Arnold Classic 2021
Arnold Classic 2021 was held in Columbus, Ohio. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Nick Walker.
- Year
- 2021
- Date
- Mar 1, 2021
- Location
- Columbus, Ohio
- Federation
- IFBB Pro
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 38
Results by Division
Arnold Classic 2021 Results: Nick Walker wins the Open division
Arnold Classic 2021 was held in Columbus, Ohio. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Nick Walker.
2-time winner William Bonac, who won in 2020, did not return.
About this show
Full placings from the Arnold Classic 2021, held March 1, 2021 in Columbus, Ohio, where 4 divisions were judged across Men's Open Bodybuilding, Men's Classic Physique, Women's Fitness and Women's Bikini. Nick Walker won the open division. 38 athletes from 8 countries competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nick Walker | United States |
| 2nd | Iain Valliere | Canada |
| 3rd | Stephen Kuclo | United States |
| 4th | Justin Rodriguez | United States |
| 5th | Akim Williams | United States |
| 6th | Sergio Oliva Jr | United States |
| 7th | Mokhamed El Emam | Russia |
| 8th | Maxx Charles | United States |
| 9th | Hassan Mostafa | Egypt |
| 10th | Seung Chul Lee | South Korea |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Terrence Ruffin First Arnold Classic title | United States |
| 2nd | Alejandro Cambronero | United States |
| 3rd | Logan Franklin | United States |
| 4th | Courage Opara | United States |
| 5th | Bryan Jones | United States |
| 6th | Fabian Mayr | Austria |
| 7th | Dani Younan | United States |
| 8th | Peter Molnar | United States |
| 9th | Tony Taveras | United States |
| 10th | Jarek Crew | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Fitness
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Missy Truscott Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Oksana Grishina | Russia |
| 3rd | Ariel Khadr | United States |
| 4th | Jaclyn Baker | United States |
| 5th | Aurika Tyrgale | United States |
| 6th | Darrian Tissenbaum | United States |
| 7th | Minna Pajulahti | Finland |
| 8th | Sally Kendall-Williams | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bikini
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jennifer Dorie | United States |
| 2nd | Elisa Pecini | Brazil |
| 3rd | Lauralie Chapados | United States |
| 4th | Ashley Kaltwasser | United States |
| 5th | Romina Basualdo | United States |
| 6th | Breena Martinez | United States |
| 7th | Jasmine Gonzalez | United States |
| 8th | Jourdanne Lee | Canada |
| 9th | Gabrielle Messias | United States |
| 10th | Priscila Leimbacher | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated August 8, 2026 Source: Arnold Sports
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 38
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 11 of 38
The biggest field since 2020.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chinedu Obiekea (Andrew Jacked) | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2025 | Derek Lunsford | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2024 | Hadi Choopan | Men's Open |
| 2023 | Samson Dauda | Men's Open |
| 2022 | Brandon Curry | Open Men Bodybuilding |
| 2021 | Nick Walker | Men's Open |
| 2020 | William Bonac | Open |
| 2019 | Brandon Curry | Bodybuilding |
| 2018 | William Bonac | Open |
| 2017 | Cedric McMillan | Open |
| 2016 | Kai Greene | Open |
| 2015 | Dexter Jackson | Open |
| 2014 | Dennis Wolf | Open |
| 2013 | 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.
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