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Mexican Championships 2008

Mexican Championships 2008 was held in Mexico City, Mexico. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Israel Rico Leon.

Year
2008
Federation
IFBB
Divisions
7
Competitors
41

Results by Division

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Mexican Championships 2008 Results

Israel Rico Leon Champion

2008 Mexico City, Mexico

Mexican Championships 2008 was held in Mexico City, Mexico. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight title went to Israel Rico Leon.

Medium confidence Historical/community source Updated September 1, 2026 Accurate?

Defending HeavyWeight champion Perla Cisneros, who won in 2001, did not return.

About this show

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight, Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight and Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight were contested at the Mexican Championships 2008 in Mexico City, Mexico. 41 athletes from 2 countries competed.

Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight

1st
Israel Rico Leon
Mexico
2nd
Jesus Bernabe Lopez
Mexico
3rd
Francisco Peralta Garcia
Mexico

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Bantamweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Israel Rico Leon First recorded win Mexico
2nd Jesus Bernabe Lopez Mexico
3rd Francisco Peralta Garcia Mexico
4th Javier Vazquez Castillo Mexico
5th Eduardo Armenta Barron Mexico
6th Enrique Delgado Toledo Mexico

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Samuel Castrillon Candas First recorded win Mexico
2nd Adrian Huizar Austria Mexico
3rd Ignacio Arturo Palacios Mexico
4th Ulises Javier Barrea Urbina Mexico
5th Carlos Marrufo Martinez Mexico
6th Alfonso Moreno Camacho Mexico

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightheavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Jesus Ernesto Padilla Marquez First recorded win Mexico
2nd Israel Estrada Mendoza Mexico
3rd Federico Enrique Hernandez Mexico
4th Fabian Alberto Reyes Gonzalez Mexico
5th Gerardo Prado Peguero United States
6th Julio Cesar Romero Mejia Mexico

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Dagoberto Salazar Gonzales First recorded win Mexico
2nd Sebastian Garcia Duran Mexico
3rd Roberto Huazo Nolasco Mexico
4th Miguel Angel Flores Arrieta Mexico
5th Eduardo Corona Santiago Mexico
6th Noe Gonzalez Martinez Mexico

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Enrique Martinez Bravo First recorded win Mexico
2nd Jordy Joan Barrios Villalobos United States
3rd Raymundo Medina Hernandez Mexico
4th Aurelio Najera Castillo Mexico
5th Miguel Angel Romero Mexico
6th Miguel Antonio Palomeque Villagran Mexico

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Superheavyweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Luis Manuel Lomeli Alonso First recorded win Mexico
2nd Alejandro Artiguez Vazquez Mexico
3rd Jesus Roberto Platero Mexico
4th Roberto Diaz Carmona Mexico
5th Benjamin Rivera Martinez United States

Official scores are unavailable.

Men's Open Bodybuilding - Welterweight

Place Athlete Country
1st Francisco Perez Espinosa First recorded win Mexico
2nd David Millan United States
3rd Fidel Gutierrez Silva Mexico
4th Erick Gustavo Rosales de Leon Mexico
5th Christian Alberto Palacio Zavala Mexico
6th Jorge Luis Vidal Garcia Mexico

Official scores are unavailable.

Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory

This edition in context

Competitors
41
Divisions
7
Size rank
6 of 9

Past winners of this event

Winner of the headline division for each edition of this event on record.
Year Winner Division
2014 Jose Raul Sanchez Reyes Open
2012 Jessica Gabriela Rivera Cardenas Bodybuilding
2010 Silvia Chavez Terrazas Open
2009 Oscar Garcia Medina Open
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