2026 Olympia Classic Physique Results — Niall Darwen Wins 1st Title

The 2026 Mr. Olympia Weekend is happening in Las Vegas from September 24-27. The Classic Physique Olympia finals took place at 6:00 pm (PDT) inside the packed Orleans Arena. After one of the closest shows of the night, Niall Darwen walked away with gold and a big cash prize on September 25. 

In 2025, Ramon Dino made history and became the first Brazilian Classic Physique Olympia winner. He narrowly beat Mike Sommerfeld by just one point on the scorecards. In the finals, it looked close between the two, with Dino seemingly getting harder as Steve Weinberger called for comparisons. 

Sommerfeld looked improved from the Arnold Classic UK, with fuller legs and a wider back. He successfully made the weight cap without issue this year, helping him focus on peaking instead of sitting in the sauna. Terrence Ruffin fought to stay in contention with a flawless posing routine and brought up his triceps for better side shots.

Vissers had bigger quads and didn’t sacrifice muscle separation.  The biggest surprise was Niall Darwen; his physique had an imposing presence onstage. After the judges pushed the competitors through multiple posing rounds, Niall Darwen claimed first place. Mike Sommerfeld took second place, and Ramon Dino finished with bronze. 

Check out the official Classic Physique Olympia results below! 

2026 Classic Physique Olympia Results

• Winner: Niall Darwen ($100,000)
• Second Place: Mike Sommerfeld ($40,000)
• Third Place: Ramon Dino ($20,000)
• Fourth Place: Wesley Vissers ($10,000)
• Fifth Place: Terrence Ruffin ($6,000)
• Sixth Place: Piotr Wojtowicz
• Seventh Place: Anton Ratushnyi
• Eighth Place: Diego Alejandro Galindo Garavito
• Ninth Place: Fabio Junio
• Tenth Place: Andrea Mammoli

Official Scorecard

Lower scores are better.

Pictures & Highlights

Classic Physique Olympia Past Winners

5 champions have won it across 11 contests

Year	Champion	Country	Runner-up
2026	Niall Darwen New champion	United Kingdom	Mike Sommerfeld
2025	Ramon Rocha Queiroz	Brazil	Mike Sommerfeld
2024	Chris Bumstead 6×	Canada	Mike Sommerfeld
2023	Chris Bumstead 5×	Canada	Ramon Rocha Queiroz
2022	Chris Bumstead 4×	Canada	Ramon Rocha Queiroz
2021	Chris Bumstead 3×	Canada	Terrence Ruffin
2020	Chris Bumstead 2×	Canada	Terrence Ruffin
2019	Chris Bumstead	Canada	Breon Ansley
2018	Breon Ansley 2×	United States	Chris Bumstead
2017	Breon Ansley	United States	Chris Bumstead
2016	Danny Hester	United States	Arash Rahbar

Read also: All Classic Physique Olympia Winners Since 2016

2026 Mr. Olympia Recap:

Every division as it was crowned is on our 2026 Mr. Olympia live updates page, and the full placings for all 12 divisions are in our Olympia database.