1991 Mr. Olympia

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The 1991 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held in September 14, 1991 [1] in Orlando, Florida. The score was tied after prejudging between Dorian Yates, in his Olympia debut, and defending champ Lee Haney. Haney went on to win the contest by three points. [2] It was Haney's record eight Mr. Olympia win, [3] and he retired afterwards at 31.

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Results

The total prize money awarded was $250,000.

PlacePrizeName
1$100,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Haney [4]
2$50,000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dorian Yates
3$30,000 Flag of the United States.svg Vince Taylor
4$25,000 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Labrada
5$15,000 Flag of the United States.svg Shawn Ray
6$12,000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sonny Schmidt
7$8,000 Flag of France.svg Francis Benfatto
8$7,000 Flag of France.svg Thierry Pastel
9$6,000 Flag of Germany.svg Achim Albrecht
10$5,000 Flag of the United States.svg Rich Gaspari
11 Flag of the United States.svg Ron Love
12 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Paris
13 Flag of the United States.svg Robby Robinson
14 Flag of the United States.svg Renel Janvier
15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nimrod King
16 Flag of Lebanon.svg Samir Bannout
16 Flag of Barbados.svg Albert Beckles
16 Flag of Norway.svg Geir Borgan Paulsen
16 Flag of the United States.svg Joseph Dawson
16 Flag of Germany.svg Frank Hillebrand
16 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavol Jablonický
16 Flag of the United States.svg J.J. Marsh
16 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Matarazzo
16 Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Münzer
16 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Miloš Šarčev
16 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Terwilliger

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References

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