<P> Mr. Olympia is the title awarded to the winner of the professional men's bodybuilding contest at Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend--an international bodybuilding competition that is held annually by the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (IFBB). Joe Weider created the contest to enable the Mr. Universe winners to continue competing and to earn money . The first Mr. Olympia was held on September 18, 1965, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City, with Larry Scott winning his first of two straight titles . </P> <P> The record number of wins is eight, held by Lee Haney (1984--1991), and Ronnie Coleman (1998--2005). Phil Heath currently holds the title . The film Pumping Iron (1977) featured the buildup to the 1975 Mr. Olympia in Pretoria South Africa and helped launch the acting careers of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno . There is also a female bodybuilder crowned, Ms. Olympia, as well as winners of Fitness Olympia and Figure Olympia for fitness and figure competitors . All four contests occur during the same weekend . From 1994 to 2003 and again in 2012, a Masters Olympia was also crowned . </P> <P> The 1965 and 1966 Mr. Olympia were won by Larry Scott, a famous bodybuilder of the time . Scott subsequently retired after his 1966 victory . </P>

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