MR. OLYMPİA 1981

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 followed Arnold Schwarzenegger's suit (1980 Mr Olympia) and came out of retirement for a one time appearance and won the Olympia.

Results
Total prize money awarded was $50,000.

Place Name Points Posedown Total Prize
1 Italy Franco Columbu 294 2 296 $25,000
2 United States Chris Dickerson 289 2 291
3 United States Tom Platz 288 2 290
4 Barbados Roy Callender 286 0 286
5 United States Danny Padilla 281 1 282
6 Germany Jusup Wilkosz 270
7 United States Dennis Tinerino 265
8 United Kingdom Jonny Fuller 264
9 Lebanon Samir Bannout 263
10 Australia Roger Walker 261
11 Germany Hubert Metz 252
12 United States Carlos Rodriguez 249
13 United States Ed Corney 246
14 United States Steve Davis 241
15 United States Mike Katz 237
16 United States Ken Waller 235
17 Finland Jorma Raty 234