All I have to say is this person is amazing for having actually recorded this live

Mentzer was shredded, granite-hard, symmetrical, muscular, and had a tiny waist. Arnold beat him in some of the biceps poses, but Mentzer displayed an overall better physique--in my opinion.

This is what KZfaq is all about. Sharing video footage that is hard to find. Thank you so much for sharing this awesome footage. Reg Park looked like he should have completed in the 1980 Mr. Olympia. He could of at least placed in the top 5. He had ripped abs.

Honestly the only places where Arnold had Mike beat were the chest and biceps. Besides that, Mike had vastly better conditioning, symmetry and proportions imo

Had Arnold had his 1973 conditioning no one would have doubted his win. I honestly think his legs were pathetic.

The thing about the 1980 Mr. Olympia contest is that it was held during a time where bodybuilding was aiming to be very mainstream. Contracts were being made in the industry, bodybuilders were going to television and Arnold Schwarzenegger was the face of the sport, to the eye of the average american citizen, at least. Not only was Arnold the star who had been the winner 6 times in a row, he was also the upcoming hollywood star that wanted to make it big in the screen. That being said, at the time, Arnold was considered a mediocre actor, with his first critics being very harsh on him, so his muscles, his physique was his main product to sell him as good choice for starring in a movie. So you take that, and you have the sport's biggest name making a comeback during a time he wanted to get big in hollywood: how would it look for Arnold if he lost the 1980 Olympia? Why would anyone in hollywood cast him, a mediocre actor, with a strongh accent whose main thing were his muscles and those muscles didn't even win the Mr. Olympia contest? It would be a disaster for Arnold's career. Then, you add that to the fact that Arnold and Weider were fierce advocates for high volume training and supplements. That made them very good money, and at the time, with very little information around, people believed it. However, there was one specific individual that defied that. One man that went on the opposite direction and said that you actually needed much less training than Arnold and Weider advocated. Not only that, you didn't need the much talked about supplements the industry was selling. That man was Mike Mentzer, the first bodybuilder to ever earn a perfect score. A 5'8 man that held over 100kg of lean mass on stage, a weight that was only matched by prime Schwarzenegger, a man 6 inches taller. Mike Mentzer said Arnold Schwarzenegger and Weider were wrong and he proved it with his very own physique. Who could argue with that? So then you see, the 1980 Mr Olympia was rigged from the beginning. Not only that, the rigging began in 1979, when Zane, a 5'9 bodybuilder beat Mentzer, who was an inch shorter and 45 pounds heavier. You don't hear much about 1979 because it wasn't as outrageous as 1980, but Mike Mentzer should have won in 1979. They made him second because the guy that dared to challenge the norm in the IFBB could never be awarded. That would be the same as admitting they were wrong. And Weider and Schwarzenegger would never do that. But the people caught on and called them out on that. How could the perfect score, heaviest bodybuilder on stage be second? So, in 1980, they put Mike Mentzer at 4th place, tied with Boyer Coe, so that when people would point out Mentzer should have won, there would be 3 men between him and Schwarzenegger. Mike Mentzer is the true 1980 Mr. Olympia and 1979 Mr. Olympia.

What a luxury to be able to watch this and listen to your commentary. Thank you for sharing this. It is rare to see anything on this contest and for 1980 and sitting in the balcony you did a fantastic job.

Mike Mentzer, beginning at 8:01, and best viewed at .25 or .5 speed, looks absolutely extraordinary.

The black guy was Roy Callender. He was really great here and underrated bodybuilder.

For proportion and aesthetics, Mentzer is unmatched.

Mike Mantzer was built of different material . . . and philosophy . True Legend !!

Frank Zane just stands out in the crowd, I would have loved to have been there but I was only 10 years old. Was in my home town of Sydney too.

Incredible footage. Thank you so much for both filming and uploading it! Absolutely awesome!

Danny Padilla really brought it for this show. Imagine if he were 6' 2" and looked like that instead of 5' 2"

Mentzer is awesome!...should be at least second.

Uncle Mike uncrowned Mr. O! 💪🏻 🦵🏻

One irrefutable fact -- Norm Komich was a consummate gentleman. Talked to him several times on the phone. Really couldn't have been nicer ! RIP Norm .

I truly appreciate this upload. The quality and definition are very pleasing. Commentary is nice. Thanks man

The physics back then look so much better than today ! Danny Padilla looked incredible for this show & was the winner in my book!

This is the best footage of the 80 Olympia that I've ever seen! And it sounds like Bill Burr is commentating!

This was absolutely CRIMINAL...

Arnold's back lat spread was phenomenal. Not to mention the best side chest and peaky biceps.

Awesome video!!! Thank you so much for posting

@ 7:46 That was not Bertil Fox that was Roy callender from Barbados. Also, Samir Bannout won the 1983 Mr Olympia. Every physique was unique. No big guts like you see in today's bodybuilding. Everyone had a stream waistline. Anyway, thanks for sharing!

Arnold still looks freaking amazing

Thanks so much for posting this, it really was an amazing night and it was fantastic to be there with my mates, you have brought up so many memories for me. I agree anyone in the top 10 could have won it and people would have still be upset. Unfortunately without the the audio you cant hear the crowd going wild for Arnold and he did psych out some of the other competitors and that alone would have helped get him over the line. Yes Mike Mentzer looked fantastic so did Zane, Dickerson, Padilla, Platz, Callender and Roger Walker the Australian who you couldn't remember his name he actually looked amazing and unlucky to only place 6th. Thanks again for The Land Down Under.

very awesome footage STG, thank you very much cause that era was really special to me cause i just got into lifting and it was a awesome time,thank you again STG

Amazing footage!!! Thank you for uploading! Definitely tough to pick a winner for sure! Probably the closest Olympia EVER. 007

Bloody FIX by the Weiders. Arnold was their Golden Boy, and he'd promoted IFBB competitions. BS Politics Crap.

Many thanks for posting this

That was an excellent video, the best I've seen of 1980 contest. So much incredible talent, 10 guys could have been named the best. I wasn't as much impressed at size most guys were, it was symmetry and visual appeal that impressed me most. In my opinion, Zane was literally a work of art, I'd consider him the best, Dickerson was flawless too. I trained at Gold's 1970 to 75, so many fellow's who I knew out there are no longer with us, at 76, I'm satisfied taking walks in the park. It's a blessing to be young, and a blessing to be alive fifty years later

It's interesting, after hearing all the claims and counter claims that Arnold wasn't in shape and won simply because of his relationship / friendship with all of the judges, at least from an upper body perspective, Arnold has the rest on size.

Arnold never had to compete against that much competition before.He must of been nervous unless he knew he was going to win ahead of time.

Fantastic post. Thank you Norm!

Fantastic! Thank you for sharing this ultra rare footage.

I was there in Sydney Australia and Arnold had the fix on. Mentzer, Dickerson, Zane ( small but classy) , Boyer then either Walker or Arnold for 5/6

Bro Mentzer is perfect look at how he moves

Thank you for the footage.

Excellent video. Thanks for doing.

Nice! Thanks for sharing. What a lineup! Padilla really brought it

Mentzer, Dickerson and Zane had the best conditioning. I think these 3 should've been in the top 3. I consider it a toss-up between these 3. Arnold was to me still the most aesthetically pleasing, but doesn't mean he should have won. He had obvious weaknesses.

Thanks for uploading this! :)

Thsnk you for this video..amazing

Mike Mentzer looks AMAZING!!! So did Zane.

Amazing guys, i loved this🇧🇷 Mentzer was perfect!

Great footage...thank you for sharing

Great footage thx 4 sharing.

When mike menzor hits the open Crucifix he wins hands down

Great footage I'm glad you posted this because the networks never put this out there.The one thing we can all take away from this is conditioning these guys and girls all came in with a fantastic midsection No bloated guts.

Thank you for uploading this. Your comments are very fair and it's interesting to note the view about Arnold and the film " Conan the Barbarian". It now makes sense. Other fiscilusdions on KZfaq echo your sentiments that it was essentially fixed.

How Tinerino was over looked is beyond me. Look at him standing next to everyone, makes Platz and Zane look narrow and small.

I love Norm Komich's analysis and video. And yes, that was Tony Emmott

Arnold still looked pretty good, and his posing and presentation were excellent. Did he deserve to win? I don't know, he was somewhat weak in certain areas. It was bothersome that his thighs weren't quite on par with the upper body, and yet his calves were among the best. Arnold's legs were never his strong point, but that never seemed to hold him back. When he's standing relaxed, the legs look a bit slim and out of proportion. If your'e going to believe he deserved to win, you had to overlook the relative weakness in the legs. His back development was off in comparison to many of the others. But in terms of the rest of the upper body, he still had that signature look of mass and finish that is difficult to transcend. His chest, shoulders and arms all looked very good. He looked the most massive in those areas and he was the tallest. If I had to pick the competitor that stood out though, it would be Arnold despite the flaws. Maybe being taller is an advantage, but no one else dominated the stage the same way. No one else there was without some flaws(s), as good as they were. Mentzer and maybe Dickerson to me had the most balanced physiques. But when Mentzer is seen sideways he appears almost shallow chested, lacking mass in that area. You don't see that at all with Arnold. He always had that incredible upper chest. And Dickerson was very good, but his arms were on the small side. Zane was as good as he ever was, but he just looked too light. I'd have to say though that I think Arnold got a pass here that he probably didn't deserve. He was deficient in too many areas to have come out on top of all those outstanding competitors.

They all trained down in size for conditioning so they could compete against Zane. Then big Arnold turns up who no one had trained to compete against. They all trained for Zane and got big Arnold instead. Totally unfair IMO

Mentzer and Roger walker stand out in this line up footage

Priceless footage!... my personal top 3 would have been Mentzer, Coe and Zane.

Mentzer all the way

Your body-building knowledge isn't too good friend but we forgive you. Well done on capturing this amazing footage.

7:45 The very dark skinned Bodybuilder was not Bertil Fox it was Roy Callender. 7:10 The big blond Australian guy was Roger Walker. Tony Emmot was correctly named he is the other blond guy from England.

Back then. You knew every bodybuilders name... And yes they were all in very good shape... It was just picking out who your favorite was to win. Back in the day!

thank you for sharing... I've never seen footage of the 1980 Olympia, only pics and all sorts of criticism of Arnold. But seeing this, Arnold wasn't up to Arnold standards, but still good enough to win, despite stiff competition from many and I agree you could award the title to several of them - looks like one of the most competitive years

Everyone says Arnold wasn’t at his best so should not have won but Arnold wasn’t competing against his best he was competing against the other guys on stage and he absolutely beat them all

You're right. Any one of them could have won. Arnold does look pretty good. His legs are a little off. Mentzer and Zane were dang near perfect..

Damn shame we don't have the CBS footage

Awesome commentary from someone who was there.

Correction on individual posers: Roger Walker from Australia (not Tony Emmott from Britain) followed by Roy Callendar (not Bertil Fox). Samir had won Mr Universe the year before. I still love this video

Crazy footage thank u , danny padilla underrated

Reg parks Arms were freakishly huge here wow in his 50s too

no that aint Bertil, that's gotta be Roy Callender he was a 60-80 set per bodypart kinda guy

It was Australian Roger Walker rather than Tony Emmett. You can see him winning second place to Waller in the Universe during pumping iron. I was backstage at the following years Universe in Montreal; Walker was really thick and won the heavyweight category. That was Roy Callendar after that. Bertil wasn’t yet with IFBB I think. Padilla really deserved top place in many shows. Zane was sophisticated include that track you’re talking about you can also hear him playing it in pumping iron. Chris was a genuine old-school bodybuilder with class, like Larry Scott or bill Pearl. Schwarz still had a superior tho diminished upper body and height advantage; front thighs putrid

I was there on the night. It was great to see all the legends. The mystery guy is Roger Walker from Australia.

Mike was very photogenic and his strong muscles were triceps, forearms, delts and calves. Very rare to be blessed on those areas, and his waist was small also, but still Arnold dwarfed him. İt is not mentioned much but although he was subpar for his own standarts, his delts were very good during the contest, that really helped hım in comparisons.

arnolds back shot was just incredible, look at that O.O 6.33

Roger Walker looked pretty awesome to me.....Mentzer and Zane too.

That's not Bertil Fox....that's Roy Callendar !

'Previous guy' was the Aussie Roger Walker. The 'Bertil Fox' guy was actually Roy Callender from Canada...

Dont' suppose you have any footage from he '78 Olympia? Would love to see new footage of Skzalak!

Wow..holy shit after seeing Chris Dickerson its between him and Zane for second. He looks fantastic

Not to discredit Arnold, he was obviously one of the greatest, but his height definitely played a huge role in most peoples’ bias.

Boyer Coe looked good!

Mentzer deserved the win. Arnold was in great condition, but Mike Mentzer was just amazing!

Arnold still had the best aesthetics and genetics. The other guys just couldn’t compete with Arnold. Arnold won and he deserved to win. 💪🏻 🏆

Oh my goodness this is amazing

Sure, Arnold's legs were not as big as previous years. But a body is the sum of its parts, as a whole he was bigger more symmetrical and better built than anybody else. Specially in the side view you can see this, thanks to his genetics, Arnolds muscles 'sweep down gradually and gracefully from one end of the tendon to the other. Each muscle well-arranged against the previous one, foundation muscles tie in start and end where they should. Everybody else's muscles tie in 'abruptly, out of place and badly arranged, they are bad sculptors with bad canvases. Arnold is a great sculptor with a nearly perfect canvas to draw on. Smaller legs than other years was not enough to dimmish his overall superiority. Might take another 100 years before we see another one like him, count yourself lucky we saw him in our generation.

Arnold looked like 18th place

Roy Callender at 7:50 ! fantastic champion !

Thanks a lot from France.

Dude great video, but that’s Roy Calendar, and that’s Roger Walker.

Roy Duval, Roy Calender, Tony Emmot, Roger Walker

Some great footage.

The blue trunks was Roger Callendar and the other one wich you first thought could be Emmett was Roger Walker...and wow..how amazing must it be to look back and be able to say that you were there.

7:55 was Roy Callender, not Bertil Fox. Before him was Roger Walker of Australia. Tony Emmott came out a minute later. Samir won the Olympia 3 years after this.

Mentzer was perfection,this was his,arnold had the bloat.

Mike Mentzer should have never taken it so personal,his time to shine was around the corner.

The black guy at 7.50 mins was Roy Callender not Bertil Fox..

Mentzer, Zane, Padilla and Arnold are my top 4 in that order. You are right. It was very close and extremely political.

The commentary makes this video that much more fucking perfect

I still have a VHS tape called Total Rebuild about the whole competition.

The guy you call Bertal fox was Roy Calender

As Reg Park said "Arnold was flawed and far from his best I have seen, but he was the biggest, he was one of the heaviest and the one that stood out the most. All eyes were on Arnold. He won the 1980 Olympia".