Not Arnold Schwarzenegger or Ronnie Coleman, 7X Mr. Olympia Earned the Most From Biggest Bodybuilding Stage

With Mr. Olympia fast approaching in December 2022, there is a lot of prize money at stake. The huge amount of prize money received by Elssbiay in 2021 has amped up the excitement for this year’s competition. Mamdouh Elssbiay’s large cash prize makes Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Mr. Olympia winnings look like a pittance. However, Elssbiay and Schwarzenegger don’t have the most Mr. Olympia earnings. In bodybuilding, only one bodybuilder has the highest earnings in Mr. Olympia’s history.

Phil Heath was the bodybuilder with the greatest Mr. Olympia earnings in bodybuilding history. Winning the Mr. Olympia title in 2011, Heath successfully defended his title until 2017. But what were his actual earnings in comparison with bodybuilders in bodybuilding history? Let’s find out.

The staggering difference in money won by Phil Heath and other bodybuilding legends

Phil Heath got $400,000 for each Mr. Olympia competition he won in 2015, 2016, and 2017. The bodybuilding legend gained $275,000 for winning the 2014 Mr. Olympia competition. He also received $250,000 as the prize money for the 2012 and 2013 Mr. Olympia competitions. Along with this, the champion also secured $200,000 for his victory in the 2011 Mr. Olympia competition. These winnings make his total earnings amount to $2,175,000.

Till now, only Mamdouh Elssbiay has won a huge amount in a single Mr. Olympia competition like Phil Heath. Elssbiay won $400,000 in the 2020 and 2021 Olympia competitions.

As compared to Elssbiay and Heath, Ronnie Coleman received an inconsiderable amount for winning the Olympia competition. Coleman won an amount of $150,000 for Olympia in 2004 and $120,000 in 2004. Besides this, he won $110,000 six times for every Mr. Olympia competition from 1998 to 2003. His total Olympia earnings amount to a mere $930,000.

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In comparison with Ronnie Coleman, Arnold Schwarzenegger earned a lesser amount. Bodybuilding champion Arnold Schwarzenegger won prize money of $1,000 five times, for every Mr. Olympia competition he won from 1970 to 1974. In 1975, he earned $2500, and his total Mr. Olympia earnings stood at a meager $7500. Jay Cutler, on the other hand, won a total of $710,000 from Mr. Olympia competitions.

Prediction for the prize money for Mr. Olympia 2022

As per reports, the winner of Mr. Olympia 2022 will receive prize money of more than a million dollars. The huge prize money at stake has doubled the excitement for the upcoming event. Fans will look forward to incredible entertainment and fierce competition.

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The Mr. Olympia 2022 will be held in Las Vegas from 15th-18th December. Who is your favorite in the race for the Olympia 2022 title? Let us know in the comments below.