Iron Man 20th Anniversary
The IFBB Iron Man Pro bodybuilding contest, celebrating its 20th Anniversary, is the longest-running IFBB professional bodybuilding event on the West Coast. The TOP FIVE finishers will qualify to compete in the ‘09 Mr. Olympia.
One of the deepest line-ups in the recent history of the event will file onto the Los Angeles Convention Center stage on Saturday, January 24 as the IRON MAN PRO, celebrating its 20-year anniversary, opens up the 2009 season. It is the longest running professional contest on the West Coast, and the third longest in the history of the IFBB, behind only the Mr. Olympia and the Arnold Classic.
The 28-man field, representing 14 countries, includes Moe Elmoussawi, Silvio Samuel and Johnnie Jackson, who finished 3rd, 4th and 5th, respectively, last year, all attempting to walk off with the $15,000 first place award. Other standouts among the field who will be battling for a top five finish (and an Olympia qualifying berth) include Mark Dugdale (2nd in 07), Troy Alves (3rd on two occasions), Eddie Abbew (3rd in 07), Hidetada Yamagishi, Marcus Haley (5th in 07), Ahmad Haidar, Ronny Rockel and Omar Deckard.
The Finals event features individual posing followed by the exciting posedown of the top 5 to determine the ultimate Iron Man Pro Champion who will take home $15,000.
Judging begins at 10:30 a.m. with the Finals set for 8 p.m.
Here is the tentative competitor list:
2. Adzievski, Oliver - Sweden
3. Alves, Troy - USA
4. Bannout, Mohammad - Lebanon
5. Baptista, Cesar - Venezuela
6. Benagli, Thomas - Italy
7. Cherry, Adorthus - USA
8. Demetriou, Constantino - Australia
9. Dugdale, Mark - USA
10. Elmoussawi, Moe - New Zealand
11. El Shahat, Tamer - Egypt
12. Emelyanov, Oleg - Russia
13. Faour, Aiman - Lebanon
14. Grimez, DeShaun - USA
15. Haidar, Ahmad - Lebanon
16. Haley, Marcus - USA
17. Jackson, Johnnie - USA
18. Jeffers, Rusty - USA
19. Kjellstrom, Martin - Sweden
20. LaVoie, Marc - Canada
21. Long, Don - USA
22. Lytle, Daron - USA
23. Mishin, Evgeny - Russia
24. Rockel, Ronny - Germany
25. Samuel, Silvio - Spain
26. Seccarecci, Daniele - Italy
27. Yamagishi, Hidetada - Japan
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Post by: Donlon