1975 Mr. Olympia

Professional bodybuilding contest held by IFBB in 1975

The 1975 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held November 8, 1975^[1] in Pretoria, South Africa. It was the 11th Mr. Olympia competition and the feature event of the 1975 IFBB International Congress.^[2]

The event was filmed for the 1977 docudrama Pumping Iron which featured the rivalry between competitors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno as they trained for the contest. Although not released until two years after the event, the success of the film made Arnold Schwarzenegger an international celebrity, contributed to his success as Hollywood actor, and helped establish bodybuilding as a professional sport. The final decision between over-200 winner Schwarzenegger and under-200 winner Columbu was very close: 4 judges voted for Schwarzenegger, 3 for Columbu.^[3]

Results

The total prize money awarded was $2,500.

Over 200lbs

Place	Name
1	Arnold Schwarzenegger^[4]
2	Serge Nubret
3	Lou Ferrigno

Under 200lbs

Place	Name
1	Franco Columbu
2	Ed Corney
3	Albert Beckles
4	Frank Zane
5	Giuseppe Deiana

Overall winner

Place	Name
1	Arnold Schwarzenegger

Notable events

Arnold Schwarzenegger won his sixth consecutive Mr. Olympia title and announced his retirement from professional bodybuilding, although he would later come out of retirement to compete in the 1980 Mr. Olympia

References

^ Merritt, Greg. "The 1975 Mr. Olympia". The Barbell. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
^ "1975 IFBB International Congress". ifbb.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
^ Merritt, Greg. "The 1975 Mr. Olympia". The Barbell. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
^ "Mr. Olympia Contest Results". getbig.com.