1990 Mr. Olympia Explained

The 1990 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on September 15, 1990, at the Arie Crown Theater in Chicago, Illinois.

Results

The total prize money awarded reached $200,000 for the first time ever.

Place	Prize	Name
1	$100,000	Lee Haney^[1]
2	$31,500	Lee Labrada
3	$18,500	Shawn Ray
4	$12,500	Mike Christian
5	$10,000	Rich Gaspari
6	$8,000	Francis Benfatto
7		Frank Hillebrand
8		Samir Bannout
9		Andreas Münzer
10		Eddie Robinson
11		Mike Quinn
12		Ron Love
13		Jean-Luc Favre
14		Bernard Sealy

Notable events

• Lee Haney won his seventh consecutive Mr. Olympia title
• This was the first edition of Mr. Olympia to employ drug tests. Amid criticism by spectators for lowering the quality of the event, the IFBB reversed its decision the following year.^[2]
• World Wrestling Federation (WWF) owner Vince McMahon and bodybuilder Tom Platz bought a booth at the competition as representatives of a new magazine known as Bodybuilding Lifestyles. However, when Platz appeared on-stage as its representative during the closing ceremonies, he announced the formation of the World Bodybuilding Federation—a short-lived competitor to the IFBB backed by WWF parent company Titan Sports.^{[3] [4]}

External links

• Mr. Olympia
• 1990 Mr. Olympia Top 6 Posedown (video)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mr. Olympia Contest Results. September 30, 2012. getbig.com.
2. Web site: Only Natural For Bodybuilders. live. 2021-05-24. The Seattle Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20210524072835/https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19940318&slug=1900879 . 2021-05-24 .
3. Book: Muchnick, Irvin. Wrestling Babylon : piledriving tales of drugs, sex, death and scandal. 2007. ECW Press. 978-1-55490-761-8. Toronto [Ont.]. 244769018.
4. Web site: Dilbert. Ryan. Vince McMahon's Failed Attempt to Take over Bodybuilding. 2021-05-24. Bleacher Report. en.