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Mr. Olympia
Mr. Olympia
is the title awarded to the winner of the professional men's bodybuilding contest at
Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend
- an international
bodybuilding
competition that is held annually by the
International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness
(IFBB).
Joe Weider
created the contest to enable the
Mr. Universe
winners to continue competing and to earn money. The first Mr. Olympia was held on September 18, 1965, at the
Brooklyn Academy of Music
,
New York City
, with
Larry Scott
winning his first of two straight titles.
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