The 1982 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held in October^{[citation needed]} 1982 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England.

Results

Total prize money awarded was $25,000.

Place	Prize	Name
1	$25,000	Chris Dickerson[1]
2		Frank Zane
3		Casey Viator
4		Samir Bannout
5		Albert Beckles
6		Tom Platz
7		Mohamed Makkawy
8		Bertil Fox
9		Jonny Fuller
10		Jusup Wilkosz
11		Boyer Coe
12		Danny Padilla
13		Jacques Neuville
14		Dennis Tinerino
15		Lance Dreher
16		Roger Walker

Notable events

• Chris Dickerson became the first openly gay and oldest competitor up to that time to win the Mr. Olympia title at 43 years old.^[2]
• Franco Columbu, the 1981 champion did not compete.
• Tom Platz, who was favored, tore his right biceps 6 weeks prior to the competition and competed after having it surgically repaired.
• Chris Dickerson on stage would announce his retirement thus marking his final on stage appearance.^[3]