2003 Mr. Olympia Explained
The 2003 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held October 22–26, 2003 at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Results
For the fifth year in a row, the total prize money for the Mr. Olympia weekend was increased, reaching a level of $404,000 with the winner taking home $110,000 and a Cadillac Escalade provided by Pinnacle Supplements.[1]
| Place | Prize | Name | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points |
|---|
| 1 | $110,000 | Ronnie Coleman |  | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20[2] [3] |
| 2 | $75,000 | Jay Cutler | | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
| 3 | $50,000 | Dexter Jackson | | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 62 |
| 4 | $40,000 | Dennis James |  | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 80 |
| 5 | $30,000 | Günter Schlierkamp | | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 98 |
| 6 | $25,000 | Kevin Levrone | | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 120 |
| 7 | $15,000 | Darrem Charles | | 35 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 149 |
| 8 | $14,000 | Troy Alves | | 41 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 149 |
| 9 | $12,000 | Melvin Anthony | | 45 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 160 |
| 10 | $10,000 | Ernie Taylor |  | 53 | 50 | 51 | 35 | 189 |
| 11 | $5,000 | Johnnie O. Jackson | | 53 | 58 | 55 | 35 | 201 |
| 12 | $4,000 | Rodney St. Cloud | | 58 | 64 | 60 | 35 | 217 |
| 13 | $2,000 | Art Atwood | | 68 | 60 | 65 | 35 | 228 |
| 14 | $2,000 | Claude Groulx |  | 72 | 73 | 69 | 35 | 249 |
| 15 | $2,000 | Lee Priest |  | 71 | 77 | 75 | 35 | 258 |
| 16 | $2,000 | Jonathan Davie | | 80 | 75 | 76 | 35 | 266 | |
Notable events
- Ronnie Coleman won his sixth consecutive Mr. Olympia title
- Chris Cormier pulled out of the Olympia due to sickness, although he was at the press conference
- Art Atwood and Kevin Levrone both competed despite experiencing injuries during their training
- Arnold Schwarzenegger made a special guest appearance [4]
- Franco Columbu received two special awards from the IFBB and was quoted "I'm happy that I got two awards and Arnold got nothing"
- Lee Haney, the man who broke Arnold's record of seven Mr. Olympia titles received a special lifetime achievement award from the IFBB and FLEX Magazine
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The 2003 Mr. Olympia: Coleman Wows Sold Out Crowd!. October 26, 2003. femalemuscle.com. December 23, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120207065735/http://www.femalemuscle.com/wilkins/2003_olympia.html. February 7, 2012. dead. mdy-all.
- Web site: Mr. Olympia Contest Results. September 30, 2012. getbig.com.
- Web site: 2003 Mr. Olympia Contest Results. October 26, 2003. bodybuildingpro.com. December 23, 2012. May 8, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170508201621/http://bodybuildingpro.com/2003mrolympiaresults.html. dead.
- Web site: Bodybuilding Universe - Mr. Olympia 2003. bodybuildinguniverse.com.
