Bumstead extends his reign for an additional yr.
Saturday’s Olympia prejudging on Dec. 17, 2022, saw three-time reigning champion Chris Bumstead in pole position to capture one other Classic Physique division title. Ultimately, he only really faced significant resistance from challenger Ramon Rocha Queiroz, because the two were the last athletes standing in Las Vegas, NV. In the long run, to nobody’s surprise, Bumstead won the 2022 Classic Physique Olympia championship to increase his ongoing reign.
Listed below are the highest five athletes within the Classic Physique division on the 2022 Mr. Olympia and the respective prize money they earned:
2022 Classic Physique Olympia Results
- Chris Bumstead — $50,000 | 2022 Classic Physique Olympia Champion
- Ramon Rocha Queiroz — $20,000
- Urs Kalecinski — $10,000
- Breon Ansley — $6,000
- Mike Sommerfeld — $4,000
Bumstead’s win gives him his fourth straight Classic Olympia title (2019-2022) as he continues to dominate a bodybuilding division that was only established in 2016. With such a timeline, which means Bumstead has won two-thirds of the available Classic Physique Olympia titles in history. Notably, in his last Classic Physique appearance before a transition to the 212 within the yr 2023, former two-time champion (2017-2018) Breon Ansley notched a fourth-place result.
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With the sphere narrowed all the way down to 10 participating athletes, listed here are the outcomes of the callouts from the Finals of the Classic Physique division on the 2022 Olympia:
Callout 1
- Michael Daboul
- Fabian Mayr
- Wesley Vissers
- Alex Cambronero
Callout 2
- Breon Ansley
- Urs Kalecinski
- Ramon Rocha Queiroz
- Terrence Ruffin
- Mike Sommerfeld
- Chris Bumstead
Bumstead and Rocha Queiroz held the middle position within the last callout. The highest five athletes would then work through their very own usual individual posing routines to push for the Classic Physique Olympia title. Here was that group of 5 in no particular order:
- Breon Ansley
- Mike Sommerfeld
- Chris Bumstead
- Urs Kalecinski
- Ramon Rocha Queiroz
With the routines concluded, it was evident the title would come all the way down to Bumstead and Rocha Queiroz. As a component of the lead commentary team, Phil Heath asserted he believed Bumstead would win his fourth straight title before the ultimate judgment passed through, and that assertion, likely rooted in Heath’s own Olympia experience, got here true.
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Here is all the Saturday Finals schedule for the 2022 Olympia weekend, and here’s how one can sustain with the motion. (Note: All listed times are in Pacific Standard time.)
Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022
7:00 p.m. — Finals
- Mr. Olympia
- Men’s Physique Olympia
- Bikini Olympia
- Classic Physique Olympia
Because the Olympia draws to a detailed in Las Vegas, with an exhilarating Finals readily available for the remaining divisions, Bumstead has written yet one more illustrious chapter for himself within the lore of bodybuilding’s flagship competition.
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