2026 Mr. Olympia Bodybuilding Results & Prize Money — Nick Walker Wins

The headlining 2026 Mr. Olympia Open Bodybuilding finals closed out the weekend on September 26 inside the Orleans Arena, beginning at 7:00 pm (PDT). Nick Walker raised the Sandow as the 2026 Mr. Olympia! 

Derek Lunsford entered as the two-time champion, looking to become the first three-time Mr. Olympia since Phil Heath. Andrew Jacked, third last year, arrived unbeaten since, with wins at the Romania Pro, the Arnold Classic and the Arnold Classic UK. 2024 champion Samson Dauda won the Europa Pro on September 13, and Nick Walker came in off a Tampa Pro win after placing sixth last year. Hadi Choopan, runner-up in 2025, withdrew in August. 

During the finals, the top contenders traded shots through every mandatory pose before the posedown. After the judges finished their comparisons, Nick Walker won the Mr. Olympia title. Samson Dauda finished second, and Derek Lunsford placed third. 

Check out the official Mr. Olympia Men’s Open results below:

2026 Mr. Olympia Bodybuilding Results

• Winner: Nick Walker ($600,000)
• Second Place: Samson Dauda ($200,000)
• Third Place: Derek Lunsford ($100,000)
• Fourth Place: Andrew Jacked ($40,000)
• Fifth Place: Tonio Burton ($30,000)
• Sixth Place: Michal Krizo
• Seventh Place: Regan Grimes
• Eighth Place: Behrooz Tabani Abarghani
• Ninth Place: Brandon Curry
• Tenth Place: James Hollingshead

*2026 People’s Champion Olympia Award: Nick Walker 

Official Scorecard

Lower scores are better.

Pictures & Highlights

Mr. Olympia Men’s Open Past Winners

20 champions have won it across 62 contests

Year	Champion	Country	Runner-up
2026	Nick Walker New champion	United States	Samson Dauda
2025	Derek Lunsford 2×	United States	Hadi Choopan
2024	Samson Dauda	United Kingdom	Hadi Choopan
2023	Derek Lunsford	United States	Hadi Choopan
2022	Hadi Choopan	Iran	Derek Lunsford
2021	Mamdouh Elssbiay 2×	Egypt	Brandon Curry
2020	Mamdouh Elssbiay	Egypt	Brandon Curry
2019	Brandon Curry	United States	William Bonac
2018	Shawn Rhoden	Jamaica	Phil Heath
2017	Phil Heath 7×	United States	Mamdouh Elssbiay
2016	Phil Heath 6×	United States	Shawn Rhoden
2015	Phil Heath 5×	United States	Dexter Jackson
2014	Phil Heath 4×	United States	Kai Greene
2013	Phil Heath 3×	United States	Kai Greene
2012	Phil Heath 2×	United States	Kai Greene
2011	Phil Heath	United States	Jay Cutler
2010	Jay Cutler 4×	United States	Phil Heath
2009	Jay Cutler 3×	United States	Branch Warren
2008	Dexter Jackson	United States	Jay Cutler
2007	Jay Cutler 2×	United States	Victor Martinez
2006	Jay Cutler	United States	Ronnie Coleman
2005	Ronnie Coleman 8×	United States	Jay Cutler
2004	Ronnie Coleman 7×	United States	Jay Cutler
2003	Ronnie Coleman 6×	United States	Jay Cutler
2002	Ronnie Coleman 5×	United States	Kevin Levrone
2001	Ronnie Coleman 4×	United States	Jay Cutler
2000	Ronnie Coleman 3×	United States	Kevin Levrone
1999	Ronnie Coleman 2×	United States	Flex Wheeler
1998	Ronnie Coleman	United States	Flex Wheeler
1997	Dorian Yates 6×	United Kingdom	Nasser El Sonbaty
1996	Dorian Yates 5×	United Kingdom	Shawn Ray
1995	Dorian Yates 4×	United Kingdom	Kevin Levrone
1994	Dorian Yates 3×	United Kingdom	Shawn Ray
1993	Dorian Yates 2×	United Kingdom	Flex Wheeler
1992	Dorian Yates	United Kingdom	Kevin Levrone
1991	Lee Haney 8×	United States	Dorian Yates
1990	Lee Haney 7×	United States	Lee Labrada
1989	Lee Haney 6×	United States	Lee Labrada
1988	Lee Haney 5×	United States	Rich Gaspari
1987	Lee Haney 4×	United States	Rich Gaspari
1986	Lee Haney 3×	United States	Rich Gaspari
1985	Lee Haney 2×	United States	Albert Beckles
1984	Lee Haney	United States	Mohamed Makkawy
1983	Samir Bannout	Lebanon	Mohamed Makkawy
1982	Chris Dickerson	United States	Frank Zane
1981	Franco Columbu 2×	Italy	Chris Dickerson
1980	Arnold Schwarzenegger 7×	Austria	Chris Dickerson
1979	Frank Zane 3×	United States	Dennis Tinerino
1978	Frank Zane 2×	United States	Robby Robinson
1977	Frank Zane	United States	Robby Robinson
1976	Franco Columbu	Italy	Frank Zane
1975	Arnold Schwarzenegger 6×	Austria	Franco Columbu
1974	Arnold Schwarzenegger 5×	Austria	Lou Ferrigno
1973	Arnold Schwarzenegger 4×	Austria	Serge Nubret
1972	Arnold Schwarzenegger 3×	Austria	Sergio Oliva
1971	Arnold Schwarzenegger 2×	Austria	Unopposed
1970	Arnold Schwarzenegger	Austria	Sergio Oliva
1969	Sergio Oliva 3×	Cuba	Arnold Schwarzenegger
1968	Sergio Oliva 2×	Cuba	Unopposed
1967	Sergio Oliva	Cuba	Chuck Sipes
1966	Larry Scott 2×	United States	Harold Poole
1965	Larry Scott	United States	Harold Poole

Read also: Complete List of Mr. Olympia Champions Since 1965

2026 Mr. Olympia Recap:

Every division as it was crowned is on our 2026 Mr. Olympia live updates page, and the full placings for all 12 divisions are in our Olympia database.