2008 Mr. Olympia

The 2008 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and the feature event of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2008 held September 26–27, 2008 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Other events at the exhibition included the 202 Olympia Showdown, and Ms. Olympia contests.

Results

Place Prize Name Country 1+2 3 4 Points 1 $155,000 Dexter Jackson1291132 2 $90,000 Jay Cutler2010939 3 $60,000 Phil Heath28131253 4 $48,000 Dennis Wolf40232285 5 $38,000 Toney Freeman50222294 6 $30,000 Melvin Anthony623330125 7 $18,000 Silvio Samuel7632108 8 $17,000 Dennis James7443117 9 $16,000 Moe El Moussawi9451145 10 $14,000 Gustavo Badell10048148 11 $4,000 Darrem Charles10650156 12 $4,000 Johnnie O. Jackson12265187 13 $4,000 Craig Richardson13863201 14 $4,000 Ronny Rockel13469203 15 $4,000 David Henry14266208 16 $4,000 Kevin English15877235 17 $4,000 Fouad Abiad16080240 17 $4,000 Leo Ingram16080240 17 $4,000 Sergey Shelestov16080240

Notable events

Dexter Jackson defeats the reigning champion and two-time Mr. Olympia, Jay Cutler, to win his first Mr. Olympia title Phil Heath, in his rookie debut at the Olympia, places third Víctor Martínez, the 2007 runner-up, did not compete due to injury

See also 2008 Ms. Olympia

References

External links Mr. Olympia The 2008 Mr. Olympia