![]() (Three others who intended to compete in the IFBB Mr. A week later, Sergio showed up in Paris only to be told he could not compete and was banned from the IFBB for a year. Universe to Bill Pearl (neither was in peak shape). Controversially, Sergio Oliva lost the 1971 NABBA Pro Mr. Sergio, who was then working with Nautilus inventor Arthur Jones, no friend to the Weiders, was steered towards it. Arnold was steered away from that temptation. It was very tempting for bodybuilders to do both elite European shows. Universe were held jointly in Paris, just 300 miles away. ![]() Universe (previously and arguably still then bodybuilding’s top title) was held in London just one week before the 1971 IFBB Mr. In 1971, the Weiders began taking the opposite approach and forbid bodybuilders from competing in NABBA or other organizations with penalties of one-year IFBB suspensions. Universe Frank Zane won the 1970 NABBA (amateur) Mr. The previous year, the Weiders had sent a contingent of their sponsored bodybuilders, including Arnold, to the NABBA Mr. THE POLITICSġ971 was the year the Weider brothers, Joe and Ben, and their IFBB turned up the heat on their rival bodybuilding organization, NABBA. The three-time champ (1967-69) trying to regain his crown. The defending champ.ĭISQUALIFIED SERGIO OLIVA, 30, USA. ![]() THE LINEUPĪRNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, 24, USA. Olympia contests ever, Arnold Schwarzenegger defeated Sergio Oliva (2nd) and also Serge Nubret (3rd), Frank Zane (4th), and Franco Columbu (5th). THE OLYMPIA AFTER: In one of the greatest Mr. The only other competitor, Reg Lewis, was third. Olympia Sergio Oliva in New York City in the 1970 Mr. World, Arnold Schwarzenegger beat reigning Mr. THE OLYMPIA BEFORE: Two weeks after defeating him in the AAU Mr. It was co-promoted by Serge Nubret, then the IFBB vice-president, and Joe Weider. Olympia, was the first held outside New York City and the only one, to date, held in France. LOCATION: The Palais de la Mutualité theater, Paris, France. Let’s journey to Paris over a half-century ago for the 1971 Mr. Grab your passport and hop in the time machine. But it’s a unique and important event in bodybuilding history, the great What if?, an almost-clash when politics won out, the fans lost, and two mythical legends appeared on the same stage but not at the same time. Instead, Arnold won his second consecutive Mr. Olympia and Arnold took the Olympia title from Sergio in 1970, their third Olympia duel was set up as the clash of titans. After Sergio Oliva defeated Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1969 Mr. ![]()
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