The 1999 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held October 23, 1999 at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the first Mr. Olympia staged in Las Vegas, its home for all but three Olympias since then.https://thebarbell.com/1999-mr-olympia/
Results The total prize money awarded was $311,000.
Place Prize Name 1 2 3 4 Points 1 $110,000 Ronnie Coleman555520 2 $50,000 Flex Wheeler1010101040 3 $40,000 Chris Cormier1515151560 4 $30,000 Kevin Levrone31222325101 5 $20,000 Shawn Ray29242426103 6 $15,000 Nasser El Sonbaty22303024106 7 $13,000 Paul Dillett273738102 8 $12,000 Lee Priest454139125 9 $11,000 Dexter Jackson414349133 10 $10,000 Miloš Šarčev545948161 11 Mike Matarazzo586159178 12 Ernie Taylor666859193 13 Pavol Jablonický636769199 14 Jay Cutler726765204 15 Jean-Pierre Fux798080239 DQ Markus Rühl616069190
Notable events Ronnie Coleman won his second consecutive Mr. Olympia title. In his Olympia debut, Markus Rühl originally placed 12th, but later tested positive for diuretics and was disqualified. Porter Cottrell withdrew from the contest due to a firefighting accident that occurred a few weeks earlier. Future Mr. Olympias Jay Cutler and Dexter Jackson made their Olympia debuts.https://thebarbell.com/1999-mr-olympia/
See also 1999 Ms. Olympia
References
External links The 1999 Mr. Olympia Mr. Olympia 1999 Olympia Weekend coverage