<P> The record number of wins is eight , held by Lee Haney ( 1984 -- 1991 ) , and Ronnie Coleman ( 1998 -- 2005 ) . Shawn Rhoden 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 record number of wins is eight , held by Lee Haney ( 1984 -- 1991 ) , and Ronnie Coleman ( 1998 -- 2005 ) . Shawn Rhoden 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>
who holds the record for most mr olympia
who holds the record for most mr olympia
Lee Haney Ronnie Coleman
Lee Haney Ronnie Coleman