2006 Mr. Olympia

The 2006 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and the feature event of Joe Weider's 2006 Olympia Weekend held September 29–30, 2006 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Results

The total prize money for the Mr. Olympia contest was increased from $480,000 to $546,000.

Place	Prize	Name	Country	1+2	3	4	Points
1	$155,000	Jay Cutler		12	5	5	22
2	$91,000	Ronnie Coleman		18	10	10	38
3	$60,000	Víctor Martínez		34	16	16	66
4	$48,000	Dexter Jackson		36	20	19	75
5	$38,000	Melvin Anthony		50	25	26	101
6	$30,000	Gustavo Badell		62	30	29	121
7	$18,000	Toney Freeman		68	35		103
8	$17,000	Markus Rühl		84	41		125
9	$16,000	Dennis James		96	47		143
10	$14,000	Günter Schlierkamp		102	54		156
11	$4,000	Vince Taylor		120	50		170
12	$4,000	Branch Warren		114	61		175
13	$4,000	Johnnie O. Jackson		130	67		197
14	$4,000	Darrem Charles		148	62		210
15	$4,000	Troy Alves		142	75		217
16	$4,000	Francisco Bautista		160			160
16	$4,000	Dennis Wolf		160			160
16	$4,000	Rodney St. Cloud		160			160
16	$4,000	Ronny Rockel		160			160
16	$4,000	Mustafa Mohammad		160			160
16	$4,000	Bill Wilmore		160			160
16	$4,000	David Henry		160			160

Notable events

• Jay Cutler, after finishing 2nd place in four previous Mr Olympia contests, wins his first title
• Ronnie Coleman, after eight consecutive wins, is defeated and remains tied with Lee Haney for most Mr. Olympia titles

See also

• 2006 Ms. Olympia

External links

• Mr. Olympia
• Press Release: Joe Weider's 2006 Olympia Weekend