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Mr. Olympia 1968

Mr. Olympia 1968 was held in New York City, NY, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Sergio Oliva.

Year
1968
Date
Sep 1, 1968
Federation
IFBB
Divisions
1
Competitors
1

Results by Division

Division Winner Runner-up
Men's Open Bodybuilding Sergio Oliva
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Mr. Olympia 1968

Sergio Oliva Champion

1968 New York City, NY, USA Aug 31, 1968

Mr. Olympia 1968 was held in New York City, NY, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Sergio Oliva.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated August 8, 2026 Accurate?

Defending champion Sergio Oliva held the title.

Mr. Olympia 1968 contested 1 division across 1 athlete. Sergio Oliva took Men's Open Bodybuilding. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.

Men's Open Bodybuilding

Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.

Place Athlete Country
1st Sergio Oliva Title defense, 2nd win here Cuba

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated July 10, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
1
Divisions
1
Size rank
60 of 61

The biggest field since 1967.

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
2025 Derek Lunsford Men's Bodybuilding
2024 Samson Dauda Men's Bodybuilding
2023 Derek Lunsford Men's Bodybuilding
2022 Hadi Choopan Men's Bodybuilding
2021 Mamdouh Elssbiay Men's Bodybuilding
2020 Mamdouh Elssbiay Men's Bodybuilding
2019 Brandon Curry Men's Bodybuilding
2018 Shawn Rhoden Men's Bodybuilding
2017 Phil Heath Men's Bodybuilding
2016 Phil Heath Men's Bodybuilding
2015 Phil Heath Men's Bodybuilding
2014 Phil Heath Men's Bodybuilding
2013 Phil Heath Men's Bodybuilding
2012 Phil Heath Men's Bodybuilding

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What this page holds

The placings as recorded, and nothing past them

This page lists the divisions and finishing order held for this contest, with the source named on it wherever one was recorded. It reports what was published. It does not re-judge the show, and it does not reconcile disagreements between sources.

  • Score and bodyweight columns appear only for divisions where those figures exist in the data. A division without them was recorded as placings only, not as a show that gave no scores.
  • Where the record has two athletes sharing a place, both are listed. A tie is never broken to produce a single winner.
  • Venue, federation, date and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
  • A contest with no results has either not taken place yet or has no placements published. Check the status line above the results to tell which.