The 2025 Masters Olympia contest returns this bodybuilding season with 10 divisions battling it out in hopes of securing gold. The updated qualified athletes list has been revealed ahead of the event, set for August 9-10 in Tokyo, Japan.
The Masters Olympia is the most consequential bodybuilding competition for athletes over 40 years old. This competition has attracted stars of the sport for years, including Dexter Jackson, Vince Taylor, and Robby Robinson.
Following an 11-year absence, the Masters Olympia made its anticipated comeback in 2023. Kamal Elgargni clinched Men’s Open gold, adding to his legacy. This competition wasn’t on deck in 2024, but that’s changed for this year, and now we have a clear idea of who will be competing.
Qualified Athlete List for 2025 Masters Olympia
Below are the qualified athlete lists for the 2025 Masters Olympia contest:
Men’s Bodybuilding
- Kamal Elgargni
- Maxx Charles
- Phil Clahar
- Fred Smalls
- Kenneth Jackson
- Brian Garrison
- Christopher Sullivan
- Slavoj Bednar
- Brandon Rashod Hatton
- Michael Ely
- Hernan Tabaracci
- Dorian Haywood
- Ray Short
- Vladimir Agrinsky
ADDITIONAL ATHLETES (Approved Applicants)
- Alexander Besedin
- Daniel Korman
- Jung Soo Park
- Logan Robson
- Marcelo Pedro da Cruz
- Mariusz Tomczuk
- Odilon Batista
- Todd Whitting
- Walter Martin
- Young Beom Kim
Men’s 212 Bodybuilding
- Hidetada Yamagishi
- David Henry
- Anwar Al Balushi
- Ahmed Fawzi
- Jonni Shreve
- Brian Garrison
- Douglas Connor
- Ricardo Bertoloto
- Vinny Galanti
ADDITIONAL ATHLETES (Approved Applicants)
- Derik Farnsworth
- Jeff Williamson
- Katsutoshi Matsusaka
- Kim Junho
- Kyung Hoon Bae
- Lee Powell
- Mark Smith
- Miguel Angel Lopez Blanco
- Phillip Chiero
- Samir Troudi
- Shane Stewart
- Shoichi Hirokawa
- Steve Thayer
- Tomáš Tabačiar
- Toto Djong
Classic Physique
- Alejandro Cambronero
- Kelvin Hinde
- Ross Caesar
- Luis Garcia Martinez
- Thomas Connelly
- Yosef Karimyan
- Richy Chan
- Brian Garrison
- Mehmed Mehmedov
- Armando Aman
- Phil Zuniga
- Brad Killion
- Angel Bajana
- Jason Theobold
- Daniel Hughes
- Aldo Masolo
- Brandon Williams
- Jose Invernizzi
- Abdullah Al-Sairafi
- Chris Barnes
- Terrence Teo
- Fabio Lopes
- Brent Bumgarner
- Joshua Egli
ADDITIONAL ATHLETES (Approved Applicants)
- Ali Emre
- Han Jun Lang
- Jun Choi
- Kei Furukoshi
- Michel Pérez
- Rogério Felizardo
- Shinichiro Kodama
- Yukihiro Yuasa
Men’s Physique
- Arya Saffaie
- Sharif Reid
- Dajuan Freeman
- Myron Griffin
- Andrea Mosti
- Kevin Johnson
- Da’Marchitzy White
- Ron Riley
- Manny Andara
- Alessio Foschi
- Aundre Benson
- Eric Neal
- Michael Ferguson
- Damar Turner
- Anthony Sullivan
- Everett Davis
- Ro Woon Lee
- Alex Woodson
- Reginald Williams
- Kevin Rascoe
- Micah Thomas Jr
- Frankie Arcega
- Damar Turner
- Manny Andara
- George Brown
- Kevin Reeder
ADDITIONAL ATHLETES (Approved Applicants)
- Ash Abdollahi
- Everton Ribeiro
- Naoki Tanaka
- Shogo Sato
- Tsutomu Suzuki
- Viet Doan
Women’s Bodybuilding
- Reshanna Boswell
- Barbara Moojen
- Virginia Sanchez Macias
- Donna Salib
- Silvia Matta
- Tembree Murphy
- Selyka Givan
- Patty Corbett
- Janeed Lankowski
- Gabriela Pena De La Vega
- Tracy Smith
ADDITIONAL ATHLETES (Approved Applicants)
- Abi Jimenez
- Alida Opre
- Cheryl A. Mears
- Elizaveta Starchenko
- Emilia Dimitrova-Balkova
- Jeanie Y. Welker
- MayLa Ash
- Olga Beliakova
- Tiana Flex
- Uta Köhler-Spitzbart
- Yesenia Garcia Speck
Fitness
- Minna Pajulahti
- Stephanie Jones
- Tamara Vahn
- Jenny Worth
- Debbie Fowler
- Rene Brosch
- Aurika Tyrgale
ADDITIONAL ATHLETES (Approved Applicants)
- Corina Harkelroad
- Michelle Blondin
- Sally Kendall-Williams
- Stacy Dawn
Figure
- Jessica Reyes Padilla
- Donya Jackson
- Gina Palma
- Corrie Morales
- Zulfiya Bitiyeva
- Elvira Madueme
- Kim Clark
- Jessica Baltazar
- Osiris Trumpe
- Deshane Price
- Sandee Lark
- Ashley Kelsey
- Adrienne Matthews
- Madam Lavoe
- Maggie Watson
- Constance Jones
- Marie Solange Essoh
- Rita Villarreal
- Edith Driver
- Esmeralda Diosdado
- Danielle Rose
ADDITIONAL ATHLETES (Approved Applicants)
- Atsuko Mikami
- Hatano Tamie
- Her Eun
- Kayoko Yamamoto
- Kazue Satou
- Minako Tanaka
- Sachiko Ito
- Stacey Steiner
- Tomoko Goda
- Yanghee Baek
Bikini
- Jessica Wilson
- Janine Herrera
- Nucia Freitas Samo
- Kerryne Henich
- Elisangela Angell
- Jill Humphrey
- April Conley
- Julie Marcela Moreno Reyna
- Abbi Gaetano
- Gigi Amurao
- Jeanette Vives
- Myra Colcord
- Niccole Guggia
- Nicole Johnson
- Cherrylyn Ibanez
- Fallon Wainwright
- Nina Ditommaso
- Denisse Licon
- Susana Gabriele Aramayo
- Chrissy Rodriguez
- Merica Abbado
- July Tily
- Angela Ruscilli
- Myra Colcord
- Yamiley Gedeon
- Alla Afanasyeva
- Chelan Nour
- Glynis Wallace
- Tiffany Vann
- Renata Guimaraes
ADDITIONAL ATHLETES (Approved Applicants)
- Choi Hyuna
- Emma Bowman
- Heather Kam
- Kaoru Kira
- Mayuko Honda
- Rafaela Brandão Oliveira
- Tomo Hashimoto
- Yuri Maruyama
Women’s Physique
- Ivie Rhein
- Caroline Alves Dos Santos
- Heather Grace
- Joanna Romano
- Susan Graham
- Candice Carr
- Suzan Oktay
- Marysel Cruz
- Christa Bithell
- Ana Harias
- Autumn Swansen
- Marina Kassinopoullou
- Oksana Piari
- Ann Gruber
- Natalia Spierings
- Heather Rigsby
- Sachi Butler
- Trish Wood
- Nana Silva
ADDITIONAL ATHLETES (Approved Applicants)
- Ji Hye Lee
- Natalia Bystrova
- Tracey Guile
- Chika Usujima
Wellness
- Nerilde Garcia Strey
- Simara Walter
- Oana Amalia Marinescu
- Tania Isabel Cunha Viegas
- Casey Geockeritz Delong
- Amber Engle
- Luz Abinuman
- Rosa Benadero Munoz
- Cinzia Massaro Clapp
- Joann Norwood
- Jamie McKenzie
- Yami Partridge
- Jenny Smith
- Normarie Fonseca
- Kim O’Connell
- Ruth Bentson
- Joy Bey
ADDITIONAL ATHLETES (Approved Applicants)
- Alessandra Pinheiro
- Liliana Velez Marin
- Minjia Fang
- Minju Yoon
- Renata Soares Guaraciaba
- Minako Ishida
The return of the Masters Olympia in 2025 will be a must-watch event. Featuring a top-tier crop of competitors from each category, fans expect another historic showdown when the event makes its way back this bodybuilding season.
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