1981 Mr. Olympia

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The 1981 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on October 10, 1981, at the in Columbus, Ohio. Following the 1980 Mr. Olympia political controversy, a number of favored bodybuilders boycotted the event, including Frank Zane, Mike Mentzer, and .^[1] Franco Columbu followed Arnold Schwarzenegger's suit (1980 Mr Olympia) and came out of retirement for a one time appearance and won the Olympia.

Results[]

Total prize money awarded was $50,000.

Place	Prize	Name	Points	Posedown	Total
1	$25,000	Franco Columbu[2]	294	2	296
2		Chris Dickerson	289	2	291
3		Tom Platz	288	2	290
4		Roy Callender	286	0	286
5		Danny Padilla	281	1	282
6		Jusup Wilkosz	270
7		Dennis Tinerino	265
8			264
9		Samir Bannout	263
10			261
11			252
12		Carlos Rodriguez	249
13		Ed Corney	246
14			241
15		Mike Katz	237
16		Ken Waller	235
17		Jorma Raty	234

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