Atlanta Championships 2008
Atlanta Championships 2008 was held in Atlanta, GA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Smiley Elmore.
- Year
- 2008
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 19
- Competitors
- 28
Results by Division
Atlanta Championships 2008 Results
Atlanta Championships 2008 was held in Atlanta, GA, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Smiley Elmore.
Defending HeavyWeight champion Billy Whatley, who won in 2007, did not return.
About this show
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Junior, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Teen, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Junior, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Teen, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight and more were contested at the Atlanta Championships 2008 in Atlanta, GA, USA. 28 athletes competed.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
16 open divisions. Scroll the list to reach the rest.
Masters divisions 3
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Smiley Elmore First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Olen Harris | United States |
| 3rd | Timothy Johnson | United States |
| 4th | Doug Clark | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shane Hall First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Philip Howard | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight Teen
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Codey Eddy First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeremiah Jackson | United States |
| 2nd | Anthony Jones | United States |
| 3rd | Philip Howard | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Anthony Stover First recorded win | United States |
| 3rd | Lawrence Clahar | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Junior
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Russell Pefinis | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lloyd Herford First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Wes Jackson | United States |
| 3rd | Chris Mize | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | LaDarren Tyler | United States |
| 3rd | Calvin Payne | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Howard Harris First recorded win | United States |
| 3rd | Justin Hunt | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight Teen
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jordan Hicks First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Justin Hunt | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Akilah Jones First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cheryl Cooke | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Theresa Winterhalter Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Josh Hyadock | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight Junior
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Josh Hyadock First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bena Klier 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Brad Nicley | United States |
| 4th | Matthew Kelly | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight Junior
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Brad Nicley | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Heavyweight Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Timothy Johnson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Doug Clark | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Lightweight Men
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Calvin Payne | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 35+ Middleweight Men
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Craig Gorham First recorded win | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated April 3, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 28
- Divisions
- 19
- Size rank
- 2 of 14
The biggest field since 1988.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | C J Daniels | Bodybuilding |
| 2011 | Ivette Sheek | Bodybuilding |
| 2009 | Ashley Real | Bodybuilding |
| 2006 | Bena Klier | Open |
| 2003 | Alicia Adams | 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 and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
- A date shows only where the source recorded the day of the show. Most historical listings give a year or a month and nothing finer, so those editions are dated by year alone rather than by a day we would have had to invent.
- A contest with no results has either not taken place yet or has no placements published. Check the status line above the results to tell which.