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The 1996 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on September 21, 1996, at the Arie Crown Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.
The total prize money awarded was $275,000.
| Place | Prize | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $110,000 |  Dorian Yates [1] |
| 2 | $50,000 |  Shawn Ray |
| 3 | $30,000 | Kevin Levrone |
| 4 | $25,000 | Flex Wheeler |
| 5 | $15,000 |  Paul Dillett |
| 6 | $12,000 | Ronnie Coleman |
| 7 | $8,000 | Chris Cormier |
| 8 | $7,000 |  Jean-Pierre Fux |
| 9 | $6,000 |  Charles Clairmonte |
| 10 | $5,000 | Mike Francois |
| 11 | Aaron Baker | |
| 12 |  Roland Cziurlok | |
| 13 | Mike Matarazzo | |
| DQ |  Nasser El Sonbaty |
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