Ms. Olympia 1996

Athletes

Divisions

Pro Cards

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Tier

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Women's Bodybuilding — Podium placements as documented — sources cited below

Yolanda Hughes-Heying

United States

Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls

United States

Sharon Bruneau

Canada

Women's Bodybuilding final placements

Women's Bodybuilding final placements
Place	Athlete	Country	Pro Card	Compare with the winner	Source
1	Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls	United States	—		en.wikipedia.org
2	Yolanda Hughes-Heying	United States	—	vs Chizevsky-Nicholls	en.wikipedia.org
3	Sharon Bruneau	Canada	—	vs Chizevsky-Nicholls	en.wikipedia.org

About this show

Federation: IFBB Pro League
Location: Chicago, IL

Date: 1996-10-15

Results

Top placements imported from federation scorecards and Wikipedia archives. See full table below (rendered live from Postgres).

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Ms._Olympia

The field, and what each athlete brought 3 athletes in 1 divisions. Sorted by Iron Score, which counts past placements only — it is a record, not a prediction.

Ms. Olympia / Women's Bodybuilding 3 athletes

The 1995 champion, Lenda Murray, did not compete.
Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls and Yolanda Hughes-Heying have met 5 times on record; Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls leads 5–0.

Ms. Olympia / Women's Bodybuilding
Placed	Athlete	Country	Iron Score	Career	At this show	Here before	Compare
1	Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls	United States	2,649 top 2%	6 · 4 · 5	2nd · 2 editions	'95 2nd · '93 5th
2	Yolanda Hughes-Heying	United States	2,079 top 4%	7 · 0 · 5	3rd · 4 editions	'95 3rd · '94 3rd · '93 11th · '92 8th	vs Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls
3	Sharon Bruneau	Canada	1,362	4 · 0 · 1	10th · 3 editions	not in 1995 · '94 18th · '93 10th · '92 11th	vs Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls

When they met before row athlete’s record against the column athlete, every shared show on record

	Chizevsky-Nicholls	Hughes-Heying	Bruneau
Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls		5–0	2–0
Yolanda Hughes-Heying	0–5		3–1
Sharon Bruneau	0–2	1–3

Roll of honour every winner of this show on our record, all editions and name variants

Year	Ms. Olympia / Women's Bodybuilding	Women's Physique	Figure	Fitness	Wellness	Bikini
2026	Andrea Shaw	Natalia Coelho	Lola Montez	Michelle Fredua-Mensah	Eduarda Bezerra	Jasmine Gonzalez
2025	Andrea Shaw	Natalia Coelho	Rhea Gayle	Michelle Fredua-Mensah	Eduarda Bezerra	Maureen Blanquisco
2024	Andrea Shaw	Sarah Villegas / Susan Mathison	Cydney Gillon	Missy Truscott	Isabelle Nunes	Lauralie Chapados
2023	Andrea Shaw	Sarah Villegas	Cydney Gillon	Oksana Grishina (fitness pro)	Francielle Mattos	Jennifer Dorie
2022	Andrea Shaw	Natalia Coelho	Cydney Gillon	Missy Truscott	Francielle Mattos	Maureen Blanquisco
2021	Andrea Shaw	Sarah Villegas	Cydney Gillon	Whitney Jones	Francielle Mattos	Jennifer Dorie
2020	Andrea Shaw	Sarah Villegas	Cydney Gillon	Missy Truscott	—	Janet Layug
2019	—	Shanique Grant	Cydney Gillon	Whitney Jones	—	Elisa Pecini
2018	—	Shanique Grant	Cydney Gillon	Whitney Jones	—	Angelica Teixeira
2014	Iris Kyle	—	—	—	—	—
2013	Iris Kyle	—	—	—	—	—
2012	Iris Kyle	—	—	—	—	—
2011	Iris Kyle	—	—	—	—	—
2010	Iris Kyle	—	—	—	—	—
2009	Iris Kyle	—	—	—	—	—
2008	Iris Kyle	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Iris Kyle	—	—	—	—	—
2006	Iris Kyle	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia	—	—	—	—	—
2004	Iris Kyle / Dayana Cadeau	—	—	—	—	—
2003	Lenda Murray	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Lenda Murray	—	—	—	—	—
2001	Iris Kyle / Juliette Bergmann	—	—	—	—	—
2000	Andrulla Blanchette / Valentina Chepiga	—	—	—	—	—
1999	Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls	—	—	—	—	—
1998	Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls	—	—	—	—	—
1997	Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls	—	—	—	—	—
1996	Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls	—	—	—	—	—
1995	Lenda Murray	—	—	—	—	—
1994	Lenda Murray	—	—	—	—	—
1993	Lenda Murray	—	—	—	—	—
1992	Lenda Murray	—	—	—	—	—
1991	Lenda Murray	—	—	—	—	—
1990	Lenda Murray	—	—	—	—	—
1989	Cory Everson	—	—	—	—	—
1988	Cory Everson	—	—	—	—	—
1987	Cory Everson	—	—	—	—	—
1986	Cory Everson	—	—	—	—	—
1985	Cory Everson	—	—	—	—	—
1984	Cory Everson	—	—	—	—	—
1983	Carla Dunlap-Kaan	—	—	—	—	—
1982	Rachel McLish	—	—	—	—	—
1981	Kike Elomaa	—	—	—	—	—
1980	Rachel McLish	—	—	—	—	—