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^[1] at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Other events at the exhibition included the 202 Olympia Showdown, and Ms. Olympia contests.

Results edit

Place	Prize	Name	1+2	3	4	Points
1	$155,000	Dexter Jackson	12	9	11	32^[2]
2	$90,000	Jay Cutler	20	10	9	39
3	$60,000	Phil Heath	28	13	12	53
4	$48,000	Dennis Wolf	40	23	22	85
5	$38,000	Toney Freeman	50	22	22	94
6	$30,000	Melvin Anthony	62	33	30	125
7	$18,000	Silvio Samuel	76	32		108
8	$17,000	Dennis James	74	43		117
9	$16,000	Moe El Moussawi	94	51		145
10	$14,000	Gustavo Badell	100	48		148
11	$4,000	Darrem Charles	106	50		156
12	$4,000	Johnnie O. Jackson	122	65		187
13	$4,000	Craig Richardson	138	63		201
14	$4,000	Ronny Rockel	134	69		203
15	$4,000	David Henry	142	66		208
16	$4,000	Kevin English	158	77		235
17	$4,000	Fouad Abiad	160	80		240
17	$4,000	Leo Ingram	160	80		240
17	$4,000	Sergey Shelestov	160	80		240

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