Mr. Olympia 2021 is coming for the 46th time and if you wish to be a part of the bodybuilding competition, you can mark your presence in Orlando, Florida in the upcoming weekend.
Tell me on a scale of 1 to 10, how excited are you.
Going a little back to history, the Mr. Olympia competition started back in 1965. For bodybuilders, it was a chance like never before to compete and fight against each other and make some money from the event. Who wouldn’t like that?
Mr. Olympia brings bodybuilders from all the corners of the world to fight each other every year. All these bodybuilders come together in the United States every year to win against one another. With a total of 11 events that take place over the weekend, the fun just keeps adding up.
Two of the very popular events, Mr. Olympia and Ms. Olympia.
But here is the deal, how much does the winner take home? The news breaks down it for the audience and also tells us how much each competitor is taking home. Let’s have a look and dig in deep to find the details.
Mr. Olympia – Date and Time
Mr. Olympia has begun and starts from October 7th, 2021, Thursday, and ends on October 10th, 2021, Sunday.
Now that we have covered the basics, let’s move on.
The ”Big Prize” Amount – Mr. Olympia 2021
There will be 11 events hosted over the weekend and the total purse for Mr. Olympia will amount to $1.6 million for the year 2021. In history, these are the highest numbers and figures that we are looking at.
In 2020, the purse amount was $1.4 million and for the current physical year, the number is higher than ever.
Since 2K15, this year the amount is the highest.
The Prize Money for the ”Winner”
As interesting as it gets, the winner of Mr. Olympia takes home an amount worth of six figures.
The top three contestants in the list took home a six-figure amount.
Mr. Olympia champion for the year 2020, Mamdouh Elssbiay, took home $400,000 dollars. The one on the second spot grabbed $150,000 and the third-place winner bagged $100,000.
This year the amount has increased by $200,000, the winner takes home a lot more than we can actually anticipate. However, the payout will see an expected increase taking it further to a 50/50 for both men and women’s events/
Ms. Olympia’s winner’s amount last year was $50,000 and this year, it’s gonna get big than ever.
Prize Money for Mr. Olympia 2020 Winners
Here is a brief outline of how prize money was allotted for 2020 Mr. Olympia Winners.
- Mamdouh Elssbiay – $400,000
- Brandon Curry – $150,000
- Phil Heath – $100,000
- Hadi Choopan – $45,000
- William Bonac – $40,000
Mr. Olympia 2021 Schedule
The events will stream live on Friday and Saturday for Mr. Olympia. Here is the schedule for Mr. Olympia and Ms. Olympia.
- Date – 8th October 2021
- Time – 9 AM
- Event – Mr. Olympia Pre-Judging
- Date – 8th October 2021
- Time – 7 PM
- Event – Mr. Olympia Finals
- Date – 8th October 2021
- Time – 7 PM
- Event – Ms. Olympia Pre-Judging
- Date – 8th October 2021
- Time – 7 PM
- Event – Mr. Olympia Finals
Where Can You Watch Mr. Olympia in 2021?
Sadly, this year, television will not host Mr. Olympia 2021. However, fans can watch the show on Olympia TV only after you get a premium package for yourself at $59.95.
List of Qualifiers for 2021
Here comes the list of qualifiers who you will see performing this year in Mr. Olympia 2021.
- Name – Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Elssbiay
- Country – Egypt
- Name – Brandon Curry
- Country – USA
- Name – Roelly Winklaar
- Country – Curacao
- Name – William Bonac
- Country – Netherlands
- Name – Phil Heath
- Country – USA
- Name – Nicholas Walker
- Country – USA
- Name – Hadi Choopan
- Country – Iran
- Name – Nathan De Asha
- Country – UK
- Name – Justin Rodriguez
- Country – USA
- Name – Regan Grimes
- Country – Canada
- Name – Patrick Moore
- Country – USA
- Name – Iain Valliere
- Country – Canada
- Name – Hunter Labrada
- Country – USA
- Name – James Hollingshead
- Country – UK
- Name – Andrea Presti
- Country – Italy
- Name – Akim Williams
- Country – USA
List of Mr. Olympia Winners
Obviously, an event that has been going on for this long has many names who emerged out as winners. Time to take a look back at history. Here is the list of winners from 2000 – 2020
- Year – 2000
- Winner – Ronnie Coleman
- Year – 2021
- Winner – Ronnie Coleman
- Year – 2002
- Winner – Ronnie Coleman
- Year – 2003
- Winner – Ronnie Coleman
- Year – 2004
- Winner – Ronnie Coleman
- Year – 2005
- Winner – Ronnie Coleman
- Year – 2006
- Winner – Jay Cutler
- Year – 2007
- Winner – Jay Cutler
- Year – 2008
- Winner – Dexter Jackson
- Year – 2009
- Winner – Jay Cutler
- Year – 2010
- Winner – Jay Cutler
- Year – 2011
- Winner – Phil Heath
- Year – 2012
- Winner – Phil Heath
- Year – 2013
- Winner – Phil Heath
- Year – 2014
- Winner – Phil Heath
- Year – 2015
- Winner – Phil Heath
- Year – 2016
- Winner – Phil Heath
- Year – 2017
- Winner – Phil Heath
- Year – 2018
- Winner – Shawn Rhoden
- Year – 2019
- Winner – Brandon Curry
- Year – 2020
- Winner – Mamdouh Elssbiay
Looking back at history, Ronnie Coleman and Lee Haney have been the ones with the maximum number of wins of Mr. Olympia. Phil Heath comes next who bagged it seven consecutive times from the year 2011 to 2017.
That was all the information on Mr. Olympia. Are you watching the 46th annual bodybuilding event? Let us know.
