2008 Mr. Olympia – Prejudging

2008 MR. OLYMPIA  COMMENT:
The two-time Olympia defending champion Jay Cutler lost narrowly to razor-sharp Dexter “The Blade” Jackson. Dexter made it the rare double of a victory at the Arnold Classic in 2008 followed by a first ever victory at the Olympia. He now becomes the sport’s highest money earner for a single year from prize money.  “I’m just in shock right now. I’ve been dreaming about this moment since I started bodybuilding” said Dexter Jackson in his exclusive interview after the event.

Photo Galleries

Dexter Jackson
Jay Cutler
Phil Heath

Every serious Olympia fan will want this historic video in their collection, presenting the brand new winner in DEXTER JACKSON!

2008 Mr. Olympia Results:

1 Dexter Jackson – USA
2 Jay Cutler – USA
3 Phil Heath – USA
4 Dennis Wolf – GERMANY
5 Toney Freeman – USA
6 Melvin Anthony – USA
7 Silvio Samuel – SPAIN
8 Dennis James – GERMANY
9 Moe Elmoussawi – NEW ZEALAND
10 Gustavo Badell – USA
11 Darrem Charles – TRINIDAD
12 Johnnie Jackson – USA
13 Craig Richardson – USA
14 Ronny Rockel – GERMANY
15 David Henry – USA
16 Kevin English – USA
Fouad Abiad – CANADA
Leo Ingram – USA
Sergey Shelestov – RUSSIA

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE THE COMPLETE OLYMPIA RESULTS FOR ALL CLASSES.

Jay Cutler has stated in the local Las Vegas press that next year’s Mr Olympia (2009) will be his last Olympia. He gives his current measurements as 31” thighs, 22 ½” arms, 19 1/2 “ neck and 20” calves.

The 202 Showdown Class is a brand new men’s IFBB Pro class contest, and it made its debut at the Olympia Weekend at the Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This is a weight limit contest with all competitors having to be 202 pounds or under.

202 SHOWDOWN CLASS – RESULTS

1 David Henry – USA
2 Kevin English – USA
3 James Flex Lewis – UK
4 Jason Arntz – USA
5 George Farah – USA
6 Roc Shabazz – USA
7 Curtis Bryant – USA
8 Ray Arde – USA
9 Jaroslav Horvath – Slovakia
10 Charles Dixon – USA
11 Richard (Tricky) Jackson – USA
12 Jeffrey Long – USA
13 Nathan Wonsley – USA
14 Eric Castagnet – France

TESTIMONIAL
Great coverage of the Mr. Olympia.  The prejudging and the individual posing routines were fantastic.  The closeups were awesome,  like sitting in front row seats.  The finals were just as awesome.  Great video.

R Carlson:  USA