The Arnold Classic, one of the most prestigious titles in professional bodybuilding, will celebrate its 25th Anniversary when the IFBB Pro League competition is held March 2, 2013 at Veterans Memorial in Columbus, Ohio.
In 2012, Branch Warren of Texas won his second straight Arnold Classic title after returning to the competitive stage for the first time since suffering a quadriceps injury shortly before the 2011 Olympia. Warren earned $130,000 for the victory an an additional $10,000 for the Most Entertaining Poser Award. The popular Texan also took home the Most Muscular Trophy as well.
Warren became the sixth multiple winner of the Arnold Classic. Flex Wheeler won the event four times (1993, 1997, 1998, 2000), while Jay Cutler (2002-04) and Jackson (2005, 2006, 2008) each won three titles. Warren joins Kevin Levrone (1994, 1996) and Kai Greene (2009-10) as two-time champions.
The 2013 Arnold Classic will be held March 2 at Veterans Memorial in Columbus, Ohio. Prejudging will be held at 2 p.m. and Finals will be held at 7 p.m. Visit www.ticketmaster.com/arnold for ticket information.
Arnold Classic Winners
1989: Rich Gaspari 1990: Mike Ashley 1991: Shawn Ray 1992: Vince Taylor 1993: Flex Wheeler 1994: Kevin Levrone 1995: Michael Francois 1996: Kevin Levrone 1997: FLex Wheeler 1998: Flex Wheeler 1999: Nassser El Sonbaty 2000: Flex Wheeler 2001: Ronnie Coleman 2002: Jay Cutler 2003: Jay Cutler 2004: Jay CUtler 2005: Dexter Jackson 2006: Dexter Jackson 2007: Victor Martinez 2008: Dexter Jackson 2009: Kai Greene 2010: Kai Greene 2011: Branch Warren 2012: Branch Warren
Lifetime Achievement Award
The 2012 Arnold Schwarzenegger Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Robert Kennedy by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Accepting the award on behalf of Mr. Kennedy was his wife, Tosca Reno. In 1974 Kennedy started his first magazine, MuscleMag International. The magazine is still in publication 35 years later. In addition to MuscleMag International, Kennedy has also written 53 books, including several New York Times bestsellers. Robert Kennedy Publishing has published over 53 books with titles emphasizing fitness, health, lifestyle and nutrition. Kennedy is married to fitness writer Tosca Reno, the author of the best-selling book series The Eat-Clean Diet. Kennedy and Reno, along with their five children, live in the Caledon Hills of Ontario just north of Toronto.
