2022 Men’s Physique Olympia Pre-Judging Report

Brandon Hendrickson and Erin Banks are leading the Men’s Physique Olympia Pre-Judging at 2022 Mr. Olympia

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2022 Men Physique Olympia Prejudging
2022 Men Physique Olympia Prejudging

The premiere bodybuilding and fitness attraction has invaded Las Vegas, Nevada this week for 2022 Mr. Olympia. Men’s Physique competitors stormed the Olympia stage on Saturday morning Dec. 17, at 9 am for prejudging. 

Several bodybuilding competitors from Men’s Physique are qualified to compete at 2022 Olympia, which is currently underway from December 15 – 18 at the Zappos Theater, located within the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino venue. 

As of late, the Men’s Physique category is becoming one of the most popular in the IFBB. Brendon Hendrickson is on a mission to achieve a four-peat at this year’s Men’s Physique Olympia. In 2018, 2020, and 2021, he dominated the show with a shredded upper body.

Fans expected a few bodybuilders to emerge as frontrunners during prejudging. Aside from the reigning champion, 2021 Men’s Physique Olympia runner-up Erin Banks, third-place finisher Diogo Montenegro, and fourth-place Kyron Holden are all out to avenge their losses to Brandon last year. 

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There were over 60 Men’s Physique competitors vying for the Olympia title during prejudging. Head judge Steve Weinberger put them through a total of 11 callouts in addition to a number of long comparisons.

While Diogo Montenegro and Charjo Grant impressed early, they narrowly missed out on the final call out. Heading into finals, it appears to be a two-man race between Erin Banks and the reigning three-time Men’s Physique Olympia, Brandon Hendrickson

Check the callout reports below:

2022 Men’s Physique Olympia Pre-Judging

First Callout

  • Erin Banks
  • Ali Bilal
  • Charjo Grant
  • Kyron Holden
  • Diogo Montenegro
  • Corey Morris
  • Ryan Terry 
  • Brandon Hendrickson

2022 Men Physique Olympia 1st Callout

Second Callout

  • Vitor Chaves
  • Carlos DeOliveira 
  • Andre Ferguson
  • Emanual Hunter
  • Vincius Mateus Viera Lima
  • Jahvair Mullings
  • Edvan Palmeira 
  • Alexander Toplyn

2022 Men Physique Olympia 2nd Callout

Third Callout

  • George Brown 
  • Yukihiro Yuasa
  • Tunahan Guler
  • JuXian He
  • Shun Kaneko
  • Nick Koeu
  • Abisai Pietersz
  • Arya Saffaie
  • Joven Sagabain

2022 Men Physique Olympia 3rd Callout

Fourth Callout

  • Steven Cao
  • Alessandro Cavagnola
  • Furkan Er
  • Myron Griffin
  • Benquil Marigny
  • Antoine Weatherspoon
  • Balint Nemeth
  • Jeffrey Darko

2022 Men Physique Olympia 4th Callout

Fifth Callout

  • Montae Bailey
  • Bhuwan Chauhan
  • Hossein Karimi
  • Mehdi Kabbadj
  • Burak King
  • Winston Sullivan
  • Jason Huynh

2022 Men Physique Olympia 5th Callout

Sixth Callout

  • Bongsuk Choi
  • Riccardo Croci 
  • Reuben Glass
  • Ahmed Shokry
  • Fabrizio Dos Santos Silva
  • Zheyu Zhang
  • Clarence McSpadden
  • Youcef Djoudi

2022 Men Physique Olympia 6th Callout

Seventh Callout 

  • Rodrigue Chesnier 
  • Sotirios Gkatsis
  • Mahmood Al Maghrabi
  • Ponpaisan Ruangsangpen
  • Emile Walker
  • Chevy Phillips
  • Junho Lee
  • Davide Mazzolari

2022 Men Physique Olympia 7th Callout

Eighth Callout

  • Terrence Teo Kok Hua 
  • Adeyemi Awoyemi 
  • Long Wu
  • Yousef Al Shaban
  • Je Endrina
  • Jonas Jamena

2022 Men Physique Olympia 8th Callout

Ninth Callout 

  • Vitor Chaves
  • Ali Bilal
  • Andre Ferguson
  • Kyron Holden
  • Corey Morris
  • Edvan Palmeira 
  • Ryan Terry  

2022 Men Physique Olympia 9th Callout

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Tenth Callout 

  • Diogo Montenegro
  • Charjo Grant

2022 Men Physique Olympia 10th Callout

Final Callout (Top 2) 

  • Erin Banks
  • Brandon Hendrickson
2022 Men Physique Olympia 11th Callout
2022 Men Physique Olympia 11th Callout

Men’s Physique Olympia Callout Highlights:

 

Friday Night Results:

2022 Olympia Schedule

Saturday 12/17/2022 

Pre-judging:

9:00 am Pacific time – 12 pm EST

  • Classic Physique Olympia
  • Men’s Physique Olympia
  • Bikini Olympia
  • Wheelchair Olympia Pre-Judging & Finals

Saturday Finals:

7:00 pm Pacific Time – 10 pm EST

  • Mr. Olympia
  • Men’s Physique Olympia
  • Bikini Olympia
  • Classic Physique Olympia

 

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