName
1$25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Dickerson [1]
2 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Zane
3 Flag of the United States.svg Casey Viator
4 Flag of Lebanon.svg Samir Bannout
5 Flag of Barbados.svg Albert Beckles
6 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Platz
7 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Makkawy
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bertil Fox
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonny Fuller
10 Flag of Germany.svg Jusup Wilkosz
11 Flag of the United States.svg Boyer Coe
12 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Padilla
13 Flag of France.svg Jacques Neuville
14 Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Tinerino
15 Flag of the United States.svg Lance Dreher
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger Walker

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