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Posts on the Australian IFBB Grand Prix bodybuilding contest.

The first list of the competitors expected in the 2009 Australian IFBB Pro Show is out, courtesy of promoter Tony Doherty. Scheduled to be held about nine weeks away on March 14 in Melbourne, the confirmed lineup includes five Australian IFBB pros. The list has twelve confirmed including Dennis James, Silvio Samuel, Toney Freeman as [...]

To start getting in the spirit for the 2009 Australian IFBB Pro Show with about 10 weeks to go, we just uploaded a couple of wallpapers featuring all winners in history of the Australian Grand Prix. To use, click on thumbnail which will take you to the wallpaper page where you can choose your desired [...]

44 year old American pro Rusty Jeffers has confirmed via his website that he will be competing at the IFBB Australian Pro Show. A former training partner of Lee Priests, this will be Rusty’s first time competing in this event. For more ‘whose in and out’ of the pro show see the 2009 IFBB Australian Grand Prix page
Rusty’s prior [...]

Grant Pieterse, the newest IFBB pro from New Zealand, is set to make his pro debut at the 2009 IFBB Australian Grand Prix to be held on March 14 in Melbourne. Grant just recently received his pro card in late 2008 from the NZFBB, and at 23 years old is one of the youngest to [...]

Three time and defending Australian Grand Prix champion Dexter Jackson looks to be out of the 2009 Australian Grand Prix after his well deserved Olympia win. Reliable sources have Dexter taking the year off from all shows in 2009 and defending his Olympia title.
With all due respect to other competitors, this leaves a wide open [...]

Japan’s top IFBB pro Hidetada Yamagishi has stated he will compete in the 2009 Australia Grand Prix.
On Hide’s blog [mostly in Japanese] he states “I promise to show up with much improved condition on the stage of 2009 Australia GP.”
Hide has competed in the Australia Pro Show before; taking 5th place in 2007.

Hide Yamagishi

One must [...]

We heard from a very reliable source that top ranking Aussie IFBB pro Lee Priest will be skipping prior shows and will make his comeback to the IFBB pro stage on Australian soil at the 2009 Australian Grand Prix.
 
Australia’s top pro has not been seen onstage for some while as he was suspended from the [...]

A short posedown clip from the 2008 Australia Grand Prix.

See the Australian Grand Prix video gallery for more videos from over the years.

The 2008 IFBB Australian Grand Prix full placings:
1- Dexter Jackson
2 -Melvin Anthony
3 -Moe El Moussawi
4 -Toney Freeman
5 -Troy Alves
6 -Ronny Rockel
7 -Sergey Shelestov
8 -Jaroslav Horvath
9 - Martin Kjellstrom
10 - Oscar Dexter
11 - Con Demetriou
12 - Michael Kingsnorth
13 - Oliver Adzievski
14 - Bola Ojex
15 - Sala Ibraham
The official scoresheet, click to enlarge:

Dexter Jackson, who was the defending champion with previous victories in 2007 and 2004, achieves his third Australia Grand Prix win.
The top 6 were:
 1  Dexter Jackson  USA
 2  Melvin Anthony  USA
 3  Moe Moussawi  New Zealand
 4  Toney Freeman  USA
 5  Troy Alves  USA
 6  Ronny Rockel  Germany
Winner Dexter Jackson

[Photo credit AMPT Imaging]
Dexter and Moe were already qualified for the [...]

The final show is just beginning, so while we wait here are some photos from the expo. The full selection of 2008 Australia Grand Prix expo photos is posted in our photo gallery, here’s a sample:
Champion bodybuilder and powerlifter Ange Galati alongside IFBB pro Luke Wood, former Grand Prix entrant Neil Gardner and legendary bodybuilder [...]

IFBB Australian Grand Prix 2008 competitors Melvin Anthony and defending champion Dexter Jackson shown at promoters Tony Doherty’s gym prior to the 2008 show.
The 2008 show will be Melvin’s second appearance at the Australian Grand Prix, he competed prior in 2001 and placed 7th. The 2008 show will mark Dexter Jackson’s fifth appearance, having competed [...]