2012 Mr. Olympia

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Begins September 27, 2012 Location(s) Las Vegas, Nevada		Ends September 30, 2012 Country United States
Genre Professional bodybuilding competition Venue Las Vegas Convention Center and Orleans Arena

The 2012 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and the feature event of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2012 held September 27–30, 2012 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the 48th Mr. Olympia competition. Other events at the exhibition included the 212 Olympia Showdown, Ms. Olympia, Fitness Olympia, and Figure Olympia contests. The documentary film Generation Iron was filmed while following several Olympia contestants as they prepared for this competition.

Results

A total prize pool of $650,000 was awarded.

Notable events

Phil Heath won his second consecutive IFBB Mr. Olympia title

Kai Greene placed second, his best ever showing after finishing third in the 2011 Mr. Olympia contest

Evan Centopani placed eighth in his Mr. Olympia debut

Toney Freeman, at the age of 46 years, finished in seventh place

Jay Cutler, four-time Mr. Olympia, could not compete after undergoing surgery for a torn left bicep

References

2012 Mr. Olympia Wikipedia

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