Arnold Sports Festival

The IFBB Arnold Sports Festival, also known as the Arnold Schwarzenegger Sports Festival, is an annual multi-sport event consisting of professional bodybuilding (Arnold Classic), strongman (Arnold Strongman Classic), fitness, figure and bikini weekend expo. It was established in 1989 and is named after Arnold Schwarzenegger. The main event is held annually around late February or early March in Columbus, Ohio, United States, by the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (IFBB). It is considered the second most prestigious event in professional men's bodybuilding, physique, figure and bikini after Joe Weider's Olympia; as well as formerly the second most prestigious event in professional female bodybuilding.

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Arnold Sports Festival
2017
The official logo of the Arnold Sports Festival
Tournament information
LocationGreater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Month playedMarch
Established1989 (1989)
FormatMulti-event competition
Current champion
William Bonac

History

A lucrative sports competition, the ASF offers a number of large prizes. Most notably, first prize in bodybuilding consists of a $130,000 check, a Hummer vehicle, and an Audemars Piguet watch. Since the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding title pre-dates and offers higher prize money than the ASF, a rivalry in prestige and popularity has sprung up. The ASF is always hotly contested, often with one or two competition points separating the winners..

All-star cheerleading competitions span a two-day period (usually all day Saturday, and to midday Sunday). More than 4,000 competitors entered the cheerleading event in 2014. Each team (of 15-30 cheerleaders) prepares to perform a two and one-half minute routine. After the teams' routines are complete, they are scored by a panel of judges, each judge being an expert on one area of cheerleading (jumps, tumbling, stunting, etc.). Once scoring is complete, every team entered in the competition is called to the mat for awards, during which each team has a chance of winning multiple times. The ASF's awards consist of the following: National Champion jackets, trophies for every team, custom medals, limited edition patches and Grand Champion banners, and possible partial or full paid bid to Cheerleading World contests.[1]

On June 7, 2013, the ASF's event promoter, Jim Lorimer, announced that from 2014 on, the ASF's "212" (a professional, men’s bodybuilding division) would permanently replace the Ms. International women’s bodybuilding competition. Lorimer, in a statement, said “The Arnold Sports Festival was proud to support women’s bodybuilding through the Ms. International for the past quarter century, but in keeping with demands of our fans, the time has come to introduce the Arnold Classic 212 beginning in 2014. We are excited to create a professional competitive platform for some of the IFBB Pro League’s most popular competitors.”[2]

On March 3, 2020 Ohio governor Mike DeWine cancelled most of the Arnold Sports Festival due to the oncoming COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio, before any cases or deaths had been reported. The cancellation was widely regarded as 'radical' at the time.[3][4]

Champions
Year Arnold Classic Ms. International Fitness International Figure International Bikini International Pro Arnold Classic 212 Women's Physique Men's Physique Classic Physique
Overall Best Poser Most Muscular Fan's Choice Award Most Entertaining Routine Overall Heavyweight Lightweight
1989 Rich Gaspari Jackie Paisley
1990 Mike Ashley Laura Creavalle
1991 Shawn Ray Tonya Knight
1992 Vince Taylor Anja Schreiner
1993 Flex Wheeler Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls
1994 Kevin Levrone Laura Creavalle Carol Semple-Marzetta
1995 Mike Francois Laura Creavalle Carol Semple-Marzetta
1996 Kevin Levrone Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls Alexandra Béres
1997 Flex Wheeler Yolanda Hughes-Heying Carol Semple-Marzetta
1998 Flex Wheeler Yolanda Hughes-Heying Susie Curry
1999 Nasser El Sonbaty Vickie Gates Susie Curry
2000 Flex Wheeler Vickie Gates Vickie Gates Brenda Raganot Kelly Ryan
2001 Ronnie Coleman Vickie Gates Vickie Gates Dayana Cadeau Jenny Worth
2002 Jay Cutler Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia Valentina Chepiga Susie Curry
2003 Jay Cutler Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia Cathy LeFrançois Susie Curry Jenny Lynn
2004 Jay Cutler Iris Kyle Iris Kyle Dayana Cadeau Adela Garcia-Friedmansky Jenny Lynn
2005 Dexter Jackson Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia Brenda Raganot Jen Hendershott Jenny Lynn
2006 Dexter Jackson Iris Kyle Heavyweight category not held. Lightweight category not held. Adela Garcia-Friedmansky Mary Lado
2007 Victor Martinez Iris Kyle Kim Klein Mary Lado
2008 Dexter Jackson Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia Kim Klein Gina Aliotti
2009 Kai Greene Kai Greene Branch Warren Iris Kyle Jen Hendershott Živilė Raudonienė
2010 Kai Greene Kai Greene Branch Warren Iris Kyle Adela Garcia-Friedmansky Nicole Wilkins-Lee
2011 Branch Warren Dennis Wolf Branch Warren Branch Warren Iris Kyle Adela Garcia-Friedmansky Nicole Wilkins-Lee Nicole Nagrani
2012 Branch Warren Best Poser category not held. Branch Warren Fan's Choice Award category not held. Branch Warren Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia Adela Garcia-Friedmansky Nicole Wilkins-Lee Sonia Gonzales
2013 Dexter Jackson Most Muscular category not held. Most Entertaining Routine category not held. Iris Kyle Tanji Johnson Candice Keene India Paulino
2014 Dennis Wolf None Oksana Grishina Candice Keene Ashley Kaltwasser James Lewis
2015 Dexter Jackson Oksana Grishina Camala Rodriguez-McClure Ashley Kaltwasser Juliana Malacarne Sadik Hadzovic Jose Ramond
2016 Kai Greene Oksana Grishina Latorya Watts India Paulino Hidetada Yamagishi Brandon Hendrickson
2017 Cedric McMillan Oksana Grishina Candice Lewis-Carter Angelica Teixeira Ahmad Ashkanani Ryan Terry
2018 William Bonac[5] Whitney Jones Candice Lewis-Carter Angelica Teixeira Kamal Elgargni Shanique Grant Andre Ferguson Breon Ansley
2019 Brandon Curry[6] Ryall Graber Cydney Gillon Janet Layug 212 category not held. Natalia Abraham Coelho Andre Ferguson George Peterson
2020 William Bonac[7] Sergio Oliva Jr Mamdouh Elssbiay Missy Truscott Natalia Soltero Elisa Pecini 212 category not held. Natalia Abraham Coelho Andre Ferguson Alex Cambronero

Arnold Classic International

Arnold Classic is also held as:

Winners
Year Europe Brazil Australia Africa Asia
2011 Victor Martinez[11] not held not held not held not held
2012 Shawn Rhoden[12] not held not held not held not held
2013 Phil Heath[13] Brandon Curry[14] not held not held not held
2014 Dennis Wolf[15] Steve Kuclo[16] not held not held not held
2015 Dexter Jackson[17][18] Mamdouh Elssbiay[19] Dexter Jackson[20] not held not held
2016 Dexter Jackson[21] Kai Greene[22] Kai Greene[23] Dexter Jackson[24] Justin Compton[25]
2017 Mamdouh Elssbiay[26] Lukas Osladil Brandon Curry Johnnie O. Jackson not held
2018 Roelly Winklaar[27]
2019 Michal Krizanek Juan Morel[28] William Bonac[29]

See also

References
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  4. Barrett, Joe (29 March 2020). "Ohio Governor on Why He Ordered Early, Tough Coronavirus Lockdowns". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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  7. 2020 Arnold Classic USA Scorecards
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  27. https://www.arnoldsportsfestival.com/visitor-info/world-events/arnold-classic-australia/15/2018/
  28. "Arnold Classic South America 2019 Results & Event Pictures". Fitness Volt. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  29. "Arnold Classic Australia 2019 Results & Prize Money". Fitness Volt. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
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