Mr. Olympia is a competition in what activity?
Mr. Olympia the 1984 competition. This was the start of 8 straight titles by Haney. Haney retired from competitive bodybuilding after his last Mr. Olympia victory in 1991. Having placed second to Haney the previous year, Dorian Yates won the competition six straight times from 1992 until 1997. He retired after his final Olympia victory. Dorian is given credit for revolutionizing the sport during his reign as Mr. Olympia by combining larger mass than seen before with what was dubbed "granite hardness". The 90s were given the nickname "The Growth Hormone era". Dorian was the first Mr. Olympian to experiment with the
Mr. Olympia first and only loss in a Mr. Olympia competition. Schwarzenegger defeated Oliva at the 1970 Mr. Olympia after finishing second the year before. At 6′2″ and 240 lbs, he was able to match Sergio Oliva for size in his upper arms, chest, and back. However, contest judges deemed that Schwarzenegger's extra definition and muscularity over Sergio Oliva were substantial enough to award him the title. Schwarzenegger successfully defeated Oliva again in 1972. Schwarzenegger went on to win the next three Mr. Olympia competitions, including the 1975 Mr. Olympia competition, which was highlighted in the 1977 docudrama "Pumping Iron" and featured