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Arnold Sports Festival

The IFBB Pro Arnold Sports Festival, also known as the Arnold Schwarzenegger Sports Festival, is an annual multi-sport event consisting of professional bodybuilding (Arnold Classic), strongman (Arnold Strongman Classic), armlifting, fitness, figure, bikini and several others as a weekend expo. It was established in 1989 and is named after Arnold Schwarzenegger. The main event is held annually around late February or early March in Columbus, Ohio, by the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness Professional League (IFBB Pro League). It is considered the second-most-prestigious event in professional men's bodybuilding, physique, figure and bikini after Joe Weider's Olympia. When the Ms. International competition was hosted, until 2013, it was the second-most-prestigious event in professional female bodybuilding (after Ms. Olympia).

Arnold Sports Festival
The official logo of the Arnold Sports Festival
Founded1989; 35 years ago (1989)
CountryUnited States
Venue(s)Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Most recent
champion(s)		Iran Hadi Choopan
(2024)
Tournament formatMulti-event competition

History edit

A lucrative sports competition, the ASF offers a number of large prizes. Most notably, first prize in bodybuilding consists of a $130,000 check, a Hummer vehicle, and an Audemars Piguet watch. Since the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding title pre-dates and offers higher prize money than the ASF, a rivalry in prestige and popularity[citation needed] has sprung up. The ASF is always hotly contested, often with one or two competition points separating the winners.

All-star cheerleading competitions span a two-day period (usually all day Saturday, and to midday Sunday). More than 4,000 competitors entered the cheerleading event in 2014. Each team (of 15–30 cheerleaders) prepares to perform a two and one-half minute routine. After the teams' routines are complete, they are scored by a panel of judges, each judge being an expert on one area of cheerleading (jumps, tumbling, stunting, etc.). Once scoring is complete, every team entered in the competition is called to the mat for awards, during which each team has a chance of winning multiple times. The ASF's awards consist of the following: National Champion jackets, trophies for every team, custom medals, limited edition patches and Grand Champion banners, and possible partial or full paid bid to Cheerleading World contests.[1]

On June 7, 2013, the ASF's event promoter, Jim Lorimer, announced that from 2014 on, the ASF's "212" (a professional, men's bodybuilding division) would permanently replace the Ms. International women's bodybuilding competition. Lorimer, in a statement, said "The Arnold Sports Festival was proud to support women's bodybuilding through the Ms. International for the past quarter century, but in keeping with demands of our fans, the time has come to introduce the Arnold Classic 212 beginning in 2014. We are excited to create a professional competitive platform for some of the IFBB Pro League's most popular competitors."[2]

On March 3, 2020 Ohio governor Mike DeWine cancelled most of the Arnold Sports Festival due to the oncoming COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio, before any cases or deaths had been reported. The cancellation was widely regarded as 'radical' at the time.[3][4]

Champions edit

Year Arnold Classic Ms. International Fitness International Figure International Bikini International 212 Women's Physique Men's Physique Classic Physique
Overall Best Poser Most Muscular Fan's Choice Award Most Entertaining Routine Overall Heavyweight Lightweight
1989   Rich Gaspari   Jackie Paisley
1990   Mike Ashley   Laura Creavalle
1991   Shawn Ray   Tonya Knight
1992   Vince Taylor   Anja Schreiner
1993   Flex Wheeler   Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls
1994   Kevin Levrone   Laura Creavalle   Carol Semple-Marzetta
1995   Mike Francois   Laura Creavalle   Carol Semple-Marzetta
1996   Kevin Levrone   Kim Chizevsky-Nicholls   Alexandra Béres
1997   Flex Wheeler   Yolanda Hughes-Heying   Carol Semple-Marzetta
1998   Flex Wheeler   Yolanda Hughes-Heying   Susie Curry
1999   Nasser El Sonbaty   Vickie Gates   Susie Curry
2000   Flex Wheeler   Vickie Gates   Vickie Gates   Brenda Raganot   Kelly Ryan
2001   Ronnie Coleman   Vickie Gates   Vickie Gates   Dayana Cadeau   Jenny Worth
2002   Jay Cutler   Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia   Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia   Valentina Chepiga   Susie Curry
2003   Jay Cutler   Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia   Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia   Cathy LeFrançois   Susie Curry   Jenny Lynn
2004   Jay Cutler   Iris Kyle   Iris Kyle   Dayana Cadeau   Adela Garcia-Friedmansky   Jenny Lynn
2005   Dexter Jackson   Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia   Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia   Brenda Raganot   Jen Hendershott   Jenny Lynn
2006   Dexter Jackson   Iris Kyle Heavyweight category not held. Lightweight category not held.   Adela Garcia-Friedmansky   Mary Lado
2007   Victor Martinez   Iris Kyle   Kim Klein   Mary Lado
2008   Dexter Jackson   Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia   Kim Klein   Gina Aliotti
2009   Kai Greene   Kai Greene   Branch Warren   Iris Kyle   Jen Hendershott   Živilė Raudonienė
2010   Kai Greene   Kai Greene   Branch Warren   Iris Kyle   Adela Garcia-Friedmansky   Nicole Wilkins-Lee
2011   Branch Warren   Dennis Wolf   Branch Warren   Branch Warren   Iris Kyle   Adela Garcia-Friedmansky   Nicole Wilkins-Lee   Nicole Nagrani
2012   Branch Warren Best Poser category not held.   Branch Warren Fan's Choice Award category not held.   Branch Warren   Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia   Adela Garcia-Friedmansky   Nicole Wilkins-Lee   Sonia Gonzales
2013   Dexter Jackson Most Muscular category not held. Most Entertaining Routine category not held.   Iris Kyle   Tanji Johnson   Candice Keene   India Paulino
2014   Dennis Wolf Ms. International category not held.   Oksana Grishina   Candice Keene   Ashley Kaltwasser   James Lewis
2015   Dexter Jackson   Oksana Grishina   Camala Rodriguez-McClure   Ashley Kaltwasser   Jose Raymond   Juliana Malacarne   Sadik Hadzovic
2016   Kai Greene   Oksana Grishina   Latorya Watts   India Paulino   Hidetada Yamagishi   Autumn Swansen   Brandon Hendrickson
2017   Cedric McMillan   Oksana Grishina   Candice Lewis-Carter   Angelica Teixeira   Ahmad Ashkanani   Daniely Castilho   Ryan Terry
2018[5]   William Bonac   Fred Smalls   Roelly Winklaar   Whitney Jones   Candice Lewis-Carter   Angelica Teixeira   Kamal Elgargni   Shanique Grant   Andre Ferguson   Breon Ansley
2019[6]   Brandon Curry   Joshua Lenartowicz   William Bonac   Ryall Graber   Cydney Gillon   Janet Layug 212 category not held.   Natalia Abraham Coelho   Andre Ferguson   George Peterson
2020[7]   William Bonac   Dexter Jackson   Mamdouh Elssbiay   Missy Truscott   Natalia Soltero   Elisa Pecini   Natalia Abraham Coelho   Andre Ferguson   Alex Cambronero
2021[8]   Nicholas Walker   Sergio Oliva Jr.   Nicholas Walker   Missy Truscott Figure International category not held.   Jennifer Dorie Women's Physique category not held. Men's Physique category not held.   Terrence Ruffin
2022[9]   Brandon Curry   Brandon Curry   William Bonac   Ariel Khadr   Cydney Gillon   Lauralie Chapados   Erin Banks   Terrence Ruffin
2023[10]   Samson Dauda   Andrew Jacked   Nick Walker   Ariel Khadr   Lauralie Chapados   Erin Banks   Ramón Rocha Queiroz
2024[11]   Hadi Choopan   Samson Dauda   Hadi Choopan

Arnold Classic International edit

Arnold Classic branding is also used for:

  • Arnold Classic Europe in Spain (since 2011)[12]
  • Arnold Classic South America in Brazil (since 2013)[12]
  • Arnold Classic Australia in Australia (since 2015)[12]
  • Arnold Classic Africa in South Africa (since 2016)[12][13]
  • Arnold Classic Asia in Hong Kong (only 2016)[13]
  • Arnold Classic UK in England (since 2021)
  • Arnold Classic Russia in Russia[citation needed]

Winners edit

Year Europe[14] South America[15] Australia[16] Africa[17] Asia[18] UK
2011   Victor Martinez[19] Event not held. Event not held. Event not held. Event not held. Event not held.
2012   Shawn Rhoden[20]
2013   Phil Heath[21]   Brandon Curry[22]
2014   Dennis Wolf[23]   Steve Kuclo[24]
2015   Dexter Jackson[25]   Mamdouh Elssbiay[26]   Dexter Jackson[27]
2016   Dexter Jackson[28]   Kai Greene[29]   Kai Greene[30]   Dexter Jackson[31]   Justin Compton[32]
2017   Mamdouh Elssbiay[33]   Lukas Osladil[34]   Brandon Curry[35]   Johnnie O. Jackson[36] Event not held.
2018   Michal Krizanek[37]   Marcelo da Cruz[38]   Roelly Winklaar[39]   Tomas Kaspar[40]
2019   Michal Krizanek[41]   Juan Morel[42]   William Bonac[43]   Michal Krizanek[44]
2020 Event not held.
2021   Michal Krizanek[45]   Nathan De Asha[46]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Greater Columbus Convention Center. "2013 Arnold Cheerleading & Dance Championships". Arnoldsportsfestival.com. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Ms. International Dropped from 2014 Arnold Sports Festival". Hard Body News. 7 June 2013. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  3. ^ "The US governor who saw it coming early". BBC News. 1 April 2020. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020.
  4. ^ Barrett, Joe (29 March 2020). "Ohio Governor on Why He Ordered Early, Tough Coronavirus Lockdowns". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. ^ 2018 Arnold Classic USA Scorecards
  6. ^ 2019 Arnold Classic USA Scorecards
  7. ^ "2020 Arnold Classic USA Scorecards". Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  8. ^ 2021 Arnold Classic USA Scorecards
  9. ^ "2022 Arnold Classic USA Scorecards | IFBB PRO". 5 March 2022.
  10. ^ "2023 Arnold Classic USA Scorecards". 5 March 2023.
  11. ^ "2024 Arnold Classic USA Scorecards". 3 March 2024.
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  13. ^ a b "Schwarzenegger sports fests now in Africa, Asia for 6 total". AP Online. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
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  15. ^ "Arnold Classic South America". arnoldsportsfestival.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Arnold Classic Australia". arnoldsportsfestival.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Arnold Classic Africa". arnoldsportsfestival.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  18. ^ "Arnold Classic Asia". arnoldsportsfestival.com. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
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  20. ^ "2012 Arnold Classic Europe Scorecards". ifbbpro.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
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  22. ^ "2013 Arnold Classic Brazil Scorecards". ifbbpro.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  23. ^ "2014 Arnold Classic Europe Scorecards". ifbbpro.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
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  25. ^ "2015 Arnold Classic Europe Scorecards". ifbbpro.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
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  28. ^ "2016 Arnold Classic Europe Scorecards". ifbbpro.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  29. ^ "2016 Arnold Classic Brasil Scorecard". ifbbpro.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  30. ^ "2016 Arnold Classic Australia Scorecards". ifbbpro.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  31. ^ "2016 Arnold Classic South Africa Scorecards". ifbbpro.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  32. ^ "2016 Arnold Classic Asia Scorecards". ifbbpro.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  33. ^ "2017 Arnold Classic Europe Scorecards". ifbbpro.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  34. ^ "2017 Arnold Classic South America Scorecards". ifbbpro.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  35. ^ "2017 Arnold Classic Australia Scorecards". ifbbpro.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  36. ^ "2017 Arnold Classic South Africa Scorecards". ifbbpro.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  37. ^ "2018 Arnold Classic Europe Elite Pro Results". eliteproifbb.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  38. ^ "2018 Arnold Classic South America Elite Pro Results". eliteproifbb.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  39. ^ "2018 Arnold Classic Australia Scorecards". ifbbpro.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  40. ^ "2018 Arnold Classic South Africa Elite Pro Results". eliteproifbb.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  41. ^ "2019 Arnold Classic Europe Elite Pro Results". eliteproifbb.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  42. ^ "2019 Arnold Classic South America Scorecards". ifbbpro.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  43. ^ "2019 Arnold Classic Australia Scorecards". ifbbpro.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  44. ^ "2019 Arnold Classic South Africa Elite Pro Results". eliteproifbb.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  45. ^ "2021 Arnold Classic Europe Elite Pro Results". eliteproifbb.com. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  46. ^ "2021 Arnold Classic UK Results". ifbbpro.com. Retrieved 5 October 2021.

External links edit

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