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2008 Mr. Olympia

Bodybuilding competition

Summary

Bodybuilding competition

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 Jackson	USA	12	9	11	32
2	$90,000	Jay Cutler	USA	20	10	9	39
3	$60,000	Phil Heath	USA	28	13	12	53
4	$48,000	Dennis Wolf	Germany	40	23	22	85
5	$38,000	Toney Freeman	USA	50	22	22	94
6	$30,000	Melvin Anthony	USA	62	33	30	125
7	$18,000	Silvio Samuel	Spain	76	32		108
8	$17,000	Dennis James	Germany	74	43		117
9	$16,000	Moe El Moussawi	France	94	51		145
10	$14,000	Gustavo Badell	Venezuela	100	48		148
11	$4,000	Darrem Charles	Trinidad	106	50		156
12	$4,000	Johnnie O. Jackson	USA	122	65		187
13	$4,000	Craig Richardson	USA	138	63		201
14	$4,000	Ronny Rockel	Germany	134	69		203
15	$4,000	David Henry	USA	142	66		208
16	$4,000	Kevin English	USA	158	77		235
17	$4,000	Fouad Abiad	France	160	80		240
17	$4,000	Leo Ingram	USA	160	80		240
17	$4,000	Sergey Shelestov	Russia	160	80		240

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

References

Merritt, Greg. "The 2008 Mr. Olympia".
(September 28, 2008). "2008 Mr. Olympia Contest Results". ifbbpro.com.

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