| 2012 Mr. Olympia | |
| Genre: | Professional bodybuilding competition |
| Begins: | September 27, 2012 |
| Ends: | September 30, 2012 |
| Venue: | Las Vegas Convention Center and Orleans Arena |
| Location: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Country: | United States |
| Prev: | 2011 Mr. Olympia |
| Next: | 2013 Mr. Olympia |
| Organized: | IFBB |
The 2012 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and the feature event of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2012 held September 27–30, 2012[1] at the Las Vegas Convention Center and Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the 48th Mr. Olympia competition. Other events at the exhibition included the 212 Olympia Showdown, Ms. Olympia, Fitness Olympia, and Figure Olympia contests. The documentary film Generation Iron was filmed while following several Olympia contestants as they prepared for this competition.
A total prize pool of $650,000 was awarded.
| Place | Prize | Name | Country | 1+2 | 4 | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250,000[2] | Phil Heath |  | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2 | $100,000 | Kai Greene | | 10 | 10 | 20 | |
| 3 | $75,000 | Shawn Rhoden |  | 15 | 16 | 31 | |
| 4 | $50,000 | Dexter Jackson | | 20 | 20 | 40 | |
| 5 | $40,000 | Branch Warren | | 25 | 31 | 56 | |
| 6 | $30,000 | Dennis Wolf |  | 35 | 24 | 59 | |
| 7 | $18,000 | Toney Freeman | | 30 | 34 | 64 | |
| 8 | $17,000 | Evan Centopani | | 42 | 40 | 82 | |
| 9 | $16,000 | Johnnie O. Jackson | | 45 | 46 | 91 | |
| 10 | $14,000 | Lionel Beyeke |  | 51 | 52 | 103 | |
| 11 | $4,000 | Ben Pakulski |  | 54 | 55 | 109 | |
| 12 | $4,000 | Roelly Winklaar | 62 | 62 | 124 | ||
| 13 | $4,000 | Ronny Rockel | | 63 | 67 | 130 | |
| 14 | $4,000 | Essa Obaid | 72 | 65 | 137 | ||
| 15 | $4,000 | Hidetada Yamagishi |  | 74 | 75 | 149 | |
| 16 | $2,000 | Bill Wilmore | | 74 | 76 | 150 | |
| 17 | $2,000 | Baitollah Abbaspour | 80 | 80 | 160 | ||
| 17 | $2,000 | Fred Smalls | | 80 | 80 | 160 | |
| 17 | $2,000 | Michael Kefalianos |  | 80 | 80 | 160 |