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Joe Weider's Mr. Olympia

Joe Weider's 2006 Mr. Olympia
(Las Vegas, NV, Saturday, September 30, 2006)

Joe Weider's 2005 Mr. Olympia
(Las Vegas, NV, Saturday, October 15, 2005)

Joe Weider's 2004 Mr. Olympia
(Las Vegas, NV, Saturday, October 25, 2004)

Joe Weider's 2003 Mr. Olympia
(Las Vegas, NV, Saturday, October 30, 2003)

Joe Weider's 2002 Mr. Olympia
(Las Vegas, NV, Saturday, October 19, 2002)

2001 Mr. Olympia
(Las Vegas, NV, October 27, 2001)

2000 Mr. Olympia
(Las Vegas, NV, October 21, 2000)

1999 Mr. Olympia
(Las Vegas, NV, October 24, 1999)

1998 Mr. Olympia
(New York, NY, October 10, 1998)

Qualifying for the Mr. Olympia

The Mr. Olympia bodybuilding contest is the top honor you can receive in professional bodybuilding. Only the best can qualify or be invited to this spectacular show. Each year, a competitor can qualify to the Mr. Olympia through nine different routes.

Route #1: He is the current Mr. Olympia.

Route #2: He is a former Mr. Olympia

Route #3: He finished in the top three of either of the previous two Mr. Olympia contests.

Route #4: He finished in the top 10 of the previous year's Mr. Olympia.

Route #5: He finished in the top 5 of the same year's Arnold Classic.

Route #6: He finished in the top 5 of the same year's Night of Champion.

Route #7: He finished in the top 3 of a Grand Prix event that has taken place after the previous year's Mr. Olympia.

Route #8: He won his weight category at an IFBB Amateur World Championships contest. Such a competitor can delay his Mr. Olympia appearance for several years, but winning a world amateur contest entitles the athlete to only one Mr. Olympia appearance.

Route #9: The promoter of each year's Mr. Olympia is allowed to invite one non-qualified competitor. In certain years, a second invite has been extended, although quite rarely.