1996 Ms. Olympia

1996 Ms. Olympia
Promotion	IFBB
Date	September 20, 1996
City	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Event chronology
1995 Ms. Olympia 1996 Ms. Olympia 1997 Ms. Olympia

The 1996 Ms. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition was held on September 20, 1996 in Chicago, Illinois. It was the 17th Ms. Olympia competition held.

Results

Place	Prize	Name
1	$50,000	Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls
2	$20,000	Lenda Murray
3	$10,000	Natalia Murnikoviene
4	$7,000	Laura Creavalle
5	$6,000	Vickie Gates
6	$3,500	Nancy Lewis
7	$3,000	Eva Sukupova
8	$2,500	Andrulla Blanchette
9	$2,000	Melissa Coates
10	$1,000	Sue Meyers
11		Joanne Lee
12		Beatrix Gluck

Notable Events

• This Ms. Olympia, along with the 1995 Ms. Olympia, had the highest total prize money at a Ms. Olympia, with $115,000, with $50,000 for the winner.
• This competition had only 12 competitors competing, the fewest number of competitors competing in Ms. Olympia ever. Only the 2000 Ms. Olympia would match this to have 12 competitors competing.

See also

• 1996 Mr. Olympia

References

• 1996 Ms. Olympia held in Chicago on September 20nd [sic]
• 1996 Ms Olympia Results

External links

• Competitor History of the Ms. Olympia