MR OLYMPİA 1979

The 1979 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held Saturday October 6 and Sunday October 7, 1979 at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio
Results
The total prize money awarded was $50,000.

Over 200lbs
Place Name
1 United States Mike Mentzer
2 United States Dennis Tinerino
3 Australia Roger Walker
4 Barbados Roy Callender
5 United States Bob Birdsong
Under 200lbs
Place Name
1 United States Frank Zane
2 United States Boyer Coe
3 United States Robby Robinson
4 United States Chris Dickerson
5 United States Danny Padilla
6 United States Carlos Rodriguez
7 Barbados Albert Beckles
8 United States Tom Platz
9 United States Ed Corney
10 United States Steve Davis
Overall winner
Place Prize Name
1 $25,000 United States Frank Zane
Notable events
Frank Zane won his third consecutive Mr. Olympia title
This was the last year the Mr. Olympia contest used weight divisions to determine an overall winner