Friday, May 22, 2009
| 2009 Mr. Olympia Qualified | COUNTRY |
| Alves, Troy | USA |
| Anthony, Melvin | USA |
| Centopani, Evan | USA |
| Charles, Darrem | Trinidad |
| Cutler, Jay | USA |
| Elmoussawi, Moe | New Zealand |
| Freeman, Toney | USA |
| Greene, Kai | USA |
| Haidar, Ahmad | Lebanon |
| Heath, Phil | USA |
| Jackson, Dexter | USA |
| James, Dennis | Germany |
| Kefalianos, Michael | Australia |
| Kjellstrom, Martin | Sweden |
| Martinez, Victor | Dominican Republic |
| Rockel, Ronny | Germany |
| Ruhl, Markus | Germany |
| Samuel, Silvio | Spain |
| Warren, Branch | USA |
| Wolf, Dennis | Germany |
| Yamagishi, Hidetada | Japan |
Winners of mr. Olympia till 2008
| Year | Winner | Venue |
| 1965 | Larry Scott | New York City, New York, United States |
| 1966 | Larry Scott | New York City |
| 1967 | Sergio Oliva | New York City |
| 1968 | Sergio Oliva | New York City |
| 1969 | Sergio Oliva | New York City |
| 1970 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | New York City |
| 1971 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Paris, France |
| 1972 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| 1973 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | New York City, New York, United States |
| 1974 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | New York City |
| 1975 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa |
| 1976 | Franco Columbu | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| 1977 | Frank Zane | Columbus |
| 1978 | Frank Zane | Columbus |
| 1979 | Frank Zane | Columbus |
| 1980 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| 1981 | Franco Columbu | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| 1982 | Chris Dickerson | London, England, United Kingdom |
| 1983 | Samir Bannout | Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| 1984 | Lee Haney | New York City, New York, United States |
| 1985 | Lee Haney | Brussels, Belgium |
| 1986 | Lee Haney | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| 1987 | Lee Haney | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 1988 | Lee Haney | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| 1989 | Lee Haney | Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
| 1990 | Lee Haney | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| 1991 | Lee Haney | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| 1992 | Dorian Yates | Helsinki, Finland |
| 1993 | Dorian Yates | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| 1994 | Dorian Yates | Atlanta |
| 1995 | Dorian Yates | Atlanta |
| 1996 | Dorian Yates | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| 1997 | Dorian Yates | Long Beach, California, United States |
| 1998 | Ronnie Coleman | New York City, New York, United States |
| 1999 | Ronnie Coleman | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| 2000 | Ronnie Coleman | Las Vegas |
| 2001 | Ronnie Coleman | Las Vegas |
| 2002 | Ronnie Coleman | Las Vegas |
| 2003 | Ronnie Coleman | Las Vegas |
| 2004 | Ronnie Coleman | Las Vegas |
| 2005 | Ronnie Coleman | Las Vegas |
| 2006 | Jay Cutler | Las Vegas |
| 2007 | Jay Cutler | Las Vegas |
| 2008 | Dexter Jackson | Las Vegas |
| Wins | Names | Years |
| 8 | Lee Haney | 1984-1991 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1998–2005 | |
| 7 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | 1970–1975, 1980 |
| 6 | Dorian Yates | 1992–1997 |
| 3 | Sergio Oliva | 1967–1969 |
| Frank Zane | 1977–1979 | |
| 2 | Larry Scott | 1965–1966 |
| Franco Columbu | 1976, 1981 | |
| Jay Cutler | 2006–2007 | |
| 1 | Samir Bannout | 1983 |
| Chris Dickerson | 1982 | |
| Dexter Jackson | 2008 |
Mr. Olympia is the title given to the winner of the professional men's bodybuilding portion of Joe Weider's Olympia Weekend - an international bodybuilding competition that is held annually by the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB).Winning is considered to be the highest accolade in the sport of professional bodybuilding.
The competition was created by Joe Weider to allow the Mr. Universe winners to continue competing and to earn money. The first Mr. Olympia was held on September 18, 1965 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City, with Larry Scott winning his first of two straight titles.
The record number of wins is eight, held by Lee Haney (1984–1991) and Ronnie Coleman (1998–2005). Dexter Jackson currently holds the title of Mr. Olympia.
The film Pumping Iron (1977), featured the build up to the 1975 Mr. Olympia, in Pretoria South Africa and helped launch the acting careers of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno, both finalists in the contest.
There is also a female bodybuilder crowned, the Ms. Olympia, as well as the Fitness Olympia and Figure Olympia which are held for fitness and figure competitors, respectively. All four contests take place during the same weekend. During the 1990's and early 2000's, a Masters Olympia was also crowned.
