Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada
30th October 2004
1. Ronnie Coleman, USA $120,000
2. Jay Cutler, USA $75,000
3. Gustavo Badell, Puerto Rico $50,000
4. Dexter Jackson, USA $40,000
5. Markus Rühl, Germany $30,000
6. Günter Schlierkamp, Germany $25,000
7. Chris Cormier, USA
8. Dennis James, USA
9. Victor Martinez, USA
10. Darrem Charles, Trinidad
11. Pavol Jablonicky, Czech Republic
12. Kris Dim, USA
13. Ahmad Haidar, Lebanon
14. Johnnie Jackson, USA
15. Troy Alves, USA
16. Craig Richardson, USA
17. Mustafa Mohammed, Jordan
18. Richard Jones, USA
19. Claude Groulx, Canada
 The traditional posedown remains despite the introduction of the new 'challenge round'.  Jay Cutler challenges Markus Rühl in the new round four which proved to be a huge success. One to watch out for: Gustavo Badell from Puerto Rico places an astonishing third in his Olympia debut. |
 Arnold Schwarzenegger creeps up on an unsuspecting Ronnie to be the first to congratulate him on his seventh consecutive Olympia victory.  David Pecker , CEO of AMI (left) and Ben Weider with the 2004 champion.  The unbeatable physique:
292 lbs of sheer mass.  Sylvester Stallone explains the rules of the new 'challenge' round. |
