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The 2008 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and the feature event of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2008 held September 26–27, 2008^[1] at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Other events at the exhibition included the 202 Olympia Showdown, and Ms. Olympia contests.

Place	Prize	Name	Country	1+2	3	4	Points
1	$155,000	Dexter Jackson		12	9	11	32[2]
2	$90,000	Jay Cutler		20	10	9	39
3	$60,000	Phil Heath		28	13	12	53
4	$48,000	Dennis Wolf		40	23	22	85
5	$38,000	Toney Freeman		50	22	22	94
6	$30,000	Melvin Anthony		62	33	30	125
7	$18,000	Silvio Samuel		76	32		108
8	$17,000	Dennis James		74	43		117
9	$16,000	Moe El Moussawi		94	51		145
10	$14,000	Gustavo Badell		100	48		148
11	$4,000	Darrem Charles		106	50		156
12	$4,000	Johnnie O. Jackson		122	65		187
13	$4,000	Craig Richardson		138	63		201
14	$4,000	Ronny Rockel		134	69		203
15	$4,000	David Henry		142	66		208
16	$4,000	Kevin English		158	77		235
17	$4,000	Fouad Abiad		160	80		240
17	$4,000	Leo Ingram		160	80		240
17	$4,000	Sergey Shelestov		160	80		240

• Dexter Jackson defeats the reigning champion and two-time Mr. Olympia, Jay Cutler, to win his first Mr. Olympia title
• Phil Heath, in his rookie debut at the Olympia, places third
• Víctor Martínez, the 2007 runner-up, did not compete due to injury

• 2008 Ms. Olympia

• Mr. Olympia
• The 2008 Mr. Olympia