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1978 Mr. Olympia

Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, OH, USA · September 1978 · day unverified
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Men's Open Roster unconfirmed
Overall

The overall Mr. Olympia placing was decided separately from the weight classes below.

1st Frank Zane*USA
2nd Robby RobinsonUSA
3rd Roy CallenderBarbados
4th Boyer CoeUSA
5th Kalman SzkalakHungary
6th Danny PadillaUSA
7th Ed CorneyUSA
8th Tony EmmottUK
9th Dennis TinerinoUSA
Over 200 lb
1st Robby RobinsonUSA
2nd Roy CallenderBarbados
3rd Kalman SzkalakHungary
4th Dennis TinerinoUSA
5th Roger WalkerAustralia
Under 200 lb
1st Frank Zane*USA
2nd Boyer CoeUSA
3rd Danny PadillaUSA
4th Ed CorneyUSA
5th Tony EmmottUK
6th Mohamed MakkawyEgypt
7th Bill GrantUSA
8th Albert BecklesBarbados
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  author = {{CalloutIQ}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {Accessed September 3, 2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://calloutiq.com/contests/1978-mr-olympia}}
}
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