Can Bumstead make it six in a row or will a new champion be crowned?
Last updated on October 12th, 2024
Pre-judging for the 2024 Classic Physique Olympia occurred at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV, on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. It is the world championship event for the 2024 season.
The firm favorite for this competition is the five-time defending champion, Chris Bumstead. He had 54 contenders seeking to dethrone him, including 2024 Arnold Classic Physique winner Wesley Vissers and 2023 Olympia runner-up Ramon Rocha Querioz.
2024 Classic Physique Olympia Pre-Judging
The following athletes competed during numerical comparisons and individual introductions. The numbers to the left of their names below are the numbers they wore on stage:
- Tomas Adame
- Osmar Alanis
- Abdullah Al-Sairafi
- Kim Angel
- Breon Ansley
- Vahid Badpei
- Justin Badurina
- Jihoon Bang
- Bjay Carswell
- Hanjin Choi
- Adrian Cyronek
- Michael Daboul
- Niall Darwen
- Carlos Dommar
- Logan Franklin
- Breno Penna Freire
- Fanni Fuadi
- Diego Alejandro Garavito
- Matthew Greggo
- Jorge Arturo Herrera
- Junior Javorski
- Not Assigned
- Shicheng Jin
- Tyler Johnson
- Nathaniel Joiner
- Fabio Junio
- Urs Kalecinski
- Chen Kang
- Andrei Kozhokar
- Hyun Seok Lee
- Not Assigned
- Everson Costa Melo
- Matheus Menegate
- Jose Manuel Munoz
- Richard Nagy
- Jaehun Park
- Damien Patrick
- Not Assigned
- Zhivko Petkov
- Ramon Rocha Queiroz
- Luca Reger
- Emanuele Ricotti
- Lamar Shaw
- Daryn Shirbayev
- Not Assigned
- Mike Sommerfeld
- Fabiony Sylvain
- Andres Eduardo Taveras
- Tony Taveras
- Robert Timms
- Wesley Vissers
- Shitian Wang
- Eric Wildberger
- Jeremiah Willies
- Kellen Wilson
- Soo Min Yoon
- Gabriel Zancanelli
- Chris Bumstead
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First Callout
- Breon Ansley
- Michael Daboul
- Urs Kalecinski
- Jose Manuel Munoz
- Ramon Rocha Queiroz
- Wesley Vissers
- Chris Bumstead
- Mike Sommerfeld
Second Callout
- Wesley Vissers
- Michael Daboul
- Ramon Rocha Queiroz
- Jose Manuel Munoz
- Breon Ansley
Third Callout
- Eric Wildberger
- Jaehun Park
- Matheus Menegate
- Matthew Greggo
- Logan Franklin
- Justin Badurina
- Niall Darwen
Fourth Callout
- Jihoon Bang
- Adrian Cyronek
- Carlos Dommar
- Fabio Junio
- Richard Nagy
- Emanuele Ricotti
- Robert Timms
- Gabriel Zancanelli
Fifth Callout
- Vahid Badpei
- Fanni Fuadi
- Junior Javorski
- Damien Patrick
- Luca Reger
- Soo Min Yoon
- Jorge Arturo Herrera
- Osmar Alanis
Sixth Callout
- Jeremiah Willies
- Tomas Adame
- Shicheng Jin
- Abdullah Al-Sairafi
- Everson Costa Melo
- Zhivko Petkov
- Lamar Shaw
- Kellen Wilson
Seventh Callout
- Kim Angel
- Bjay Carswell
- Tyler Johnson
- Nathaniel Joiner
- Daryn Shirbayev
- Tony Taveras
Eighth Callout
- Hanjin Choi
- Andrei Kozhokar
- Hyun Seok Lee
- Chen Kang
- Breno Penna Freire
- Andres Eduardo Taveras
- Shitian Wang
Ninth Callout
- Michael Daboul
- Matthew Greggo
- Matheus Menegate
- Wesley Vissers
10th Callout
- Breon Ansley
- Jose Manuel Munoz
- Ramon Rocha Queiroz
11th Callout
- Urs Kalecinski
- Mike Sommerfeld
- Chris Bumstead
The Play-by-Play
The crowd was significantly larger and louder than Friday’s Prejudging. NFL legends Shannon Sharpe and Shaun Merriman were present.
Queiroz had many supporters in the audience, as expected. Bumstead’s fans cheered the loudest as he took the stage, and, as expected, he was in the middle of the first callout. Urs Kalecinski and Mike Sommerfeld flanked him. They were sent back in line, indicating them as the top three in the field. This was confirmed when they were brought out for the final callout.
The final round for Classic Physique is part of the Saturday night show at the Resorts World Theater in Las Vegas. The top 10 will battle for the title of world champion.
Stay tuned to BarBend for continuing coverage. Fans can watch from home via the live stream available on the Olympia Productions website.
Featured image: @mrolympiallc on Instagram
