Competitor List - Atlantic City Pro Bodybuilding - Lee Priest is Out

Lee Priest is now gunning for the 2009 Arnold Classic

The much anticipated return of Australian IFBB pro bodybuilder Lee Priest has been delayed until the 2009 Arnold Classic, as he is not doing the Atlantic City Pro and therefore cannot qualify for the Olympia this year.

August 21, 2008

Lee Priest has decided to delay his return to the IFBB, and will no longer be competing at the 2008 IFBB Atlantic City Pro Bodybuilding Championships in September.

The IFBB had been hoping that Priest's return would provide a much needed jolt of excitement to the new "202 and Under" class at the Olympia this year.  In order to facilitate his return for the debut of the event, he was reinstated early.  In recent weeks, several stars have qualified for the event and it is now expected to be a success.

Priest will now set his sights on the 2009 Arnold Classic, which is not sure thing because he would need an invitation in order to compete.

The Atlantic City Pro Bodybuilding final competitor list is below.  Be sure to stay tuned to FigureRX Magazine for blanket coverage of the women's bodybuilding division at the show.

Pro Women's Bodybuilding Division 

18 athletes 

Betty Adkins (Venezuela)
Lisa Aukland (USA)
Mercedes Bazemore (USA)
Kim Buck (USA)
Maria Calo (Argentina)
Charlotte Collins (USA)
Angela Debatin (Brazil)
Malanie DeRosa (Bermuda)
Aurelia Grozajova (Slovakia)
Mary Ellen Jerumbo (USA)
Marja Lehtonon (Finland)
Jana Linke-Sippl (Austria)
Mah-Ann Mendoza (USA)
Emery Miller (Canada)
Tonia Moore (USA)
Annie Rivieccio (USA)
Carla Salotti (USA)
Isabelle Turell (USA)
 
Pro Men's Bodybuilding Division

41 athletes

Eddie Abbew (England)
Melvin Anthony  (USA)
Lee Apperson (USA)
Flavio Baccanini (Italy)
Gilles Bellehumeur** (Canada)
Omar Borrelli (Argentina)
Elvis Brown (England)
Lionel Brown (USA)
Marcos Chacon*** (Spain)
Darrem Charles (Trinidad)
Marcel Chayard** (France)
Adorthus Cherry (USA)
Fedel Clarke (Canada)
Rodney Davis (USA)
Alfonso Del Rio (Spain)
Demetriou Constantinos* (Australia)
Clarence DeVis* (Belgium)
Shehab Eldin (Netherlands)
Anthony Finocchiaro (USA)
Toney Freeman (USA)
Andy Haman*** (USA)
Milton Holloway (USA)
Mike Horn (USA)
Roland Huff (USA)
Pavol Jablonicky*** (Czech Republic)
Johnnie Jackson (USA)
Rusty Jeffers (USA)
Ken Jones (USA)
Martin Kjellstrom (Sweden)
Paul LaSala (USA)
Cesar Mendible-Baptista (Venezuela)
Jonathan Rowe* (USA)
Bill Scarnaty** (USA)
Viggo Snowhill** (Denmark)
Vince Taylor**  (USA)
Tommi Thorivildsen* (Norway)
Mike Valentino**  (USA)
Massimo Valli (Italy)
Bob Weatherill (Canada)
Luke Wood (Australia)
Hidetada Yamagishi* (Japan)

* Open
** Masters
*** Both Open and Masters