2003 Mr. Olympia
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The 2003 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held October 22–26, 2003 at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Results[edit]
For the fifth year in a row, the total prize money for the Mr. Olympia weekend was increased, reaching a level of $404,000 with the winner taking home $110,000 and a Cadillac Escalade provided by Pinnacle Supplements. [1]
| Place | Prize | Name | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $110,000 | Ronnie Coleman | 
|
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20[2][3] |
| 2 | $75,000 | Jay Cutler |
|
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
| 3 | $50,000 | Dexter Jackson |
|
16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 62 |
| 4 | $40,000 | Dennis James | 
|
19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 80 |
| 5 | $30,000 | Günter Schlierkamp |
|
25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 98 |
| 6 | $25,000 | Kevin Levrone |
|
30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 120 |
| 7 | $15,000 | Darrem Charles | 
|
35 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 149 |
| 8 | $14,000 | Troy Alves |
|
41 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 149 |
| 9 | $12,000 | Melvin Anthony |
|
45 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 160 |
| 10 | $10,000 | Ernie Taylor | 
|
53 | 50 | 51 | 35 | 189 |
| 11 | $5,000 | Johnnie O. Jackson |
|
53 | 58 | 55 | 35 | 201 |
| 12 | $4,000 | Rodney St. Cloud |
|
58 | 64 | 60 | 35 | 217 |
| 13 | $2,000 | Art Atwood |
|
68 | 60 | 65 | 35 | 228 |
| 14 | $2,000 | Claude Groulx | 
|
72 | 73 | 69 | 35 | 249 |
| 15 | $2,000 | Lee Priest | 
|
71 | 77 | 75 | 35 | 258 |
| 16 | $2,000 | Jonathan Davie |
|
80 | 75 | 76 | 35 | 266 |
Notable events[edit]
- Ronnie Coleman won his sixth consecutive Mr. Olympia title
- Chris Cormier pulled out of the Olympia due to sickness, although he was at the press conference
- Art Atwood and Kevin Levrone both competed despite experiencing injuries during their training
- Arnold Schwarzenegger made a special guest appearance [4]
- Franco Columbu received two special awards from the IFBB and was quoted "I'm happy that I got two awards and Arnold got nothing"
- Lee Haney, the man who broke Arnold's record of seven Mr. Olympia titles received a special lifetime achievement award from the IFBB and FLEX Magazine
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "The 2003 Mr. Olympia: Coleman Wows Sold Out Crowd!". femalemuscle.com. October 26, 2003. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
- ^ "Mr. Olympia Contest Results". getbig.com. September 30, 2012.
- ^ "2003 Mr. Olympia Contest Results". bodybuildingpro.com. October 26, 2003. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
- ^ "Bodybuilding Universe - Mr. Olympia 2003". bodybuildinguniverse.com.