The 1995 Mr. Olympia contest, an IFBB most valuable professional bodybuilding competition, was held on September 10, 1995 at the Atlanta Civic Center in Atlanta, Georgia.The top contenders for the title were Dorian Yates, Nasser El Sonbaty, Kevin Levrone, Shawn Ray, Flex Wheeler and Vince Taylor. Dorian Yates, the reigning champion, goes toe to toe with top contender Kevin Levrone. Many think Kevin should have won the Sandow trophy that year. But the Shadow (Dorian's nickname) was at his best shape ever, 260 pounds of muscles. Even from way back there you could see how ripped Yates was. Only guy close to his size was Nasser, and he had no back. Kevin looked small here, no calves. Dorian's hardcore battle strategy brought him fourth Mr. Olympia title in a row.
If I had to pick one golden moment from all those Olympias (in fact from any bodybuilding contest I've seen) I would have to choose the night of the 1995 Mr. Olympia when for the first time ever all nine Mr. Olympia who had won the title up to that time appeared on stage together. The reunion was staged to celebrate thirty years of the Mr. Olympia contests. Such a Sandow jamboree had never happened before, hasn't happened since, and never will.
The nine Mr. Olympias who appeared onstage with the contests creator Joe Weider on that legendary night were: Larry Scott (1965-'66), Sergio Oliva (1967-'69), Arnold Schwarzenegger (1970-'75 and 1980), Franco Columbu (1976 and 1981), Frank Zane (1977-'79), Chris Dickerson (1982), Samir Bannout (1983), Lee Haney (1984-1991) and Dorian Yates (1992-1997), who would take the fourth of his titles later that evening.