Mr. Olympia prize money breakdown: How much do the winners make in 2022?

Dan Treacy

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The 2022 Mr. Olympia bodybuilding competition runs from Friday night into Saturday in Las Vegas.

Mamdouh Elssbiay, known as 'Big Ramy,' is aiming for his third consecutive Mr. Olympia title after wins in 2020 and 2021, but there is prize money available for 11 different competitions and all of the 48 qualified competitors between the men's and women's sides.

How much prize money do the top finishers take home? The Sporting News takes a look at the purse for Mr. Olympia 2022.

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Mr. Olympia purse 2022

The total purse for the combined 11 events at Mr. Olympia is $1.6 million in 2022, which ties last year's competition for the highest total in the history of the event. The purse was previously set at $1.4 million from 2015-2020. 

How much money does the winner get?

The winner of the Mr. Olympia event is the only first place winner to earn six figures.

While $750,000 is set aside for the Mr. Olympia competition alone, not all of that money goes to the winner. In 2021, Elssbiay took home $400,000, while the second place finisher came away with $150,000 and the third place finisher won $100,000.

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The other 10 events have a much smaller payout, led by Ms. Olympia at $95,000.

Mr. Olympia prize money 2022

The exact distribution amount for each division has not been announced. This section will be updated when the totals are revealed.

Mr. Olympia 2021 prize money results

Mr. Olympia LLC did not release full prize results for all competitions in 2021, but below are the breakdowns for the competitions with the largest purses.

Mr. Olympia

PlaceNamePrize money
1Mamdouh Elssbiay$400,000
2Brandon Curry$150,000
3Hadi Choopan$100,000
4Hunter Labrada$45,000
5Nick Walker$40,000

Men's 212 Olympia

PlaceNamePrize money
1Derek Lunsford$50,000
2Shaun Clarida$20,000
3Kamal Elgargni$10,000
4Angel Calderon Frias$5,000
5Nathan Epler$3,000

Ms. Olympia

PlaceNamePrize money
1Andrea Shaw$50,000
2Helle Trevino$20,000
3Margie Martin$10,000
4Monah Poursaleh$5,000
5Irene Andersen$4,000

Men's Physique Olympia

PlaceNamePrize money
1Brandon Hendrickson$50,000
2Erin Banks$15,000
3Diogo Montenegro$10,000
4Jeremy PotvinNot Revealed
5Andrei DeiuNot Revealed

Men's Classic Physique Olympia

PlaceNamePrize money
1Chris Bumstead$50,000
2Terrence Ruffin$15,000
3Breon Ansley$10,000
4Urs Kulecinski$3,000
5Ramon Rocha Querioz$2,000

Women's Bikini Olympia

PlaceNamePrize money
1Jennifer Dorie$50,000
2Lauralie Chapados$20,000
3Ashley Kaltwasser$12,000
4Maureen Blanquisco$5,000
5Elisa Pecini$4,000

Women's Figure Olympia

PlaceNamePrize money
1Cydney Gillon$50,000
2Natalia Soltero$20,000
3Stephanie Gibson$10,000
4Jessica Reyes Padilla$5,000
5Nicole Zenobia Graham$4,000

Women's Fitness Olympia

PlaceNamePrize money
1Whitney Jones$50,000
2Missy Truscott$20,000
3Oksana Grishina$12,000
4Ariel Khadr$5,000
5Jaclyn Baker$4,000

Women's Physique Olympia

PlaceNamePrize money
1Sarah Villegas$50,000
2Natalia Coelho$20,000
3Brooke Walker$10,000
4Barbra Menage$5,000
5Ana Harias$4,000

 

Dan Treacy

Dan Treacy is a content producer for Sporting News, joining in 2022 after graduating from Boston University. He founded @allsportsnews on Instagram in 2012 and has written for Lineups and Yardbarker.