The 1996 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on September 21, 1996, at the Arie Crown Theater in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.

Results The total prize money awarded was $275,000.

Place Prize Name 1 $110,000 Dorian Yates 2 $50,000 Shawn Ray 3 $30,000 Kevin Levrone 4 $25,000 Flex Wheeler 5 $15,000 Paul Dillett 6 $12,000 Ronnie Coleman 7 $8,000 Chris Cormier 8 $7,000 Jean-Pierre Fux 9 $6,000 Charles Clairmonte 10 $5,000 Mike Francois 11 Aaron Baker 12 Roland Cziurlok 13 Mike Matarazzo DQ Nasser El Sonbaty

Notable events Dorian Yates won his fifth consecutive Mr. Olympia title Nasser El Sonbaty came in third in scoring, but was disqualified the next month for testing positive for a banned diuretics drug.

References

External links The 1996 Mr. Olympia Mr. Olympia