We were all curious about the competitors participating at Joe Weider’s 55th Olympia this year, and now it’s time for predictions to be made. Also, the Olympia Qualification System will determine which athletes will get the chance to compete.
To remind you Shawn Rhoden dethroned the seven-time defending champion Phil Heath to capture the 2018 Mr. Olympia title. Check out below the updated Qualified competitor’s list from each division, including open Bodybuilding, Physique, Fitness, Figure, and Bikini.
MR. OLYMPIA
Qualified Participants:
-Shawn Rhoden (USA)
-Phil Heath (USA)
-Roelly Winklaar (Curacao)
-William Bonac (Netherlands)
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-Brandon Curry (USA)
–Dexter Jackson (USA)
-Clarence De Vis (Belgium)
-Maxx Charles (USA)
-Steve Kuclo (USA)
-Juan Morel (USA)
-Josh Lenartowicz (Australia)
-Patrick Moore (USA)
-Jonathan DeLaRosa (USA)
Points
-Akim Williams (USA), 23
-Cedric McMillan (USA), 16
-Luke Sandoe (UK), 16
-Milan Sadek (Czech Republic), 11
–Rafael Brandao (Brazil), 9
-Eddie Bracamontes (USA), 9
-Nathan de Asha (UK), 8
-Lucas Osladil (Czech Republic), 7
-Pavel Beran (Czech Republic), 6
-Andrea Presti (Italy), 6
-Essa Obaid (UAE), 6
-Justine Luis Rodriguez (USA), 6
-Samson Dauda (UK), 5
-Andrea Muzi (Italy), 5
-Tim Budesheim (Germany), 4
-Mohamed Shabaan (Egypt), 3
-Hassan Mostafa (Egypt), 3
-James Hollingshead (UK), 3
-Josh Wade (USA), 3
-Derek Upshaw Morgan (USA), 3
-Mohsen Samadi (Iran), 1
-Brad Rowe (USA), 1
-An Nguyen (USA), 1
212 Olympia Participants List
Qualified
-James Lewis (UK)
-Derek Lunsford (USA)
–Kamal Elgargni (Libya)
-Ahmad Ashkanani (Kuwait)
-Jose Raymond (USA)
–Hadi Choopan (Iran)
–Shaun Clarida (USA)
-Angel Calderon Frias (Spain)
-David Henry (USA)
-Kokeny Bela (Hungary)
-Aaron Polites (Australia)
-Noel Adame (USA)
-Sami Al Haddad (Bahrain)
-Fahad Zaid Hazzizi (Saudi Arabia)
-Oleh Kryvyi (Ukraine)
-Eduardo Correa Da Silva (Brazil)
Points
-Tomas Tabaciar (Slovakia), 16
-Kim Junho (Korea), 11
-Samir Troudi (Sweden), 7
-Kerrith Bajjo (USA), 7
-Vahid Baharlou (Iran), 6
-Vojtech Koritensky (Czech Republic), 5
-Steve Benthin (Germany), 5
-Derik Olsan (USA), 4
-Justin Wessels (Australia), 4
-Hameed Juma (Bahrain), 4
-Jafar Ghaffarnezhad Azizi (Iran), 4
-Ricardo Correira (Cape Verde), 4
-Bo Lewis (USA), 4
-Maysem Keskvari (Iran), 3
-Oswaldo Gonzalez (USA), 3
-Dobromir Delev (Bulgaria), 3
-Dwayne Quamina (USA), 3
-Zoran Kolevski (North Macedonia), 3
-Pierre Chamoun (Sweden), 3
-Enrico Hoffman (Germany), 3
-Jose Raul Sanchez Reyes (Mexico), 3
-Ahmed El Sadany (Egypt), 3
-Lionardis Cardoza (Chile), 3
-Dwayne Walker (USA), 3
-Milton Martinez (Puerto Rico), 2
-Mahmut Irmak (Turkey), 2
-Jamie Dorego (UK), 2
-Sahar Kazes (Israel), 2
-Galal Reda Galal Ahmed (Egypt), 2
-Alex Dos Anjos (Brazil), 2
-Daniel Alexander (USA), 1
-Sandro Ramirez (Dominican Republic), 1
-Radoslav Angelov (Bulgaria), 1
– Benjamin Parra (Mexico), 1
-Errol Moore (USA), 1
-Nasser Sayed (Kuwait), 1
-Fabrizio De Sousa Moreira (Brazil), 1
-Justin Randall (USA), 1
Classic Physique Olympia
Qualified Participants
-Jason Lowe (USA)
-Chen Kang (China)
-Fabio Lopes (Portugal)
-Breon Ansley (USA)
-Chris Bumstead (Canada)
-George Peterson (USA)
-Henri-Pierre Ano (Canada)
-Arash Rahbar (USA)
-Stan de Longeaux (USA)
-Ahmad Ahmad (Iraq)
-Dani Younan (USA)
-Stan McQuay (USA)
-Panexce Pierre (USA)
-Rylon McDuell-Batiste (USA)
-Damion Ricketts (USA)
-David Hoffmann (Germany)
-Woilid Baatout (France)
Points
-Keone Pearson (USA), 24
-Alex Cambronero (USA), 24
-Courage Opara (USA), 17
-Marvin Cornejo (USA), 16
-Khalid Chikhaoui (Canada), 15
-Kirill Khudaiev (Ukraine), 14
-Giuseppe Christian Zagarella (Italy), 14
-Abdulla Al-Sairafi (Kuwait), 12
-Steve Laureus (USA), 10
-Sajad Niknampour (Iran), 8
-Charles Curtis (USA), 8
-Abtin Shekarabi (Iran), 8
-David Martinez Campos (Spain), 8
-Jonathan Hambrick (USA), 7
-Kenneth Owens (USA), 7
-Garrott Coelho (USA), 7
-Hany Saeed (Egypt), 6
-Caio Fernando Bonfim (Brazil), 6
-Herbert Surita Sotillo (Puerto Rico), 6
-Jason Theobold (USA), 5
-David Boix Andreu (Spain), 5
-Hassan Abdulreda (Saudi Arabia), 5
-Kwame Adom (USA), 5
-Mansour Alnaser (Kuwait), 5
-Damien Patrick (USA), 5
-David Robinson (USA), 5
-Mister Taylor (USA), 4
-Kelvin Hinde (UK), 4
-Jose Rodriguez Sendra (Spain), 4
-Kevin O’Malley (New Zealand), 4
-Santiago Aragon (USA), 4
-Eric Hernandez (Puerto Rico), 4
-Jason Martinez (USA), 3
-Milad Sadeghi Borojeni (Iran), 3
-Sung Jin Kang (Korea), 3
-Chinedu Nriagu (USA), 3
-Danny Hester (USA), 3
-Igor Gostyunin (Spain), 3
-Cleveland Thomas (USA), 3
-Murray Calcutt (Australia), 3
-Ro’Vonte Moody (USA), 3
-Omer Khaldi (Morocco), 3
-Jose Caban Rivera (Puerto Rico), 3
-Toto Djong (USA), 3
-Orlando Maldonado (Puerto Rico), 3
-Esequiel Conseicai (Brazil), 2
-Christopher Ford (USA), 2
-Ali Shamsghamar (Iran), 2
-Elija Lorono (USA), 2
-Brent Bumgarner (USA), 2
-Jesus Rodriguez (Spain), 2
-Bryan Jones (USA), 2
-Aaron Jeffery (USA), 2
-Ali Emre (Turkey), 2
-George Kawalawu (USA), 2
-Lehjuan Jones (USA), 1
-Flavio Uberto Lopes (Brazil), 1
-Harry Freeman III (USA), 1
-Svetozar Milenkovic (USA), 1
-Dion Harris (USA), 1
-Jason Brown (USA), 1
-Sajjad Samandar (Iran), 1
-Aaron Futel (USA), 1
-Marino Peralta (USA), 1
Men’s Physique Olympia
Qualified Participants
–Brandon Hendrickson (USA)
-Raymont Edmonds (USA)
-Ryan Terry (UK)
-Jeremy Buendia (USA)
-Andre Ferguson (USA)
Points
-Kyron Holden (USA), 41
-Carlos DeOliveira (Brazil), 26
-Kimani Victor (Canada), 24
-Xavisus Gayden (USA), 24
-Ramses Rams (Spain), 23
-George Brown (USA), 22
-Yasser Fernando Chala Blandon (Colombia), 22
-Ondrej Kmostak (Czech Republic), 16
-Ahmed Abdul Jalil (Egypt), 16
-Arya Saffaie (USA), 14
-Lindon Bond (USA), 13
-Dean Balabis (USA), 12
-Ammar Shlash (Jordan), 12
-Jamal Everette (USA), 11
-Youcef Djoudi (France), 11
-Joseph Lee (USA), 11
-Anthony Gilkes (USA), 11
-Aundre Benson (USA), 10
-Denis Gusev (Russia), 10
-Geobanny Paula (USA), 10
-Ashwin Lucas (USA), 9
-Carter Montgomery (USA), 9
-Sanad Alsanad (Kuwait), 9
-Khali Quartey (USA), 9
-Mahdi Sherafat (USA), 8
-Miroslav Juricek (Czech Republic), 8
–Logan Franklin (USA), 8
-Brian Lloyd (USA), 8
-Mohammad Kashanaki (Iran), 7
-Filip Steflovic (Czech Republic), 7
-Andrea Mosti (Italy), 7
-Mohammad Bugambar (Kuwait), 6
-Ali Hassain Jaafar (Kuwait), 6
-Suruqah Shabazz (USA), 6
-Nawaf Alansari (Kuwait), 5
-Luca Biola (Italy), 5
-Devon Lindner (USA), 5
-Joven Sagabain (Philippines), 5
-Mark Sindayen (USA), 4
-Edvan Palmeira (Brazil), 4
-Stan Morrison (USA), 4
-Mohamad Alhababi (Kuwait), 4
-Terrence Teo Kok Hua (Malaysia), 4
-Mishal Alhassan (Saudi Arabia), 4
-Tonnell Rodrigue (USA), 4
-Emile Walker (UK), 4
-Abdulaziz Al-Mohandes (Saudi Arabia), 4
-Jeph Gabriel (USA), 4
-Derrick Stevenson (USA), 4
-David Odom ((USA), 3
-Khodadad Shafiepour (Iran), 3
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-Juan Faro (Spain), 3
-Turki Alsoud (Saudi Arabia), 3
-Antonio Mitchell (USA), 3
-Dario Loda (Italy), 3
-Zheyu Zhang (China), 3
-Antonio Roseboro (USA), 3
-Jonathan Bueno Gonzalez (Spain), 3
-Rodrigue Chesnier (USA), 3
-Victor Ramirez (Venezuela), 3
-Scott Dennis (USA), 3
-Alexander Quimson (USA), 3
-Ranzino Valentine (USA), 2
-Vinicius Matheus (Brazil), 2
-Tran Tuan Ahn (Vietnam), 2
-Andre Smith (USA), 2
-Dani Dal (USA), 2
-Richard Myles (USA), 2
-Clinton Barbadillo (USA), 2
-Mario Giame (Italy), 2
-Viet Doan (Australia), 2
-Hector Fernando Hernandez Valdez (Mexico), 2
-Ponpaisan Ruangsangpen (Thailand), 2
-Jake Alvarez (USA), 2
-Anton Antipov (USA), 2
-Jeremy Coleman (USA), 2
-Jeremy Grant (USA), 1
-MyKeelo McMurray (USA), 1
-Mike William de Aleida Lima (Brazil), 1
-Patrick Fulgham (USA), 1
-Anthony Scalza (USA), 1
-Antonio Smothers (USA), 1
-Alessandro Cavagnola (Italy), 1
-Bank Seok Choi (Korea), 1
-Omid Eskandari Ghazikalayeh (Iran), 1
-Burtrando McKay (USA), 1
-David Arango Guerrero (Colombia), 1
-Anthony Woods (USA), 1
-Michael Bell (USA), 1
-Michael Bevins (USA), 1
-Tommy Clark (USA), 1
Fitness Olympia
Qualified Participants
-Jeanine Taddeo (USA)
-Ryall Graber (Canada)
–Whitney Jones (USA)
-Myriam Capes (Canada)
-Missy Farrell (USA)
-Bethany Wagner (USA)
-Darrian Borello (USA)
-Tiffany Chandler (USA)
Points
-Kate Errington (UK), 17
-Veronic Comtois (Canada), 6
-Kristy Fenter-Avery (USA), 5
-Kristine Duba (USA), 4
-Tamara Vahn (Canada), 4
-Cong Mou (China), 3
-Carolina Frausto (USA), 3
-Jennifer Worth (USA), 3
-Liudmila Somkina (Russia), 3
-Jaclyn Baker (USA), 3
-Lauren Carre (UK), 2
-Marta Aguiar (Uruguay), 2
-Annaleis Varga (Australia), 1
-Minna Pajulahti (Finland), 1
-Aurika Tyrgale (USA), 1
Figure Olympia
Qualified Participants
–Cydney Gillon (USA)
-Candice Lewis-Carter (USA)
-Nadia Wyatt (USA)
-Jessica Reyes Padilla (Puerto Rico)
-Carly Starling Horrell (USA)
-Michelle Lindsay (USA)
-Brittany Campbell (USA)
-An Da Jeong (Korea)
-Natalia Soltero (Mexico)
-Ashley Soto (USA)
-Laurelle Martineau (USA)
Points
-Bojana Vasiljevic (USA), 16
-Sandra Grajales (Mexico), 12
-Rhea Gayle (UK), 10
-Chelsea Larson (USA), 9
-Ashley Roberson (USA), 9
-Martina Yabekova (Canada), 8
-Nicole Zenobia Graham (USA), 8
-Tarryn Garlington (USA), 7
-Missy Farrell (USA), 7
-Querem Pacheco (Mexico), 7
-Ivana Ivusic (USA), 7
-Camala Rodriguez (USA), 6
-Audrieanne Fortune (USA), 6
-Maria Luisa Baeza Diaz (USA), 6
-Karina Grau (Paraguay), 4
-Osiris Trumpe (USA), 3
-Anna Banks (Poland), 3
-Amanda Welch (USA), 3
-Autumn Cleveland (USA), 3
-Wendy Fortino (USA), 2
-Heather Dees (USA), 2
-Nicole Wolf (USA), 2
-Maude Exantus (USA), 2
-Stacy Fujarski (USA), 2
-Sh’Nere Mattise Deas (USA), 2
-Kristine Finsaas (Norway), 1
-Shelace Shoemaker (USA), 1
-Idalia Molina (USA), 1
-Danielle Rose (USA), 1
-Brittany Barnes (USA), 1
-Esmeralda Arroyo (Puerto Rico), 1
Bikini Olympia
Qualified Participants
-Angelica Teixeira (USA)
-Lauralie Chapados (Canada)
-Janet Layug (USA)
–Elisa Pecini (Brazil)
–Ashley Kaltwasser (USA)
Points
-Priscila Leimbacker (Switzerland), 48
-Marcia Goncalves (Brazil), 35
-Kim Gutierrez (Chile), 29
-Cristobalino Pajares (Spain), 29
-Camile Periat (USA), 28
-Jessica Palmer (USA), 28
-Karina Skowronska (UK), 27
-Eli Fernandez (Mexico), 27
-Breena Martinez (USA), 27
-Mariella Pellegrino (Italy), 26
-Jennifer Dorie (Canada), 25
-Jourdanne Lee (USA), 23
-Monica Ellis (USA), 22
–Beatriz Biscaia (Portugal), 20
-Jennifer Ronzitti (USA), 16
-Maureen Blanquisco (Norway), 16
-Jasmine Gonzalez (USA), 16
-Alexandria Ross (USA), 15
-Casey Samsel (USA), 14
-Narmin Assria (USA), 14
-Francesca Stoica (Italy), 14
-Alessia Facchin (Italy), 14
-Mahsa Akbarimehr (USA), 12
-Ashley Nicastro (USA), 12
-Eva Saenz (USA), 10
-Jewelyn Merrill (USA), 10
-Noora Mahonen (Finland), 10
-Ashley Puida (USA), 9
-Hannah Ranfranz (USA), 9
-Phoebe Hagan (UK), 9
-Jasmine Williams (USA), 9
-Michelle Hurst (USA), 8
-Jasmine Fernandez (USA), 8
-Sung Uk Kim (Korea), 8
-Ashley Jenelle (USA), 8
-Romina Basualdo (USA), 8
-Amy Landry (USA), 7
-Haneul Seong (Korea), 7
-Ness Herrera (Australia), 6
-Stacy McCloud (USA), 5
–Etila Santiago Santos (Brazil), 5
-Katherine Alcantara (USA), 4
-Jasmine Adams (USA), 4
-Natalie Richards (USA), 3
-Fernanda Saggin (Brazil), 3
-Sheena Jayne Martin (USA), 3
-Francesca Lauren (USA), 3
-Alyssa Blessing (USA), 3
-Liu Chen Qi (China), 3
-Jodi Akins (USA), 3
-Carla Garthwaite (USA), 3
-Stine Hansen (Denmark), 3
-Nittaya Kongthun (Thailand), 3
-Lucia Malvaze Tavares da Silva (Brazil), 3
-Allison Vaeth (USA), 3
-Jodi Riley (USA), 2
-Juliana Dantas (Brazil), 2
-Jamie Collins (USA), 2
-Amanda Cabal (Philippines), 2
-Melissa Soto Saavendra (Chile), 2
-Sherry Espera (USA), 2
-Elisangela Angell (Brazil), 2
-Rocio Lopez Corchero (Italy), 2
-Helene Kirstine Lamhauge (Denmark), 2
-Brean Turner (USA), 2
-Stephanie Fierro (USA), 2
-Jessica Wilson (USA), 2
-Adrianna Raczmarek (Poland), 2
-Natalie Matthews (USA), 2
-Calysta Upperman (USA), 2
-Mia Sanchez (USA), 1
-Naiara Schubert (Brazil), 1
-Barbara Ludwig (USA), 1
-Soo-Hyun Bae (Korea), 1
-Kaylie Fountain (USA), 1
-Angely Rojas (USA), 1
-Lorena Spitzer (USA), 1
-Sabina Plevakova (Slovakia), 1
-Aurelia Bissoli (Italy), 1
-Hye Kyeong Hwang (Korea), 1
-Beatrice Sanford (USA), 1
-Frida Paulsen Stern (USA), 1
-Sonia Lewis (USA), 1
-Kerryne Henich (USA), 1
-Adelle Rogers (USA), 1
-Ana Paula Baggio de Almeida (Brazil), 1
-Jessica Lynn (USA), 1
-Dianet Perada (USA), 1
Women’s Physique Olympia
Qualified Participants
-Natalia Abraham Coelho (USA)
-Shanique Grant (USA)
-Daniely Castilho (Brazil)
-Jennifer Taylor (USA)
-Heather Grace (USA)
-Tomefafa Ameko (USA)
-Laura Pintado Chinchilla (Spain)
-Delane Hart (USA)
-Margita Zamolova (Czech Republic)
Points
-Penpraghai Tiangngok (Thailand), 12
-Sheronica Henton (USA), 10
-Brittany Watts (USA), 8
-Michaela Aycock (USA), 7
-Brooke Walker (USA), 4
-Candice Carr (Trinidad & Tobago), 4
-Jessica McKenzie (USA), 4
-Reshanna Bodwell (USA), 4
-Anne Lorraine Mohn (France), 3
-Robyn Mays (USA), 3
-Trisha Vezirian (USA), 3
-Ashley Fuller (USA), 2
-Donna Murphy (UK), 2
-Katie Lee (USA), 2
-Rachael Loftis (USA), 2
-Christina Bitner (USA), 2
-Carmen Tocheniuk (Canada), 1
-Marjorie Graniso Beck (Brazil), 1
-Liudmila Mikhailovskaia (Russia), 1
-Donna Jones (USA), 1
-Evangeline Belton (USA), 1