Mr. Olympia 2008
Mr. Olympia 2008 was held in Las Vegas, NV, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Dexter Jackson.
- Year
- 2008
- Date
- Sep 1, 2008
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Federation
- IFBB
- Divisions
- 4
- Competitors
- 62
Results by Division
Mr. Olympia 2008
Mr. Olympia 2008 was held in Las Vegas, NV, USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding title went to Dexter Jackson.
Defending Open champion Jay Cutler placed 2nd.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding
Mr. Olympia 2008 contested 4 divisions across 62 athletes, competitors from 11 countries. Dexter Jackson took Men's Open Bodybuilding. 4 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Men's Open Bodybuilding
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dexter Jackson First Mr. Olympia title | United States |
| 2nd | Jay Cutler | United States |
| 3rd | Phil Heath | United States |
| 4th | Dennis Wolf | Germany |
| 5th | Toney Freeman | United States |
| 5th | Branch Warren | United States |
| 6th | Melvin Anthony | United States |
| 7th | Silvio Samuel Saviour | United States |
| 8th | Dennis James | Germany |
| 8th | Silvio Samuel | Spain |
| 9th | Moe El Moussawi | France |
| 10th | Gustavo Badell | Venezuela |
| 11th | Darrem Charles | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 12th | Johnnie O. Jackson | United States |
| 13th | Craig Richardson | United States |
| 14th | Ronny Rockel | Germany |
| 15th | David Henry | United States |
| 16th | Kevin English | United States |
| 17th | Leo Ingram | United States |
| 17th | Fouad Abiad | France |
| 17th | Sergey Shelestov | Russia |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's 212 Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | David Henry First Mr. Olympia title | United States |
| 2nd | Kevin English | United States |
| 3rd | Flex Lewis | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Jason Arntz | United States |
| 5th | George Farah | Lebanon |
| 6th | Rashid Shabazz | United States |
| 7th | Curtis Bryant | United States |
| 8th | Charles Ray Arde | United States |
| 9th | Jaroslav Horvath | Slovakia |
| 10th | Charles Dixon | United States |
| 11th | Richard Jackson | United States |
| 12th | Jeff Long | United States |
| 13th | Nathaniel Wonsley | United States |
| 14th | Eric Castagnet | France |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Figure
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jennifer Gates First Mr. Olympia title | United States |
| 2nd | Gina Aliotti | United States |
| 3rd | Zivile Raudoniene | United States |
| 4th | Jenny Lynn | United States |
| 5th | Mary Elizabeth Lado | United States |
| 6th | Sonia Adcock | United States |
| 7th | Kristal Richardson | United States |
| 8th | Amy Fry | United States |
| 9th | Nicole Wilkins | United States |
| 10th | Heather Mae French | United States |
| 11th | Lenayher Hernandez | United States |
| 12th | Julie Kulla | United States |
| 13th | Huong Arcinas | United States |
| 14th | Jessica Paxson | United States |
| 15th | Jelena Abbou | United States |
| 16th | Teresa Anthony | United States |
| 17th | Jane Awad | Canada |
| participated | Paola Almerico | United States |
| participated | Latisha Wilder | United States |
| participated | Kristi Tauti | United States |
| participated | Brenda Marie Smith | United States |
| participated | Chastity Layne Slone | United States |
| participated | Felicia Romero | United States |
| participated | Bernadette Galvan | United States |
| participated | Darlina Brown | United States |
| participated | Hazel Nelson | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Fitness
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jen Hendershott 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Tracey Greenwood | United States |
| 3rd | Kim Scheidelerd | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated July 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 62
- Divisions
- 4
- Size rank
- 18 of 61
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Derek Lunsford | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2024 | Samson Dauda | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2023 | Derek Lunsford | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2022 | Hadi Choopan | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2021 | Mamdouh Elssbiay | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2020 | Mamdouh Elssbiay | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2019 | Brandon Curry | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2018 | Shawn Rhoden | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2017 | Phil Heath | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2016 | Phil Heath | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2015 | Phil Heath | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2014 | Phil Heath | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2013 | Phil Heath | Men's Bodybuilding |
| 2012 | Phil Heath | Men's Bodybuilding |
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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