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	Kevin Levrone
5	$15,000	Paul Dillett
6	$10,000	Lee Priest
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

References

External links

• Mr. Olympia