2018 Mr. Olympia

2018 Mr. Olympia
Genre Professional bodybuilding competition
Country United States
Previous event 2017 Mr. Olympia
Next event 2018 Mr. Olympia
Organized by IFBB
People

Mr. Olympia : Shawn_Rhoden
212 Olympia: Flex Lewis
Bikini Olympia: Angelica Teixeira
CP Olympia: Breon Ansley
MP Olympia: Brandon Hendrickson
WP Olympia: Shanique Grant
Fitness Olympia: Whitney Jones

Figure Olympia: Cydney Gillon

The 2018 Mr. Olympia contest was a weekend long IFBB professional bodybuilding competition that was held on September 14 to 15, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the 55th Mr. Olympia competition celebrated. The weekend competition is also known as the Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness and Performance Weekend. While the main event was the competition for the title of Mr. Olympia, several other events were held which includes the Amateur competition and sports expo.

On September 12, 2018, a press conference was held on Orleans Arena.

On September 13, 2018, prejudging and finals for Fitness Olympia, Figure Olympia and Classic Physique were held and livestream via Amazon Prime. Mr. Olympia pre-judging was also held on the same night.

On September 15, 2018, the Men's Physique Olympia and Women's Physique Olympia judging and finals were held in the morning at Las Vegas Convention Center. At night, the Bikini Olympia, 212 Olympia and Mr. Olympia finals were held at Orleans Arena.

On September 17, 2018, an Olympia Superstar Seminar was held.

Shawn Rhoden won his first Mr Olympia title, defeating seven-time defending champion Phil Heath[1]

Heath was attempting to tie the record for the most Mr. Olympia wins with eight, held jointly by Lee Haney (1984–1991) and Ronnie Coleman (1998–2005).

Rhoden became the oldest bodybuilder to win the Mr. Olympia title, at the age of 43 years, 5 months.

Mr. Olympia results

Place[2] Prize[3] Name Country Judging Finals Total
1 400,000 $ Shawn Rhoden Jamaica 7 6 13
2 150,000 $ Phil Heath United States 8 9 17
3 100,000 $ Roelly Winklaar Netherlands 12 15 27
4 55,000 $ William Bonac United States 20 20 40
5 45,000 $ Brandon Curry Jamaica 30 26 56
6 35,000 $ Mamdouh Elssbiay Egypt 29 29 58
7 25,000 $ Dexter Jackson United States 34 36 70
8 20,000 $ Nathan De Asha United Kingdom 31 41 72
9 18,000 $ Cedric McMillan United States 45 44 89
10 16,000 $ Steve Kuclo United States 50 50 100
11 Alexis Rivera Puerto Rico 55 55
12 Lukáš Osladil Czech Republic 62 62
13 Charles Griffen United States 63 63
14 Ian Valliere Canada 72 72
15 Michael Lockett United States 74 74

Other results

  • Flex Lewis won his 7th consecutive 212 Olympia title.
  • Angelica Teixeira is the 2018 Bikini Olympia Champion.
  • Brandon Hendrickson won the Men's Physique Olympia title.
  • Shanique Grant won the Women's Physique Olympia title.
  • Breon Ansley won the Classic Physique title for the second consecutive time.
  • Whitney Jones won Fitness Olympia title.
  • Cydney Gillon won the 2018 Figure Olympia title for the second consecutive time.

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Olympia Scorecards | IFBB Professional League". www.ifbbpro.com. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  2. ↑ "2016 Mr. Olympia scorecards". npcnewsonline. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "2017 Mr. Olympia prize money". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 17 September 2017.


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