Arnold Amateur Australia 2018
Arnold Amateur Australia 2018 was held in Melbourne, Australia. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Ayat Baghevi.
- Year
- 2018
- Date
- Mar 1, 2018
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 14
- Competitors
- 92
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Ayat Baghevi | Logan Robson |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | Ethan Gohari | Ben Zerial |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight | Chan Byung Chae | James Newcomb |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Mohammad Nur Syabil Ismail | William Collins (2) |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Muneer Jafar Al Jasses | Paul Vu |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight | Rouhollah Mirhosseini | Sidiqe Tarawally |
| Men's Classic Physique - Class A | Paul Vu | Peter Hartwig |
| Men's Classic Physique - Class B | Aghil Hassan | Piotr Borecki |
| Men's Classic Physique - Class C | Kim Keung Chang | Yashar Anbari |
| Men's Physique | – | – |
| Women's Physique | Tina Black | Erin Fruet |
| Women's Figure | Josephine Houlihan | Rose Black |
| Women's Figure - Masters | Donya Assi | Joy Flint |
| Other Divisions - Masters | Brian Emerson | Robert Quatro |
Arnold Amateur Australia 2018
Arnold Amateur Australia 2018 was held in Melbourne, Australia. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Ayat Baghevi.
Defending Physique champion Karolina Borkovcova, who won in 2017, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Arnold Amateur Australia 2018 contested 14 divisions across 92 athletes, 12 open and 2 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 2 countries. Ayat Baghevi took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 13 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 2
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ayat Baghevi First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Logan Robson | United States |
| 3rd | Andy Bell | Australia |
| 4th | Josh Davis | United States |
| 5th | Dylan Cruckshank | Australia |
| 6th | David Hughes (2) | Australia |
| 7th | Alex Stevenson | Australia |
| 8th | Liam Nelson | Australia |
| 9th | Dayton Arcia | Australia |
| 10th | Sonny Inan | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chan Byung Chae First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | James Newcomb | Australia |
| 3rd | Kirat Singh | Australia |
| 4th | Piotr Borecki | Australia |
| 5th | Mohammed Albu | Australia |
| 6th | Katsuaki Suzuki | United States |
| 7th | Justin Firgaira | United States |
| 8th | Nick Babij | Australia |
| 9th | Mohammad Alahaddad | Australia |
| 10th | Tyson Donnelly | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mohammad Nur Syabil Ismail First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | William Collins (2) | Australia |
| 3rd | Carlos Chan | Australia |
| 4th | Rowel Tancio | Australia |
| 5th | Alex Morosan | Australia |
| 6th | Selim Kaya | Australia |
| 7th | Marlon Julius | Australia |
| 8th | Senol Yaman | Australia |
| 9th | Shane Rock | Australia |
| 10th | Chandra Kumar | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Muneer Jafar Al Jasses | Australia |
| 2nd | Paul Vu | Australia |
| 3rd | George Mesolongitis | Australia |
| 4th | Shawn Mason | Australia |
| 5th | Byron Brun-Smits | Australia |
| 6th | Daniel Tenace | Australia |
| 7th | Ben Zerial | Australia |
| 8th | Matthew Manjiviona | Australia |
| 9th | Lukas Micallef | Australia |
| 10th | Liam Eyre | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rouhollah Mirhosseini | Australia |
| 2nd | Sidiqe Tarawally | Australia |
| 3rd | Christian Caldwell | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class A
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paul Vu | Australia |
| 2nd | Peter Hartwig | United States |
| 3rd | Kane Douglass Sonnett | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class B
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Aghil Hassan First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Piotr Borecki | Australia |
| 3rd | Anthony Novak | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique - Class C
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kim Keung Chang First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Yashar Anbari | Australia |
| 3rd | Benham Hassani | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Physique
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 7th | Alysha Kempf | Australia |
| 9th | Lindsey Badato | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Physique
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tina Black First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Erin Fruet | Australia |
| 3rd | Liv Miller | Australia |
| 4th | Kimberly Debono | Australia |
| 5th | Kerry Rowen | Australia |
| 6th | Shaz Campbell | Australia |
| 8th | Renae Williams | Australia |
| 10th | Gisela Nunes Chan | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Josephine Houlihan First recorded win | Australia |
| 2nd | Rose Black | United States |
| 3rd | Kelly Sammut | Australia |
| 4th | Kiki Whyce | Australia |
| 5th | Eve Rennard | Australia |
| 6th | Kirsty Mitchell | Australia |
| 7th | Bianca Daniels | Australia |
| 8th | Samantha Thomason | United States |
| 9th | Lisa Saygun | United States |
| 10th | Anne Tran | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Women's Figure - Masters
Other Divisions - Masters Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brian Emerson First Arnold Amateur Australia title | Australia |
| 2nd | Robert Quatro | Australia |
| 3rd | Brett Maguire | Australia |
| 4th | Katsuaki Suzuki | United States |
| 5th | Vele Reece | Australia |
| 6th | Mark Miller | United States |
| 7th | Darryn Ball | Australia |
| 8th | Senol Yaman | Australia |
| 9th | Frank Loschiavo | Australia |
| 10th | Toby Woolley | Australia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 29, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 92
- Divisions
- 14
- Size rank
- 5 of 5
The biggest field since 2017.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Rach White | Physique |
| 2018 | Tina Black | Physique |
| 2017 | Karolina Borkovcova | Physique |
| 2016 | Lee-Anne Temnyk | Physique |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
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