1965 Mr. Olympia
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The 1965 Mr. Olympia
bodybuilding
competition was the first ever held after its creation by Joe Weider
. Mr. Olympia was established to allow the Mr. Universe winners to compete against each other and take it to a higher level, as well as allowing the bodybuilders to earn more money. The competition was staged on September 18, 1965 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
in New York City
.
The competition was won by Larry Scott who won a cash prize of $1000.Harold Poole
, the runner up, remains the youngest ever competitor to have participated in the Olympia to this day, at the age of just 21.
Mr. Olympia
Mr. Olympia is the title awarded to the winner of the professional men's bodybuilding contest at Joe Weider's Olympia Weekend - an international bodybuilding competition that is held annually by the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness . Joe Weider created the contest to enable the...
bodybuilding
Bodybuilding
Bodybuilding is a form of body modification involving intensive muscle hypertrophy. An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. In competitive and professional bodybuilding, bodybuilders display their physiques to a panel of judges, who assign points based on their...
competition was the first ever held after its creation by Joe Weider
Joe Weider
Josef E. "Joe" Weider is co-founder of the International Federation of BodyBuilders along with brother Ben Weider and creator of the Mr. Olympia, the Ms. Olympia, and the now-defunct Masters Olympia bodybuilding contests...
. Mr. Olympia was established to allow the Mr. Universe winners to compete against each other and take it to a higher level, as well as allowing the bodybuilders to earn more money. The competition was staged on September 18, 1965 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn Academy of Music is a major performing arts venue in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City, United States, known as a center for progressive and avant garde performance....
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
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The competition was won by Larry Scott who won a cash prize of $1000.Harold Poole
Harold Poole
Harold Poole is a former AAU, IFBB and WBBG professional bodybuilder.Poole's athleticism was apparent very early on...
, the runner up, remains the youngest ever competitor to have participated in the Olympia to this day, at the age of just 21.