Activities Sports & Athletics Arnold Classic Through the Years: A List of Every Winner Every Arnold Classic Winner Men's Edition Share PINTEREST Email Print Sports & Athletics Bodybuilding Basics Health & Safety Training & Routines Baseball Basketball Bicycling Billiards Bowling Boxing Car Racing Cheerleading Cricket Extreme Sports Football Golf Gymnastics Ice Hockey Martial Arts Professional Wrestling Skateboarding Skating Paintball Soccer Swimming & Diving Table Tennis Tennis Track & Field Volleyball Other Activities Learn More By Richard Choueiri Richard Choueiri is a bodybuilding expert. He is a certified trainer and mixed martial arts coach who wrote "The Human Statue Workout." our editorial process Richard Choueiri Updated July 19, 2018 The Arnold Classic was first held in 1989 with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jim Lorimer acting as co-promoters of the show. At the time, Schwarzenegger was the all-time winning-est Mr. Olympia champion with a grand total of seven wins and he was undoubtedly the greatest bodybuilder at the time, and he is arguably still the best ever. His involvement in co-promoting the contest attracted top bodybuilders from around the globe to compete in the show and, over the years, firmly established the Arnold Classic as the second biggest annual competition, behind Mr. Olympia. Since the inception of the contest, a total of 14 bodybuilders have captured the main Arnold Classic title. Among the winners are Ronnie Coleman, Jay Cutler, Dexter Jackson and Flex Wheeler. The latter two bodybuilders currently co-hold the record for most wins with four victories each. In 2011, as a result of the massive and unprecedented growth of the contest and its accompanying expo, Schwarzenegger and Lorimer expanded the Arnold Classic to the continent of Europe. The expansion was successful and, two years later in 2013, they expanded the contest to yet another continent, this time in South America. There is no doubt that this expansion will continue to other continents over the years thanks to the great success of the shows. The following is a list of each of these champions from the Arnold Classic USA, Europe and Brazil competitions. 01 of 04 Arnold Classic USA Arnold Classic bodybuilders in Columbus Ohio. Paula R. Lively/CC BY 2.0/via Wikimedia Commons Arnold Classic USA I (1989, Columbus, Ohio): Rich GaspariArnold Classic USA II (1990, Columbus, Ohio): Mike AshleyArnold Classic USA III (1991, Columbus, Ohio): Shawn RayArnold Classic USA IV (1992, Columbus, Ohio): Vince TaylorArnold Classic USA V (1993, Columbus, Ohio): Flex WheelerArnold Classic USA VI (1994, Columbus, Ohio): Kevin LevroneArnold Classic USA VII (1995, Columbus, Ohio): Mike FrancoisArnold Classic USA VIII (1996, Columbus, Ohio): Kevin LevroneArnold Classic USA IX (1997, Columbus, Ohio): Flex WheelerArnold Classic USA X (1998, Columbus, Ohio): Flex WheelerArnold Classic USA XI (1999, Columbus, Ohio): Nasser El SonbatyArnold Classic USA XII (2000, Columbus, Ohio): Flex WheelerArnold Classic USA XIII (2001, Columbus, Ohio): Ronnie ColemanArnold Classic USA XIV (2002, Columbus, Ohio): Jay CutlerArnold Classic USA XV (2003, Columbus, Ohio): Jay CutlerArnold Classic USA XVI (2004, Columbus, Ohio): Jay CutlerArnold Classic USA XVII (2005, Columbus, Ohio): Dexter JacksonArnold Classic USA XVIII (2006, Columbus, Ohio): Dexter JacksonArnold Classic USA XIX (2007, Columbus, Ohio): Victor MartinezArnold Classic USA XX (2008, Columbus, Ohio): Dexter JacksonArnold Classic USA XXI (2009, Columbus, Ohio): Kai GreeneArnold Classic USA XXII (2010, Columbus, Ohio): Kai GreeneArnold Classic USA XXIII (2011, Columbus, Ohio): Branch WarrenArnold Classic USA XXIV (2012, Columbus, Ohio): Branch WarrenArnold Classic USA XXV (2013, Columbus, Ohio): Dexter JacksonArnold Classic USA XXVI (2014, Columbus, Ohio): Dennis WolfArnold Classic USA XXVII (2015, Columbus, Ohio): Dexter JacksonArnold Classic USA XXVIII (2016, Columbus, Ohio): Kai GreeneArnold Classic USA XXIX (2017, Columbus, Ohio): Cedric McMillanArnold Classic USA XXIX (2018, Columbus, Ohio): William Bonac 02 of 04 Arnold Classic Europe Arnold Classic Europe I (2011, Madrid, Spain): Victor MartinezArnold Classic Europe II (2012, Madrid, Spain): Shawn RhodenArnold Classic Europe III (2013, Madrid, Spain): Phil HeathArnold Classic Europe IV (2014, Madrid, Spain): Dennis WolfArnold Classic Europe V (2015, Madrid, Spain): Dexter JacksonArnold Classic Europe VI (2016, Madrid, Spain): Dexter JacksonArnold Classic Europe VII (2017, Madrid, Spain): Mamdouh Elssbiay 03 of 04 Arnold Classic Brazil Arnold Classic Brazil I (2013, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil): Brandon CurryArnold Classic Brazil II (2014, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil): Steve KucloArnold Classic Brazil III (2015, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil): Mamdouh "Big Ramy" ElssbiayArnold Classic Brazil IV (2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil): Kai GreeneArnold Classic Brazil V (2017, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil): Lukas Osladil 04 of 04 Arnold Classic Australia Arnold Classic Australia I (2015, Melbourne, Australia): Dexter JacksonArnold Classic Australia II (2016, Melbourne, Australia): Kai GreeneArnold Classic Australia II (2016, Melbourne, Australia): Brandon Curry