ALL-TIME ARNOLD CLASSIC WINNERS [1989-2017]

The IFBB 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), fitness, figure and bikini 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, United States by the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (IFBB). It is the second most prestigious event in professional men's bodybuilding, physique, figure and bikini; as well as formerly the second most prestigious event in professional female bodybuilding. Champions (Overall): 1989 Rich Gaspari 1990 Mike Ashley 1991 Shawn Ray 1992 Vince Taylor 1993 Flex Wheeler 1994 Kevin Levrone 1995 Mike Francois 1996 Kevin Levrone 1997 Flex Wheeler 1998 Flex Wheeler 1999 Nasser El Sonbaty 2000 Flex Wheeler 2001 Ronnie Coleman 2002 Jay Cutler 2003 Jay Cutler 2004 Jay Cutler 2005 Dexter Jackson 2006 Dexter Jackson 2007 Victor Martinez 2008 Dexter Jackson 2009 Kai Greene 2010 Kai Greene 2011 Branch Warren 2012 Branch Warren 2013 Dexter Jackson 2014 Dennis Wolf 2015 Dexter Jackson 2016 Kai Greene 2017 Cedric McMillan 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 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. 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.” 2017 ARNOLD CLASSIC | TOP 3 https://www.youtube.com/edit?video_id=XlZjHTcjQG0&video_referrer=watch 2017 ARNOLD CLASSIC | TOP 5 RESULTS https://www.youtube.com/edit?video_id=KINQ85EWEKI&video_referrer=watch Cedric McMillan | 2017 Arnold Classic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOmTsnOMRy0