I believe third was his best placing ever.
In 97' Naz took 2nd. and many said that He should of son the show. He did until his back hurt him and Yates, bad tri and all took the 0. From the front he was the winner. His back always was his week point. Now I don't know if He's retired, but He should be. He was one of the best of the 90's. Could of went down as one of the all time greats to never have won the big one. He won the NOC, the Arnold and a bunch of grand prixs. Not bad for the biggest joke in bodybuilding
Feom Get Big: 1996 Mr. Olympia Results
September 21, 1996 at Chicago, Illinois
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Dorian was incredible as always. However, Nasser looked awesome and massive, with his back much better than last year. Many people thought Nasser should of been crowned #1. However, the biggest surprise of the night was Shawn Ray's second place finish, over Nasser! Shawn looked incredible! Honestly, the top five place finishers all looked great, and almost everyone said that this was the best Mr. Olympia ever. Judging by how close the results were, I must say that next year Yates will be dethroned as champion. Only later on did we know that Nassar failed the duiretics drug test, and was disqualified (he was in 3rd place that evening). The results were: