Jefferson Lima has won the 2024 Musclecontest Fortaleza Pro. The Men’s Physique competition was held at Oasis Atlantico in Fortaleza, Brazil, on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. The win qualified Lima for the 2025 Men’s Physique Olympia, a part of that year’s Olympia Weekend.
Lucas Lage finished as the runner-up, and William Aguiar Amorim rounded out the top three. The final placings for all 15 competitors are below:
2024 Musclecontest Fortaleza Pro Results
- Jefferson Lima (Brazil)
- Lucas Lage (Brazil)
- William Aguiar Amorim (Brazil)
- Gil Batista (Brazil)
- Fabio Campos (Brazil)
- Tadeu Veras (Brazil)
- Lucas Viudes (Brazil)
- Rodrigo Francisco De Oliveira (Brazil)
- Lucas Fonseca (Brazil)
- Victor Germano (Brazil)
- Pedro Lima (Brazil)
- Jussie Dantas (Brazil)
- Jorge Ramirez (Peru)
- Ari Lima (Brazil)
- Marito Villalba (Argentina)
The head judge was Tamer El Guindy.
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Winner — Jefferson Lima
This was considered an upset since Lima had not been onstage throughout the year and ranked 14th in his most recent contest, the 2023 Musclecontest Bahia Pro. Lima won with perfect scorecards from the judges. This is Lima’s first win and Olympia qualification.
This win allows Lima to wait for the 2025 Olympia to compete or attempt to block other athletes’ qualifications by winning additional pro shows. Only pro show winners qualify for the 2025 Olympia.
Second Place — Lucas Lage
Lage was the early favorite of the experts going into this show because of his second-place finish at the 2024 Musclecontest Rio Pro on Sept. 28, 2024. This is his second straight runner-up finish, so he still seeks his first win in the pro ranks.
Third Place — William Aguiar Amorim
A former Classic Physique pro, Amorim transitioned to Men’s Physique for this contest. He may have found his new division because this was his highest placing in the pro ranks yet.
Other Notes
There was a second Men’s Physique show taking place on this particular weekend. The Koloseum Pro was held in Milan, Italy, and Alessandro Cavagnola won. He qualified for the 2025 Olympia as a result.
There are no 2025 qualifying shows on the weekend of Oct. 11-12, 2024, because the 2024 Men’s Physique Olympia will be held in Las Vegas, NV, as part of the 2024 Olympia.
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