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The 1985 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on October 26, 1985, at the Forest National Theatre in Brussels, Belgium.
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The 1985 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on October 26, 1985, at the Forest National Theatre in Brussels, Belgium.
Total prize money awarded was $100,000.
| Place | Prize | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $50,000 |  Lee Haney [1] |
| 2 | $20,000 |  Albert Beckles |
| 3 | $10,000 | Rich Gaspari |
| 4 | $6,000 |  Mohamed Makkawy |
| 5 | $4,000 | Mike Christian |
| 6 | $3,000 |  Berry DeMey |
| 7 | Tom Platz | |
| 8 |  Sergio Oliva | |
| 9 | Bob Paris | |
| 10 |  Frank Richard | |
| 11 | Bob Birdsong | |
| 12 | Tony Pearson | |
| 13 | Wilfried Sylvester | |
| 14 | John Brown | |
| 15 |  Jacques Neuville | |
| 16 | Danny Padilla | |
| 17 |  Ali Malla | |
| 18 | Johnny Fuller | |
| 19 | Gerard Buinoud | |
| 20 |  Salvador Ruiz | |
| 21 | Appie Steenbeek | |
| 22 |  Renato Bertagna | |
| 23 | Sean Jenkins | |
| 24 | Ben Herder |
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