Few bodybuilding shows match the prestige of the Arnold Classic. Co-founded in 1989 by Jim Lorimer and seven-time Mr. Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger, the competition has expanded from a single bodybuilding show to include seven different divisions.
The 2024 Arnold Classic took place in the only location it has called home for 35 years: Columbus, OH. The action occurs at the Arnold Sports Festival, an uber-expo for fitness fanatics that includes powerlifting, weightlifting, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitions, an expo featuring hundreds of vendors, and the iconic Arnold Strongman & Strongwoman Classic.
More Results: If you want strongman results, check out BarBend’s Arnold Strongman & Strongwoman Classic Leaderboard.
BarBend will update this results page throughout the weekend — March 1-3 — keeping you au courant with all the bodybuilding happenings in Ohio.
2024 Arnold Classic Results
Here are the results from this year’s Arnold Classic contest. We’ve updated this page after the full results for each division were announced.
2024 Fitness International Results
After the physique round, the 2024 Fitness International appeared to be Jaclyn Baker’s time to step into the limelight. Fitness contests are notoriously judged across two rounds: physique and routine.
The physique round only counts for one-third of each athlete’s overall score. The routine round determines the remaining two-thirds. This favored the two-time defending champion Ariel Khadr, who made up the gap from the physique round to win her third consecutive Fitness International title.
Read More: Ariel Khadr Wins the 2024 Fitness International
- Ariel Khadr — $25,000
- Jaclyn Baker — $13,000
- Jodi Boam — $8,000
- Michelle Fredua-Mensah — $5,000
- Aurika Tyrgale — $3,000
- Tamara Vahn — $2,000
- Tiffany Chandler
- Anna Fomina
- Minna Pajulahti
- Abby Bolton
- Danielle Chikeles
- Nikolett Szabo
2024 Wellness International Results
The Wellness International was an expected head-to-head clash between the top two athletes in the division for the past two years. Francielle Mattos is the reigning three-time Wellness Olympia champion, the only division’s Olympia winner since the division’s inception.
Mattos sought to dethrone the defending Wellness International champion Isabelle Pereira Nunes, who came within one point of claiming the Olympia crown from Mattos in 2023. After two relatively fast callouts in the final on March 1, 2024, Mattos was awarded the title with Nunes in the runner-up spot.
Read More: Francielle Mattos Wins 2024 Wellness International
- Francielle Mattos — $10,000
- Isabelle Pereira Nunes — $6,000
- Sandra Colorado Acal — $4,000
- Bruna Seredich — $3,000
- Lili Dong — $1,500
- Anne-Marie Gobeil — $1,500
- Hye Yoon Kim
- Amanda Burnett
- Courtney Starr
- Johanna Calcano
- Andrea Hrenko
2024 Arnold Classic Physique Results
In the biggest upset of the Arnold Classic contest thus far, Wesley Vissers entered the pantheon of Arnold Classic Physique champions. Vissers, who had not scored a podium position at the Olympia nor Arnold, jolted toward the division’s top.
Vissers dethroned defending Arnold Classic Physique champion Ramon Rocha Queiroz, who has ranked as the runner-up to five-time Classic Physique Olympia champion Chris Bumstead for the past two years. This arguable upset sets the stage for the 2024 Classic Physique Olympia where the number of contenders to Bumstead’s throne has objectively increased.
Read More: Wesley Vissers Wins 2024 Arnold Classic Physique
- Wesley Vissers — $60,000
- Ramon Rocha Queiroz — $30,000
- Urs Kalecinski — $20,000 (plus an additional $10,000 for winning Best Poser)
- Breon Ansley — $7,000
- Michael Daboul — $4,000
- Damien Patrick — $2,000
- Emanuele Ricotti
- Darren Farrell
- Eric Brown Jr.
- Kendahl Richmond
2024 Bikini International Results
Lauralie Chapados came to defend not one but two running titles at Bikini International. And she didn’t disappoint. She is now a three-peat champion in her division.
Chapados beat out Aimee Delgado by a single point. The competitors went head-to-head in the third and final callout in pre-judging earlier in the morning on March 2, and followed up with their last round of comparisons that evening. Chapados walked away a champion, yet again.
Read More: Lauralie Chapados Three-Peats at the 2024 Bikini International
- Lauralie Chapados
- Aimee Delgado
- Vania Auguste
- Angelica Teixeira
- Phoebe Hagan
- Eli Fernandez
2024 Arnold Classic Men’s Physique Results
There is a new Men’s Physique champion at the AC. The top contenders heading out of pre-judging and into the final round on March 2 were Diogo Montenegro, Vitor Chaves, Vinicius Mateus Vieira Lima, and Kyron Holden.
At the end of the night, only one of these men would claim the crown. Just ahead of the winner being announced, the commentary team predicted a victory for Montenegro, and they were correct. Montenegro has taken home his first Arnold Classic title.
Read More: Diogo Montenegro Wins 2024 Arnold Classic Men’s Physique
- Diogo Montenegro
- Vinicius Mateus Vieira Lima
- Vitor Chaves
- Kyron Holden
- Corey Morris
- Emanual Hunter
2024 Arnold Classic Wheelchair Results
Since 2016, the Pro Wheelchair division debut at the AC, only two men have claimed the crown: Harold “King Kong” Kelley and Gabriele Andruilli. In a history-making performance, Rajesh John of India became the third man to claim a Pro Wheelchair win at the Arnold Classic.
Notably, Kelley dropped to fourth place, his lowest placing ever at the Arnold Classic. At 51 years old (when this contest occurred), Kelley has accumulated six Arnold Classic wins and five Wheelchair Olympia titles.
Read More: Rajesh John Wins Arnold Classic Wheelchair
- Rajesh John
- Gabriele Andruilli
- Josue Fabiano
- Harold Kelley
- Gaylon Grigsby
- Bradley Betts
- Leonard Harmon
2024 Arnold Classic (Men’s Open) Results
Hadi Choopan has done it. On the evening on March 2, he came out on top of the 2023 Arnold Classic champion, Samson Dauda, to take home the 2024 Arnold Classic win.
Choopan, the 2022 Mr. Olympia winner, took home the overall win and the Franco Columbu Most Muscular award. Runner-up Dauda went home with the Ed Corney Best Poser award.
Read More: Hadi Choopan Wins the 2024 Arnold Classic
- Hadi Choopan
- Samson Dauda
- Rafael Brandao
- Jon Delarosa
- James Hollingshead
- Akim Williams
How to Watch the Arnold Classic
If you can’t make it to Columbus, you’ll be happy to hear that the Arnold Classic livestream presented by Bucked Up will be free by registering on the Arnold Sports website.
Past Arnold Classic Winners
- Rich Gaspari (1989)
- Mike Ashley (1990)
- Shawn Ray (1991)
- Vince Taylor (1992)
- Flex Wheeler (1993, 1997, 1998, 2000)
- Kevin Levrone (1994, 1996)
- Mike Francois (1995)
- Nasser El Sonbaty (1999)
- Ronnie Coleman (2001)
- Jay Cutler (2002, 2003, 2004)
- Dexter Jackson (2005, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2015)
- Victor Martinez (2007)
- Kai Greene (2009, 2010, 2016)
- Branch Warren (2011, 2012)
- Dennis Wolf (2014)
- Cedric McMillan (2017)
- William Bonac (2018, 2020)
- Brandon Curry (2019, 2022)
- Nick Walker (2021)
- Samson Dauda (2023)
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