2009 Mr. Olympia

The 2009 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and the feature event of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2009 held September 24–27, 2009 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Other events at the exhibition included the 202 Olympia Showdown, Ms. Olympia, Fitness Olympia, and Figure Olympia contests.

2009 Mr. Olympia
Genre	Professional bodybuilding competition
Begins	September 24, 2009
Ends	September 27, 2009
Venue	Orleans Arena
Location(s)	Las Vegas, Nevada
Country	United States
Previous event	2008 Mr. Olympia
Next event	2010 Mr. Olympia
Organized by	IFBB

Results

Place	Prize	Name	Country	1+2	3	4	Points
1	$200,000	Jay Cutler		5	5	5	15[1]
2	$100,000	Branch Warren		16	16	14	46
3	$75,000	Dexter Jackson		10	18	19	47
4	$50,000	Kai Greene		13	19	22	54
5	$40,000	Phil Heath		24	17	14	55
6	$30,000	Víctor Martínez		30	30	30	90
7	$18,000	Ronny Rockel		35	43		78
8	$17,000	Toney Freeman		38	42		80
9	$16,000	Hidetada Yamagishi		45	57		102
10	$14,000	Moe El Moussawi		51	52		103
11	$4,000	Melvin Anthony		60	44		104
11	$4,000	Silvio Samuel		49	55		104
13	$4,000	Gustavo Badell		53	59		112
14	$4,000	Dennis James		61	71		132
15	$4,000	Markus Rühl		63	72		136
16	$2,000	Troy Alves		80			80
16	$2,000	Darrem Charles		80			80
16	$2,000	Ahmad Haidar		80			80
16	$2,000	Michael Kefalianos		80			80
16	$2,000	Martin Kjellström		80			80
16	$2,000	Joel Stubbs		80			80
16	$2,000	Bill Wilmore		80			80
16	$2,000	Dennis Wolf		80			80

Notable events

• Jay Cutler became the first bodybuilder in Mr. Olympia history to reclaim his title after losing to Dexter Jackson in 2008.
• Dexter Jackson, defending his 2008 championship, came in 3rd losing by one point to a vastly improved Branch Warren.
• Cutler first performed his famous quad stomp (before his abs and thigh pose) in a prejudging comparison with Jackson.^[2]

See also

• 2009 Ms. Olympia

References

1. "Mr. Olympia Contest Results". getbig.com. September 30, 2012. Archived from the original on June 5, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
2. Merritt, Greg (2024-04-24). "The 2009 Mr. Olympia". The Barbell. Retrieved 2024-08-30.

External links

• Mr. Olympia