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3x Mr. Olympia, 1967–1969

Sergio Oliva

CountryCuba
GenderMale
Born1941
DiedNovember 12, 2012, aged 71
Born inGuanabacoa, Cuba
StatusRetired

Sergio Oliva was a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from Cuba with a competitive record spanning 1966–1985.

Championship record

Where the titles came from

Counted from the same results table below: an appearance is one contest entered (in the years the Olympia also judged weight classes, one appearance can carry two placings), an Olympia title is the overall win in that division, and Top 3 counts first, second and third together. The last row is every professional contest on record for Sergio Oliva.

Mr. Olympia

8Appearances
3Titles
5Top 3

All contests on record

11Contests
5Wins
8Top 3

Professional results

Every professional contest result on record for Sergio Oliva, 11 in all. Won by names the winner of the division Sergio Oliva competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.

YearContestDivisionPlaceWon by
1985 Mr. Olympia Men's Open Bodybuilding #8 Lee Haney
1984 Mr. Olympia Men's Open Bodybuilding #8 Lee Haney
1981 Pro World Cup Men's Open Bodybuilding #1 Winner
1980 Pro World Cup Men's Open Bodybuilding #1 Winner
1972 Mr. Olympia Men's Open Bodybuilding #2 Arnold Schwarzenegger
1971 Universe - Pro Division not recorded (Tall) #2 Bill Pearl
1970 Mr. Olympia Men's Open Bodybuilding #2 Arnold Schwarzenegger
1969 Mr. Olympia Men's Open Bodybuilding #1 Winner
1968 Mr. Olympia Men's Open Bodybuilding #1 Winner
1967 Mr. Olympia Men's Open Bodybuilding #1 Winner
1966 Mr. Olympia Men's Open Bodybuilding #4 Larry Scott

Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Sergio Oliva that source is MuscleMemory. Open any contest above and that page names its own source and links to it where the source is still reachable. That archive no longer answers at the addresses we hold, so it is credited by name here and not offered as a link.

Every professional season

1966 to 1985 shown · 11 professional results
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1980
1981
1984
1985
Olympia 1st place 2nd place 3rd place Other
Pro Debut
1966
First Win
1967
Last Contest
1985

Sergio Oliva at the Olympia, year by year

Sergio Oliva at the Mr. Olympia: 3 titles (1967 to 1969), first appearance 1966. Source: Fitness Volt Bodybuilding Database.
Year Placement Division
1966 4 Men's Open Bodybuilding
1967 1 Men's Open Bodybuilding
1968 1 Men's Open Bodybuilding
1969 1 Men's Open Bodybuilding
1970 2 Men's Open Bodybuilding
1972 2 Men's Open Bodybuilding
1984 8 Men's Open Bodybuilding
1985 8 Men's Open Bodybuilding

Data updated

Physique benchmark

How Sergio Oliva measures up

Fat-free mass index turns the height and weight on this profile into one number for how much muscle a frame carries, so a shorter competitor is not flattered by a bodyweight comparison. The normalised figure adjusts it again to a standard height, which is the version worth ranking. Both assume the 6% body fat a competitor steps on stage at, because that is the only condition the recorded weight was taken in.

30.3FFMI
30.4Normalised FFMI
140thOf 316 measured men

The closest Olympia champion on that measure is Larry Scott, at 30.4, the same figure.

What this rank is not. This database holds a height and a weight for just 463 athletes, and they are overwhelmingly the ones somebody bothered to measure: 74 of them hold an Olympia title. Almost every competitor on record carries no measurement at all. The pool also mixes every division and era together, from the lightweight women's classes to the open heavyweights, so it ranks size and nothing else. It says where Sergio Oliva sits among the athletes we hold measurements for, not among competitors.

Amateur and other shows not counted above

21 results from amateur shows and other contests this archive does not class as professional. Every total on this page covers the professional career only, so these are listed here but never counted, and they have no contest page.

Show the list
YearContestDivisionPlace
1980 World Championships Division not recorded (Professional) #1
1978 Olympus Men's Open Bodybuilding #1
1977 World Championships Division not recorded (Professional) #1
1976 Olympus Men's Open Bodybuilding #1
1975 Olympus Men's Open Bodybuilding #1
1974 Mr International Division not recorded (Professional) #1
1973 Mr International Division not recorded (Medium) Unplaced
1972 Mr Galaxy Men's Open Bodybuilding #1
1970 Mr World Division not recorded (Pro Tall) #2
1967 Universe Division not recorded (Tall) #1
1966 Junior Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #1
1966 Junior Mr America Division not recorded (Most Muscular) #1
1966 Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #2
1966 Mr America Division not recorded (Most Muscular) #1
1966 Mr World Division not recorded (Tall) #1
1965 Junior Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #2
1965 Junior Mr America Division not recorded (Most Muscular) #1
1965 Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #4
1965 Mr America Division not recorded (Most Muscular) #1
1964 Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #7
1964 Mr America Division not recorded (Most Muscular) #3

In 3 meetings, Arnold Schwarzenegger finished ahead of Sergio Oliva 2 times to 1.

Opponents are ranked by how often they shared a stage and how big the stage was, not by reputation. A meeting is one contest where both competed in the same division and both were placed.

Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 11 professional contest results. It is published only where a career holds at least five, because below that a single placing moves the figure by twenty points or more.

High confidence 11 professional results, Official/primary source Updated September 30, 2026 Accurate?

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