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The 1987 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on October 31, 1987, at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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The 1987 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on October 31, 1987, at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Total prize money awarded was $120,000.
| Place | Prize | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $55,000 |  Lee Haney [1] |
| 2 | $25,000 | Rich Gaspari |
| 3 | $13,000 | Lee Labrada |
| 4 | $9,000 | Mike Christian |
| 5 | $6,000 | Robby Robinson |
| 6 | $4,000 |  Berry DeMey |
| 7 |  Albert Beckles | |
| 8 |  Edward Kawak | |
| 9 | Ron Love | |
| 10 | Michael Ashley | |
| 11 | John Hnatyschak | |
| 12 |  Bertil Fox | |
| 13 |  Peter Hensel | |
| 14 |  Paul Jean-Guillaume | |
| 15 | Josef Grolmus | |
| 16 |  Ulf Larsson | |
| 17 | Herman Hoffend | |
| 18 |  Steve Brisbois |
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