The 2022 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB Pro League professional bodybuilding competition and expo held from December 15–18, 2022, at the Planet Hollywood Las Vegas, in Paradise, Nevada. Concurrently, the Olympia fitness expo was held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. It was the 58th Mr. Olympia competition held. Other events at the exhibition included the 2022 212 Olympia Showdown, as well as finals in Men's Classic, Men's Physique, 2022 Ms. Olympia, Fitness, 2022 Figure, 2022 Bikini Olympia, among other contests.
Venue
The Olympia made a return to its traditional hosting venue in Las Vegas, Nevada, after spending two years in Orlando, Florida, due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Having overcome the challenges of previous years, the event returned to its pre-COVID size with many competitors and fans from across the world in attendance. As in recent years, the show continued to be streamed live to a global audience.
Results Hadi Choopan won the 58th edition of Mr. Olympia Men's Open competition in 2022, with a prize of $400,000. Derek Lunsford came in second with a prize of $150,000. Ten other winners from multiple divisions were crowned during the two days of division finals, including Chris Bumstead, who won the Classic Physique title for the fourth consecutive time, and Shaun Clarida, who managed to win back the 212 Division title after losing it in 2021.
The 2022 Olympia saw a changing of the guard of sorts as Hadi Choopan beat two-time champion Mamdouh "Big Ramy" Elssbiay to claim his first Olympia title. In addition, newcomers to the Men's Open, such as Derek Lunsford (formerly a 212 competitor) and Andrew Jacked, performed better than longtime stars like William Bonac and Iain Valliere. The competition also saw a much larger field than in the preceding two years thanks to a decline in COVID-19 cases and subsequent restrictions, with competitors hailing from nations as diverse as Ireland, Nigeria, Brazil, and Slovakia.
Table key
Place Prize Name Country Judging Finals Total https://thebarbell.com/2022-mr-olympia/ 1 $400,000 Hadi Choopan7613 2 $150,000 Derek Lunsford8917 3 $100,000 Nick Walker151732 4 $40,000 Brandon Curry202040 5 $35,000 Mamdouh Elssbiay252752 6 $25,000 Samson Dauda302858 7 $16,000 Hunter Labrada353570 8 $14,000 Andrew 'Jacked' Chinedu Obiekea404080 9 $12,000 William Bonac454691 10 $10,000 Rafael Brandao5050100 11 $2000 Iain Valliere5657113 12 $2000 Michal Krizanek5958117 13 $2000 Patrick Johnson6767134 14 $2000 Charles Griffen6968137 15 $2000 Justin Rodriguez7577152 16 James Hollingshead8079159 16 Mohammad Alnsoor8080160 16 Blessing Awodibu8080160 16 Vitor Boff8080160 16 Tonio Burton8080160 16 Theo Leguerrier8080160 16 Andrea Muzi8080160 16 Andrea Presti8080160 16 Mohamed Shaaban8080160 16 Vladyslav Sukhoruchko8080160 16 Joel Thomas8080160 16 Antoine Vaillant8080160 16 Akim Williams8080160
Aftermath The 2022 Mr Olympia saw a record number of competitors in the open category, 28, which led to almost half of all competitors placing in the unranked 16th place. As a result the IFBB announced that to qualify for ongoing Mr. Olympia finals, competitors must win at least one professional show, ending the points qualification system.
Additionally as a result of the large number of finalists, the finals witnessed significant time overruns with the Open finals ending at 1 am local time, due to the many competitors in each division. This led to significant complaints by coaches such as Chris Aceto as well as complaints over crowding backstage and a lack of professionalism by competitors and commentators such as Jay Cutler and James Hollingshead.
References
External links
The 2022 Mr. Olympia