МИСТЕР ОЛИМПИЯ 1975

The 1975 Mr. Olympia was the 11th edition of the IFBB professional bodybuilding contest, held on November 8, 1975, at the Burgers Park Hotel in Pretoria, South Africa, as part of the IFBB International Congress. Nine competitors participated, split into two weight classes: under 200 pounds and over 200 pounds. This was the largest Mr. Olympia lineup until 1979, with a total prize money of $2,500.

In the under-200-pound class, Franco Columbu won with 181 points, ahead of Ed Corney (176), Albert Beckles (172), and Frank Zane (170). Giuseppe Deiana and Bill Grant did not place. In the heavyweight class, Arnold Schwarzenegger took first place with 191 points, followed by Serge Nubret (178) and Lou Ferrigno (173). The overall Mr. Olympia title was decided in a posedown between Schwarzenegger and Columbu, where judges narrowly awarded Schwarzenegger the win with a 4–3 vote — the closest margin in Mr. Olympia history. This was Schwarzenegger's sixth consecutive victory, after which he announced his retirement, though he later returned and won his seventh title in 1980.

The contest gained enduring fame as the centerpiece of the 1977 documentary Pumping Iron, which focused on the rivalry between Schwarzenegger and Ferrigno, without revealing that Serge Nubret actually placed ahead of Ferrigno in the heavyweight class. The event took place amid the sporting isolation of apartheid-era South Africa; Black competitors Serge Nubret and Albert Beckles were granted special exceptions allowing them to stay and compete at the host hotel, where Black guests were otherwise barred.