Arnold Classic South Africa 2017
Arnold Classic South Africa 2017 was held in Pretoria, South Africa. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Johnnie O. Jackson.
- Year
- 2017
- Date
- Mar 1, 2017
- Location
- Pretoria, South Africa
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 1
- Competitors
- 11
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding | Johnnie O. Jackson | Michael Lockett |
Arnold Classic South Africa 2017 Results
Arnold Classic South Africa 2017 was held in Pretoria, South Africa. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Johnnie O. Jackson.
Defending Open champion Dexter Jackson, who won in 2016, did not return.
About this show
Men's Open Bodybuilding were contested at the Arnold Classic South Africa 2017 on March 1, 2017 in Pretoria, South Africa. 11 athletes from 6 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Johnnie O. Jackson First Arnold Classic South Africa title | United States |
| 2nd | Michael Lockett | United States |
| 3rd | Juan Morel | United States |
| 4th | Victor Martinez | Dominican Republic |
| 5th | Ibrahim Sami Fahim | Egypt |
| 6th | Jeff Beckham | United States |
| 7th | Tomáš Kašpar | Sweden |
| 8th | Earl Abrahams | Australia |
| 9th | Sulaiman Altarkit | - |
| 10th | Derek Upshaw | United States |
| 11th | Jacobus Van Der Merwe | South Africa |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 11
- Divisions
- 1
- Size rank
- 2 of 2
The biggest field since 2016.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Johnnie O. Jackson | Open |
| 2016 | Dexter Jackson | Open |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
This page lists the divisions and finishing order held for this contest, with the source named on it wherever one was recorded. It reports what was published. It does not re-judge the show, and it does not reconcile disagreements between sources.
- Score and bodyweight columns appear only for divisions where those figures exist in the data. A division without them was recorded as placings only, not as a show that gave no scores.
- Where the record has two athletes sharing a place, both are listed. A tie is never broken to produce a single winner.
- Venue, federation, date and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
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