The 1999
Mr. Olympia
Mr. Olympia is the title awarded to the winner of the professional men's bodybuilding contest at Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend—an international bodybuilding competition that is held annually by the International Federation ...
contest was an
IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held October 21–24, 1999 at the
Mandalay Bay Arena in
Las Vegas
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,
Nevada
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.
Results
The total prize money awarded was $311,000.
Notable events
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Ronnie Coleman
Ronald "Ronnie" Dean Coleman (born May 13, 1964) is an American retired professional bodybuilder. The winner of the Mr. Olympia title for eight consecutive years, he is widely regarded as either the greatest bodybuilder of all time or one of th ...
won his second consecutive Mr. Olympia title.
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Markus Rühl
Markus Rühl (born 22 February 1972, in Darmstadt, Germany) is a retired IFBB professional bodybuilder. Rühl began training at the age of 19 following a doctor's recommendation after sustaining a knee injury while playing football. At , Rühl b ...
placed positive for diuretics and was disqualified.
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Porter Cottrell withdrew from the contest due to a firefighting accident that occurred a few weeks earlier.
See also
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1999 Ms. Olympia
References
External links
Mr. Olympia
{{Mr. Olympia
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1999 in sports in Nevada
Mr. Olympia 1999
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October 1999 sports events in the United States