Olympia - Masters 1996
Olympia - Masters 1996 was held in Chicago, IL, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Vince Taylor.
- Year
- 1996
- Date
- Sep 1, 1996
- Location
- Chicago, IL, USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 2
- Competitors
- 12
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Vince Taylor | Sonny Schmidt |
| Other Divisions - Masters 60+ | Jim Morris | – |
Olympia - Masters 1996
Olympia - Masters 1996 was held in Chicago, IL, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Vince Taylor.
Defending Open champion Sonny Schmidt placed 2nd.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Olympia - Masters 1996 contested 2 divisions across 12 athletes, 1 open and 1 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 3 countries. Vince Taylor took Men's Open Bodybuilding. 2 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 1
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Vince Taylor First Olympia - Masters title | United States |
| 2nd | Sonny Schmidt | Netherlands |
| 3rd | Yohnnie Shambourger | United States |
| 4th | Robby Robinson | United States |
| 5th | Quincy Roberts | United States |
| 6th | Samir Bannout | Lebanon |
| 7th | James Roberts | United States |
| 8th | Emeric Delczeg | United States |
| 9th | Katsumi Ishimura | United States |
| 10th | Jim Morris | United States |
| 11th | Ed Corney | United States |
| 12th | Rod Koontz | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters 60+ Men
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jim Morris First Olympia - Masters title | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 12
- Divisions
- 2
- Size rank
- 9 of 9
The biggest field since 1995.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Claude Groulx | Open |
| 2002 | Don Youngblood | Open |
| 2001 | Vince Taylor | Open |
| 2000 | Vince Taylor | Open |
| 1999 | Vince Taylor | Open |
| 1996 | Vince Taylor | Open |
| 1995 | Sonny Schmidt | Open |
| 1994 | Robby Robinson | Open |
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.