1997 Mr. Olympia

The 1997 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on September 20, 1997, at the Terrace Theater in Long Beach, California.

Results

Total prize amount awarded was $285,000.^[1]

Place	Prize	Name
1	$110,000	Dorian Yates[2]
2	$50,000	Nasser El Sonbaty
3	$30,000	Shawn Ray
4	$25,000	Paul Dillett
5	$15,000	Lee Priest
6	$10,000	Kevin Levrone
7	$8,000	Jean-Pierre Fux
8	$7,000	Chris Cormier
9	$6,000	Ronnie Coleman
10	$5,000	Miloš Šarčev
11		Mike Francois
12		Charles Clairmonte
13		Mike Matarazzo

Notable events

• Dorian Yates won his sixth consecutive Mr. Olympia title despite tearing his left triceps three weeks before the competition
• Flex Wheeler withdrew from the competition after he was car-jacked by two thieves, whom he fought, and scared off, but not before he had taken on some bruises and damages to his arm^[3]
• This year the contest involved a two-day format, prejudging Friday night, and finals Saturday night, last time this happened was 1989
• During the competition Kevin Levrone was placed 6th, Lee Priest 5th and Paul Dillett 4th, 2 hours after the competition the results were amended