The 1981 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held on October 10, 1981, at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio. Following the 1980 Mr. Olympia political controversy, a number of favored bodybuilders boycotted the event, including Frank Zane, Mike Mentzer, and Boyer Coe. Franco Columbu, who had not competed since winning the 1976 Olympia due to a career threatening knee injury suffered at the 1977 World's Strongest Man competition, returned and won his second title, officially retiring after the event. Fueling debate and controversy, everyone in the top five received a winning score by at least one of the seven judges.https://thebarbell.com/1981-mr-olympia/
Results
Total prize money awarded was $50,000.https://thebarbell.com/1981-mr-olympia/
Place Prize Name Points Posedown Total 1 $25,000 Franco Columbu2942296 2 $10,000 Chris Dickerson2892291 3 $6000 Tom Platz2882290 4 $3000 Roy Callender2860286 5 $2000 Danny Padilla2811282 6 $1000 Jusup Wilkosz270 7 Dennis Tinerino265 8 Jonny Fuller264 9 Samir Bannout263 10 Roger Walker261 11 Hubert Metz252 12 Carlos Rodriguez249 13 Ed Corney246 14 Steve Davis241 15 Mike Katz237 16 Ken Waller235 17 Jorma Raty234
References
External links The 1981 Mr. Olympia Mr. Olympia