Ali Bilal has now finished second at the Men’s Physique Olympia three years in a row. He came to Las Vegas to change that, and he did not hide it.

“Every athlete is here to win,” he told Tony Doherty of NPC News Online after Saturday’s finals. Then he added the line that sums up where he stands.

“Being second in the world is not bad,” Bilal said.

Seven behind Terry, one ahead of Holden

Men’s Physique is decided at prejudging; under IFBB Pro League rules the finals were not scored this year. Ryan Terry won on 5 points (lowest wins). Bilal scored 12, seven behind Terry and one ahead of Kyron Holden’s 13. Our 2026 Mr. Olympia scorecard explainer covers how each division is scored.

The two had met this season: Holden beat Bilal at the Pittsburgh Pro, and Bilal said he was glad to have come back from that loss. He won the New York Pro this year too.

Nothing left undone

Bilal said he had no regrets about his preparation.

“I didn’t cheat on the diet. I didn’t miss the workout. I showed up. I did my posing,” he said.

He said the athletes keep getting better every year, and he counts himself among the younger generation. “I’m one of the younger guys,” he said. Asked if he is still hungry, he answered, “Always hungry.”

Ninth, then three straight silvers

Bilal made his Olympia debut in 2022 and finished ninth. He placed outside the top 15 in 2023, then took second in 2024, 2025 and 2026, each time behind Terry.

His message for the fans was simple. “I love you all, man,” he said. “I’m sorry to disappoint you. Hopefully, next year it’s going to be a gold medal.”

Terry’s side of the night, including the neck injury he competed through, is in our Ryan Terry story. Every placing is in our 2026 Men’s Physique Olympia results, and his full contest history is on his athlete page.

Seven weeks before the 2026 Olympia, Ryan Terry herniated a disc in his neck. On Saturday night he won his fourth straight Men’s Physique title, tying Jeremy Buendia’s record for the division.

He told Tony Doherty of NPC News Online about the injury after the show, and he made a point of not using it as an excuse.

“I don’t want to get the violin out and say, ‘Oh, this was our prep because of this, this, and this,'” Terry said. “But yeah, like seven weeks ago, I herniated my C5 disc in my neck.”

Six weeks just to reach the stage

Terry said the injury left him with a trapped nerve and a hard six weeks. He spent every day of them on treatment, from acupuncture and chiropractic work to ice baths, saunas and deep-tissue sessions, just to be able to stand on the Olympia stage.

It changed how he saw himself. “The whole time it made me realize how resilient I can be and how much I want this,” he said. At no point, he added, was he going to give up.

“By far the hardest lineup”

Terry said the lineup is why this title meant so much.

“This year was by far the hardest lineup, the most competitive, and it’s the most I’ve been pushed,” he said.

He named Holden, Bilal, Brandon Hendrickson and Edvan Palmeira among the men who could have won it. Of every lineup he has faced since earning his pro card in 2013, he said, this was the toughest.

Men’s Physique is decided at prejudging; the finals were not scored this year. Terry scored 5 (lowest wins), seven clear of Ali Bilal on 12, with Kyron Holden third on 13. Our 2026 Mr. Olympia scorecard explainer covers how each division is scored.

Every place from eighth to first

This was Terry’s 11th Olympia. He finished fourth on his debut in 2015 and second a year later, then spent the next several Olympias moving around the top eight before winning for the first time in 2023. Across those 11 shows he has finished in every position from first to eighth.

He summed up the journey with a line he credited to Winston Churchill: “Just don’t quit.”

For his son

The hardest part of this prep, Terry said, was not the neck. He missed his son’s sixth birthday the week before the show.

“I missed my son’s birthday last week, which absolutely broke me,” he said. “So I’m proud to take that back to him.”

His son was allowed to stay up for prejudging, and Terry said he has video of him screaming “Daddy” at the TV. Matching Buendia’s four titles, he said, was a goal that once felt “unfathomable.” A fifth would give him the record outright.

Every placing and prize from the division is in our 2026 Men’s Physique Olympia results, every champion is on our Men’s Physique Olympia winners list, and his full contest history is on his athlete page.

A year ago, Samson Dauda walked onto the Olympia stage at around 282 pounds and finished fourth. On Saturday he weighed 310, won the finals round outright and missed the Sandow by two points.

The 2024 champion finished second to Nick Walker, 20 points to 18, in a system where the lowest total wins. “I’m proud of the show we brought this year,” he told Tony Doherty of NPC News Online after the finals.

The look that did not fit

Dauda’s 2025 is the key to his 2026. He arrived in Las Vegas last year as the defending champion, noticeably smaller, and dropped to fourth. He told Doherty exactly what went wrong.

For three years, he said, he had held himself back from adding muscle, because the message was always that he was big enough. Last year he went further and cut down in search of conditioning.

“We came down to 280, 282 and it was just a look that did not suit my frame at all,” he said.

The result stung at the time. The day after the 2025 show he posted that “sometimes doing everything right still doesn’t give you the result you hoped for,” as we reported then. By December he was talking about building up to 350 pounds in the off-season.

A year of growing

This time, Dauda said, he and his team stopped listening to outside advice. “Compared to last year, we did our own thing this year,” he said. “We didn’t let anybody tell us what we needed to do.”

The plan was to get the lost muscle back and build on top of it, and he said his body responded almost immediately. By the time he reached Las Vegas he was 310 pounds.

He also used the Europa Pro, which he won on September 13, as a dress rehearsal for the bigger body. “You have to have a test and not use the biggest showing of the year as your testing ground,” he said.

Friday versus Saturday

The scorecard shows where the two points went. Dauda was third after Friday’s prejudging with 15 points, behind Walker’s 8 and Derek Lunsford’s 9. On Saturday he posted a finals score of 5, which matched the best round score recorded all weekend. Our 2026 Mr. Olympia scorecard explainer breaks down how that added up to second place.

Dauda said the pattern was no surprise.

“No matter how good I come out on Friday, Saturday, 24 hours of drying out, you’re going to look even drier,” he said. “It’s always the case with me.”

Two friends on the top two steps

The man who beat him is a friend. Dauda said he and Walker had talked after the 2025 Olympia, when both left disappointed, and agreed it would not happen again.

“To have both of us stand there, you know, I couldn’t feel more prouder,” he said.

Walker returned the compliment in his own interview with Doherty. “That’s what you call a fighter,” he said of Dauda.

Sixth, third, first, fourth, second: Dauda’s Olympia arc

That is Dauda’s Olympia record since his debut in 2022, and he does not think he has found his ceiling yet. “I want to make sure that every year I am pushing to be a better version of myself every single time,” he said.

Every placing and score from the Men’s Open is in our 2026 Mr. Olympia bodybuilding results, and his full contest history is on his athlete page. Derek Lunsford, who finished third, explained his night in his own interview.

Derek Lunsford came to Las Vegas as the defending Mr. Olympia with a clear message for his rivals. He left in third place, and he offered no excuses.

“This is my title. I worked for it for more than a decade. Nobody is taking it from me,” Lunsford said in May, as we reported at the time. On Saturday night Nick Walker won it, with Samson Dauda second and Lunsford third.

“It didn’t feel right” on Friday

Lunsford told Tony Doherty of NPC News Online after the finals that the problem started a day earlier, at prejudging.

“If I’m honest with you, even last night, it didn’t feel right,” he said. “I just felt like I was off. I was not at my best.”

He said his muscles did not feel like they were firing the right way, and that his peak never came together, despite arriving in Las Vegas confident that a lot of improvements had been made.

The scorecard shows how close Friday was and where Saturday slipped. Lunsford was one point behind Walker after prejudging, 9 to 8 (lowest total wins), then placed third in the finals with 15 points. He finished on 24, behind Walker’s 18 and Dauda’s 20. Our 2026 Mr. Olympia scorecard explainer walks through the numbers.

“You earned it”

Lunsford spent the weeks before the show trying to fire up his competition, and he did not back away from that afterward.

“I wanted to fire up my competition. I wanted to bring the best out of them, bring the best out of myself, and also I wanted to fire up the fans. And I think that’s what we got,” he said.

He said he congratulated the winner, and he shook Dauda’s hand as well.

“No excuses. Just didn’t come together tonight. And I told Nick, ‘Hey, you earned it. Good job.'”

Hearing the crowd

Lunsford also addressed the reaction he heard when third was called.

“It wasn’t exciting to hear a lot of people excited for me to get third. That kind of sucks,” he said. “But also, I know I have such great support.”

He thanked both groups. “Thanks to all the fans who support, even the ones that are rooting against me,” he said.

For all that, he praised the show itself, from the venue to the running order. “Everything was great this year except my place,” he said.

He has been here before

Third place is not new territory for Lunsford. The two-time Mr. Olympia and former 212 Olympia champion also finished third in 2024, one year after his first Sandow. In 2025 he won the title back, becoming only the second man after Jay Cutler to reclaim it.

His full Olympia record is on his athlete page, the story of the man who beat him is in our Nick Walker feature, Samson Dauda’s side of the night is in his interview, Samson Dauda’s side of the night is in his interview, and every score from the night is in our 2026 Mr. Olympia bodybuilding results.

Samson Dauda won Saturday night. Nick Walker won the Mr. Olympia.

Both of those things are true, and the official scorecard shows exactly how. Walker finished on 18 points and Dauda on 20, a two-point margin in a sport where the lowest score wins. Walker built his lead on Friday, and Dauda nearly erased it on Saturday.

Here is what the numbers say, and what the three men at the top said once the scores were in.

How the Mr. Olympia is scored

The Men’s Open is judged over two nights, and the IFBB Pro League rulebook is short on the subject: “The Judging and Finals are each valued at 50% of the final score.” Friday’s prejudging and Saturday’s finals count the same. In each round the judges rank the athletes, and a round score adds up the placings that count, so the lower the number, the more first-place votes behind it. The two round scores are then added together for the final total.

That split is unusual. In Men’s 212, Classic Physique, Men’s Physique, Wheelchair and Ms. Olympia, the rules value the prejudging at 100%, and the finals only count if the head judge calls a scored “confirmation round.” That is why the finals column is blank on those scorecards. Fitness goes the other way, with its finals, which include the routine, worth 67%. The Mr. Olympia is the only men’s title where Saturday night is worth exactly half.

The top three, round by round

These are the official round scores for the top three from the IFBB Pro League scorecard. Lower is better.

Walker won Friday by a single point over Lunsford, with Dauda well back in third. On Saturday the order flipped. Dauda’s finals score of 5 matched the lowest score recorded in any round all weekend, across all 12 divisions, and it was the only 5 in the Men’s Open. Walker’s 10 and Lunsford’s 15 put them second and third on the night.

Run the two nights separately and you get two different champions. On Friday’s scores alone, Walker wins by one point over Lunsford. On Saturday’s scores alone, Dauda wins. Added together, Walker’s seven-point lead from prejudging survived Dauda’s five-point win in the finals, and that left two points between them. The full card for every competitor is in our 2026 Mr. Olympia bodybuilding results.

Two years, the same story

This has happened before, and recently. At the 2025 Mr. Olympia, Hadi Choopan won the finals round and still finished second to Derek Lunsford by two points.

Two straight Olympias, two margins of two points, and both times the man who won Saturday night went home second. Both times the Sandow went to the athlete who won Friday.

What Walker said

Walker’s Friday was the foundation of everything. He told Tony Doherty of NPC News Online after the show that his plan had never changed.

“When I’m on and I’m 100%, nobody’s going to out-condition me, no one will outwork me and no one will out-pose me,” he said. “And that’s exactly what happened.”

He had nothing but praise for the man who nearly caught him. “That’s what you call a fighter,” Walker said of Dauda, who he felt had climbed from third to second overnight. “That’s how you fight.”

What Dauda said

Dauda was not surprised that his best came on Saturday.

“No matter how good I come out on Friday, Saturday, 24 hours of drying out, you’re going to look even drier,” he told Doherty. “It’s always the case with me.”

He also explained the physique behind the jump from fourth in 2025 to a close second. Last year, he said, he came down to 280 to 282 pounds, “a look that did not suit my frame at all.” This year, he said, he weighed 310 pounds. He and Walker, he added, had both left the 2025 show disappointed and had talked about making sure it never happened again. “To have both of us stand there, I couldn’t feel more prouder.”

More from Dauda on the rebuild: how he came back about 30 pounds heavier.

More from Dauda on the rebuild: how he came back about 30 pounds heavier.

What Lunsford said

Lunsford was one point off the lead on Friday and third on Saturday, and he did not argue with it.

“Even last night, it didn’t feel right,” he told Doherty. “I just felt like I was off. I was not at my best.”

He said his muscles did not feel like they were firing the right way, even at prejudging, and he did not look for excuses.

“No excuses. Just didn’t come together tonight. And I told Nick, ‘Hey, you earned it. Good job.'”

Lunsford’s full reaction: why he says he felt off, and why he offered no excuses.

Lunsford’s full reaction: why he says he felt off, and why he offered no excuses.

Down the rest of the card

The scorecard below the top three had its own stories, and several of them were career bests.

• Andrew Jacked finished fourth with 20 points in each round, 40 in total, six months after beating Walker by five points at the Arnold Classic.
• Tonio Burton took fifth, his best Olympia finish, after placing outside the top 15 in 2022 and eighth in 2023 and 2025.
• Michal Krizo placed sixth, his best Olympia result after 12th in 2022 and seventh in 2023.
• Regan Grimes finished seventh, his best Olympia finish after 15th, 15th, ninth and 14th.
• James Hollingshead cracked the top 10 in tenth place.
• Martin Fitzwater dropped to 12th, the lowest placing of his three Olympias after fourth in 2024 and fifth in 2025.
• William Bonac, competing in his final Olympia, was among the seven athletes tied outside the top 15.

From five points to two

Walker’s season began with a close loss. At the Arnold Classic in March he finished second to Andrew Jacked by five points and missed out on a $750,000 winner’s check. Six months later he won the biggest title in the sport by two points, and took home the $600,000 that comes with the Sandow, as our Mr. Olympia prize money breakdown shows.

He also joined a short list. A year after finishing sixth, Walker became only the second man, after Ronnie Coleman, to win the Sandow from outside the previous year’s top five. The full story of his win is in our Nick Walker feature, and every callout from Friday is in our prejudging report.

Nick Walker seized the one bodybuilding title that had eluded his grasp. At the 2026 Mr. Olympia in Las Vegas, “The Mutant” made history, unseating Derek Lunsford and toppling Samson Dauda to claim victory. 

“I did it. This is remarkable,” an emotional Walker shared. “I’m speechless. I just want to thank everybody out there that supports me and loves bodybuilding. We all wouldn’t be here without you guys. Don’t ever believe any negativity that you hear. Don’t believe the bullshit they tell you. If you truly have the confidence, you can do whatever you want. And I did that tonight.”

Before his crowning moment, Walker faced numerous setbacks along the way. He fell to sixth place at the 2025 Mr. Olympia, with some fans and bodybuilding veterans writing him off as a future contender. His runner-up finish at the 2026 Arnold Classic left him one spot shy of a life-changing $750,000 winner’s purse. Only Ronnie Coleman, ninth in 1997, had ever won his first Sandow from further back the year before. 

With a new coach overseeing his preparations, midsection tightness and core control became his top priority. Those new strengths were on full display when he dominated the field in Tampa and again in Las Vegas. 

Walker’s Unlikely Path to the Sandow 

Walker has faced criticisms about his structure, with some calling attention to his lack of aesthetics and wider waist. These limitations led industry experts, including Shawn Ray, to predict that he’d be outside the top two finishers. Behind the scenes, however, Walker sharpened his mandatory poses and dialed in his waist for a more accentuated X-frame. 

His streamlined waist led to a host of stronger shots, including his side triceps, side chest, front double biceps, and his signature most muscular. Beyond those power shots, the grainy detail was apparent between posing transitions. 

Lights Out Pre-Judging Told a Story 

Walker’s muscle hardness and improved midsection carried him through day one of the Mr. Olympia. Leg separation and thickness from the side put him ahead on the scorecards, leaving the rest of the lineup in a frenzy to catch up. Having spent most of the time in the center, the consensus was that it was Walker or Derek Lunsford’s show to win. The official prejudging scores agreed, with Walker on 8 points, Lunsford on 9 and Dauda on 15 (lower is better). 

In the finals, Walker dug into the ground for a back double biceps that showed off his detail. Dauda came roaring back and won the night show on the judges’ cards, 5 points to Walker’s 10. It was not enough. Walker’s prejudging lead held, and he won the Sandow by two points, 18 to 20, with Lunsford third. He took the People’s Champion award too. 

A New Era 

Walker’s unlikely triumph raises questions about the direction of the Men’s Open. His freak factor, granite muscle hardness, and dry conditioning are the new standard. Despite being counted out before his crowning moment, the 32-year-old Men’s Open star now heads into the next chapter of his career with unparalleled confidence. 

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Nick Walker walked off the Orleans Arena stage with the Sandow trophy and a check for $600,000. It was the biggest single payout of the 2026 Olympia weekend, and the same figure the last two Mr. Olympia champions took home.

The money behind him tells its own story. Samson Dauda earned more for finishing second than any other division paid its champion, the Wheelchair winner took home a third of what fifth place paid in the Open, and the Sandow itself is no longer the richest check in the sport.

Here is what every division paid in Las Vegas, where the money went, and how the Sandow’s check grew from $1,000 in 1965.

How much does Mr. Olympia win?

In 2026 the Mr. Olympia winner received $600,000. Second place paid $200,000, third $100,000, fourth $40,000 and fifth $30,000. Walker, Dauda, Derek Lunsford, Andrew Jacked and Tonio Burton shared $970,000 between them.

2026 Olympia prize money by division

What the top five in every 2026 Olympia division were paid. Mr. Olympia pays the most by a distance. Fit Model’s purse had not been released at publication, so that row stays blank until it is.

The Sandow paid $600,000 for the third straight year, the same check Samson Dauda won in 2024 and Derek Lunsford in 2025. Dauda’s $200,000 for second was twice what any other division paid its champion, and Lunsford’s $100,000 for third matched the Classic Physique winner’s check.

Where the money went

Across the 11 divisions that released their payouts, the top five finishers shared $1,924,000. The Mr. Olympia top five took $970,000 of it, just over half.

The pay ladder has four rungs. Mr. Olympia sits alone at the top. Classic Physique comes next with $100,000 for its champion. Eight divisions pay their winners $50,000: Men’s 212, Men’s Physique, Ms. Olympia, Women’s Physique, Figure, Wellness, Bikini and Fitness. Wheelchair pays $10,000.

Line those numbers up and some odd comparisons fall out:

• Andrew Jacked earned $40,000 for fourth place in the Open, $10,000 less than Keone Pearson got for winning a fourth straight 212 title.
• Andrea Shaw won a seventh straight Ms. Olympia and took home $50,000, one-twelfth of Walker’s check.
• Blake Colleton’s $10,000 for winning Wheelchair was a third of what Tonio Burton earned for finishing fifth in the Open.

Classic Physique pays double

Niall Darwen’s upset in Classic Physique was worth $100,000, twice what Keone Pearson, Andrea Shaw, Natalia Abraham Coelho, Lola Montez and Eduarda Bezerra each earned for their titles that weekend. The gap is not new: Ramon Dino also took home $100,000 for the 2025 Classic title, when the other divisions paid $50,000.

Classic’s runner-up check says the same thing. Mike Sommerfeld’s $40,000 for second was double the $20,000 that second place paid in the $50,000 divisions.

Is the Sandow still the biggest check in bodybuilding?

No. The Arnold Classic paid its Men’s Open winner $750,000 in March, $150,000 more than the Sandow, and Andrew Jacked collected it, five points ahead of Nick Walker on the official scorecard. In June, prep coach Chris Aceto said on Dave Palumbo’s show that he was on the fence about whether the Olympia would raise its prize money this year. He did not think a raise was needed, but warned that a big gap in the Arnold Classic’s favor would undercut the Olympia’s history. By then, Jacked had claimed more than $1 million in prize money from wins at the Arnold Classic in Ohio and the Arnold Classic UK, as we reported at the time.

The Olympia held its winner’s check at $600,000. Jacked, who dominated the spring, finished fourth in Las Vegas and took home $40,000.

The Sandow’s price tag through the years

The first Mr. Olympia, in 1965, paid $1,000. These are the milestones in the winner’s check, and the champion who collected each new figure first:

That is a 600-fold rise in 61 years. Phil Heath’s first title in 2011 was worth $200,000; by the time he won his last in 2017 the check had doubled.

Inflation takes some of the shine off the headline number. Adjusted with the US Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index, Larry Scott’s $1,000 from 1965 is worth about $10,600 in today’s money. Walker’s check is still roughly 56 times bigger in real terms.

Every result, top five and scorecard from the weekend is in our 2026 Olympia results for every division, and every champion since 1965 is on our Mr. Olympia winners list.

The headlining 2026 Mr. Olympia Open Bodybuilding finals closed out the weekend on September 26 inside the Orleans Arena, beginning at 7:00 pm (PDT). Nick Walker raised the Sandow as the 2026 Mr. Olympia! 

Derek Lunsford entered as the two-time champion, looking to become the first three-time Mr. Olympia since Phil Heath. Andrew Jacked, third last year, arrived unbeaten since, with wins at the Romania Pro, the Arnold Classic and the Arnold Classic UK. 2024 champion Samson Dauda won the Europa Pro on September 13, and Nick Walker came in off a Tampa Pro win after placing sixth last year. Hadi Choopan, runner-up in 2025, withdrew in August. 

During the finals, the top contenders traded shots through every mandatory pose before the posedown. After the judges finished their comparisons, Nick Walker won the Mr. Olympia title. Samson Dauda finished second, and Derek Lunsford placed third. 

Check out the official Mr. Olympia Men’s Open results below:

2026 Mr. Olympia Bodybuilding Results

• Winner: Nick Walker ($600,000)
• Second Place: Samson Dauda ($200,000)
• Third Place: Derek Lunsford ($100,000)
• Fourth Place: Andrew Jacked ($40,000)
• Fifth Place: Tonio Burton ($30,000)
• Sixth Place: Michal Krizo
• Seventh Place: Regan Grimes
• Eighth Place: Behrooz Tabani Abarghani
• Ninth Place: Brandon Curry
• Tenth Place: James Hollingshead

*2026 People’s Champion Olympia Award: Nick Walker 

Official Scorecard

Lower scores are better.

How the round scores played out, and why Samson Dauda won the finals but finished second: the 2026 Mr. Olympia scorecard, explained.

Pictures & Highlights

Mr. Olympia Men’s Open Past Winners

20 champions have won it across 62 contests

Year	Champion	Country	Runner-up
2026	Nick Walker Reigning	United States	Samson Dauda
2025	Derek Lunsford 2×	United States	Hadi Choopan
2024	Samson Dauda	United Kingdom	Hadi Choopan
2023	Derek Lunsford	United States	Hadi Choopan
2022	Hadi Choopan	Iran	Derek Lunsford
2021	Mamdouh Elssbiay 2×	Egypt	Brandon Curry
2020	Mamdouh Elssbiay	Egypt	Brandon Curry
2019	Brandon Curry	United States	William Bonac
2018	Shawn Rhoden	Jamaica	Phil Heath
2017	Phil Heath 7×	United States	Mamdouh Elssbiay
2016	Phil Heath 6×	United States	Shawn Rhoden
2015	Phil Heath 5×	United States	Dexter Jackson
2014	Phil Heath 4×	United States	Kai Greene
2013	Phil Heath 3×	United States	Kai Greene
2012	Phil Heath 2×	United States	Kai Greene
2011	Phil Heath	United States	Jay Cutler
2010	Jay Cutler 4×	United States	Phil Heath
2009	Jay Cutler 3×	United States	Branch Warren
2008	Dexter Jackson	United States	Jay Cutler
2007	Jay Cutler 2×	United States	Victor Martinez
2006	Jay Cutler	United States	Ronnie Coleman
2005	Ronnie Coleman 8×	United States	Jay Cutler
2004	Ronnie Coleman 7×	United States	Jay Cutler
2003	Ronnie Coleman 6×	United States	Jay Cutler
2002	Ronnie Coleman 5×	United States	Kevin Levrone
2001	Ronnie Coleman 4×	United States	Jay Cutler
2000	Ronnie Coleman 3×	United States	Kevin Levrone
1999	Ronnie Coleman 2×	United States	Flex Wheeler
1998	Ronnie Coleman	United States	Flex Wheeler
1997	Dorian Yates 6×	United Kingdom	Nasser El Sonbaty
1996	Dorian Yates 5×	United Kingdom	Shawn Ray
1995	Dorian Yates 4×	United Kingdom	Kevin Levrone
1994	Dorian Yates 3×	United Kingdom	Shawn Ray
1993	Dorian Yates 2×	United Kingdom	Flex Wheeler
1992	Dorian Yates	United Kingdom	Kevin Levrone
1991	Lee Haney 8×	United States	Dorian Yates
1990	Lee Haney 7×	United States	Lee Labrada
1989	Lee Haney 6×	United States	Lee Labrada
1988	Lee Haney 5×	United States	Rich Gaspari
1987	Lee Haney 4×	United States	Rich Gaspari
1986	Lee Haney 3×	United States	Rich Gaspari
1985	Lee Haney 2×	United States	Albert Beckles
1984	Lee Haney	United States	Mohamed Makkawy
1983	Samir Bannout	Lebanon	Mohamed Makkawy
1982	Chris Dickerson	United States	Frank Zane
1981	Franco Columbu 2×	Italy	Chris Dickerson
1980	Arnold Schwarzenegger 7×	Austria	Chris Dickerson
1979	Frank Zane 3×	United States	Dennis Tinerino
1978	Frank Zane 2×	United States	Robby Robinson
1977	Frank Zane	United States	Robby Robinson
1976	Franco Columbu	Italy	Frank Zane
1975	Arnold Schwarzenegger 6×	Austria	Franco Columbu
1974	Arnold Schwarzenegger 5×	Austria	Lou Ferrigno
1973	Arnold Schwarzenegger 4×	Austria	Serge Nubret
1972	Arnold Schwarzenegger 3×	Austria	Sergio Oliva
1971	Arnold Schwarzenegger 2×	Austria	Unopposed
1970	Arnold Schwarzenegger	Austria	Sergio Oliva
1969	Sergio Oliva 3×	Cuba	Arnold Schwarzenegger
1968	Sergio Oliva 2×	Cuba	Unopposed
1967	Sergio Oliva	Cuba	Chuck Sipes
1966	Larry Scott 2×	United States	Harold Poole
1965	Larry Scott	United States	Harold Poole

Read also: Complete List of Mr. Olympia Champions Since 1965

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.

The 2026 Mr. Olympia Weekend took over Las Vegas from September 24-27. The Men’s Physique Olympia finals began at 7:00 pm (PDT) on September 26 inside the Orleans Arena. Ryan Terry claimed the Men’s Physique Olympia crown in front of a packed crowd. He ties Jeremy Buendia’s record of four titles. 

Ryan Terry came in as the three-time defending champion, chasing a fourth straight title that would tie Jeremy Buendia’s division record. He made weight at 200 pounds on the morning of weigh-ins, two pounds under his cap. Standing in his way were Ali Bilal, runner-up the last two years, three-time champion Brandon Hendrickson, who won the Arnold Classic, and Kyron Holden, who beat Bilal at the Pittsburgh Pro. 

After a tight battle in the finals, Ryan Terry won the title. Ali Bilal placed second, and Kyron Holden took third place. 

Check out the official Men’s Physique Olympia results below! 

2026 Mr. Olympia Men’s Physique Results

• Winner: Ryan Terry ($50,000)
• Second Place: Ali Bilal  ($20,000)
• Third Place: Kyron Holden ($12,000)
• Fourth Place: Erin Banks ($7,000)
• Fifth Place: Brandon Hendrickson ($6,000)
• Sixth Place: Edvan Palmeira
• Seventh Place: Isai Kesek
• Eighth Place: Vitor Chaves
• Ninth Place: Carlos Asiedu Ocran
• Tenth Place: Kaique Santos

Official Scorecard

Lower scores are better.

The top two in their own words: Ryan Terry on the neck injury he competed through and Ali Bilal on his third straight silver.

Pictures & Highlights

Men’s Physique Olympia Past Winners

6 champions have won it across 14 contests

Year	Champion	Country	Runner-up
2026	Ryan Terry 4× Reigning	United Kingdom	Ali Bilal
2025	Ryan Terry 3×	United Kingdom	Ali Bilal
2024	Ryan Terry 2×	United Kingdom	Ali Bilal
2023	Ryan Terry	United Kingdom	Brandon Hendrickson
2022	Erin Banks	United States	Brandon Hendrickson
2021	Brandon Hendrickson 3×	United States	Erin Banks
2020	Brandon Hendrickson 2×	United States	Raymont Edmonds
2019	Raymont Edmonds	United States	Andre Ferguson
2018	Brandon Hendrickson	United States	Raymont Edmonds
2017	Jeremy Buendia 4×	United States	Andre Ferguson
2016	Jeremy Buendia 3×	United States	Ryan Terry
2015	Jeremy Buendia 2×	United States	Sadik Hadzovic
2014	Jeremy Buendia	United States	Sadik Hadzovic
2013	Mark Anthony	United States	Jeremy Buendia

Read also: All Men’s Physique Olympia Winners Since 2013

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.

The 2026 Olympia Weekend took over Las Vegas, Nevada, from September 24-27. Fitness competitors battled during the finals, which began at 7:00 pm (PDT) inside the Orleans Arena on September 26. After several comparisons, Michelle Fredua-Mensah secured the title! 

While 2025 Olympia bronze finisher Taylor Learmont wasn’t in the lineup, that didn’t stop competitors from putting on a show. Reigning Fitness Olympia champ Michelle Fredua-Mensah did her homework. She dominated the physique rounds with a sharp balance of fullness and conditioning. If anyone was going to catch her, it was going to be during the individual posing round. 

Michelle Fredua-Mensah was explosive during her routine and made sure to show off her improved flexibility from last year. Jaclyn Baker brought a balanced look and held her own during the posing portion of the event. Anna Fomina also caught fans’ attention with her aesthetic shape. By the end, Michelle Fredua-Mensah secured the crown. Jaclyn Baker finished in second place, and Anna Fomina took third place. 

Check out the official Fitness Olympia results below! 

2026 Fitness Olympia Results

• Winner: Michelle Fredua-Mensah ($50,000)
• Second Place: Jaclyn Baker ($20,000)
• Third Place: Anna Fomina ($12,000)
• Fourth Place: Allison Dominguez ($7,000)
• Fifth Place: Amber Steffen ($6,000)
• Sixth Place: Samantha Radzai
• Seventh Place: Andrea Glass
• Eighth Place: Stephanie Jones
• Ninth Place: Abby Bolton
• Tenth Place: Sophie Gregory

Official Scorecard

Lower scores are better.

Pictures & Highlights

Fitness Olympia Past Winners

12 champions have won it across 32 contests

Year	Champion	Country	Runner-up
2026	Michelle Fredua-Mensah 2× Reigning	United Kingdom	Jaclyn Baker
2025	Michelle Fredua-Mensah	United Kingdom	Jaclyn Baker
2024	Missy Truscott 3×	United States	Jaclyn Baker
2023	Oksana Grishina 5×	Russia	Taylor Learmont
2022	Missy Truscott 2×	United States	Jaclyn Baker
2021	Whitney Jones 3×	United States	Missy Truscott
2020	Missy Truscott	United States	Oksana Grishina
2019	Whitney Jones 2×	United States	Missy Truscott
2018	Whitney Jones	United States	Ryall Graber
2017	Oksana Grishina 4×	Russia	Myriam Capes
2016	Oksana Grishina 3×	Russia	Tanji Johnson
2015	Oksana Grishina 2×	Russia	Tanji Johnson
2014	Oksana Grishina	Russia	Regiane Dasilva
2013	Adela Garcia 8×	Dominican Republic	Oksana Grishina
2012	Adela Garcia 7×	Dominican Republic	Oksana Grishina
2011	Adela Garcia 6×	Dominican Republic	Tanji Johnson
2010	Adela Garcia 5×	Dominican Republic	Unopposed
2009	Adela Garcia 4×	Dominican Republic	Tanji Johnson
2008	Jen Hendershott 2×	United States	Tracey Greenwood
2007	Adela Garcia 3×	Dominican Republic	Unopposed
2006	Adela Garcia 2×	Dominican Republic	Jen Hendershott
2005	Jen Hendershott	United States	Kimberly Klein
2004	Adela Garcia	Dominican Republic	Jen Hendershott
2003	SCSusan Curry 4×	United States	Unopposed
2002	SCSusan Curry 3×	United States	Kelly Ryan
2001	SCSusan Curry 2×	United States	Jennifer Worth
2000	SCSusan Curry	United States	Jennifer Worth
1999	MYMary Yockey	United States	Kelly Ryan
1998	Monica Brant	United States	Susan Curry
1997	CSCarol Semple-Marzetta	United States	Saryn Muldrow
1996	SMSaryn Muldrow	United States	Mia Finnegan
1995	MFMia Finnegan	United States	Carol Semple-Marzetta

Read also: All Fitness Olympia Winners Since 1995

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.

The 2026 Mr. Olympia Weekend took over Las Vegas from September 24-27. The Bikini Olympia finals began at 7:00 pm (PDT) on September 26 inside the Orleans Arena. When the dust settled, Jasmine Gonzalez walked away with the Ms. Bikini Olympia title! 

Maureen Blanquisco entered the weekend as the defending champion after winning her second title in 2025. Ashlyn Little, last year’s runner-up, arrived fresh off her Arnold Classic UK win, and Aimee Delgado won the Arnold Classic in Ohio. Record three-time champion Ashley Kaltwasser won five pro shows this season, making her one of the most active threats in the lineup. 

In the finals, the judges took extra time with the top contenders as the lineup narrowed. In the end, Jasmine Gonzalez claimed first place. Maureen Blanquisco took second place, and Aimee Delgado finished with bronze. 

Check out the official Bikini Olympia results below! 

2026 Olympia Bikini Results

• Winner: Jasmine Gonzalez ($50,000)
• Second Place: Maureen Blanquisco ($20,000)
• Third Place: Aimee Delgado ($12,000)
• Fourth Place: Lauralie Chapados ($7,000)
• Fifth Place: Ashlyn Little ($6,000)
• Sixth Place: Phoebe Hagan
• Seventh Place: Maria Acosta
• Eighth Place: Sally-Anne Kato
• Ninth Place: Elisa Pecini
• Tenth Place: Ashley Kaltwasser

Official Scorecard

Lower scores are better.

Pictures & Highlights

Bikini Olympia Past Winners

12 champions have won it across 17 contests

Year	Champion	Country	Runner-up
2026	Jasmine Gonzalez Reigning	United States	Maureen Blanquisco
2025	Maureen Blanquisco 2×	Philippines	Ashlyn Little
2024	Lauralie Chapados	United States	Ashley Kaltwasser
2023	Jennifer Dorie 2×	United States	Maureen Blanquisco
2022	Maureen Blanquisco	Philippines	Jennifer Dorie
2021	Jennifer Dorie	United States	Lauralie Chapados
2020	Janet Layug	United States	Jennifer Dorie
2019	Elisa Pecini	Brazil	Janet Layug
2018	Angelica Teixeira 2×	United States	Lauralie Chapados
2017	Angelica Teixeira	United States	Jennifer Ronzitti
2016	Courtney King	United States	Angelica Teixeira
2015	Ashley Kaltwasser 3×	United States	Janet Layug
2014	Ashley Kaltwasser 2×	United States	Janet Layug
2013	Ashley Kaltwasser	United States	Yeshaira Robles
2012	Nathalia Melo	United States	Nicole Nagrani
2011	Nicole Nagrani	United States	Nathalia Melo
2010	Sonia Gonzalez	United States	Nathalia Melo

Read also: Every Winner of the Bikini Olympia Since 2010

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.

Sixth. First. First. First.

That is Shealynn Burnett’s entire pro career, and the fourth line came on Saturday morning, September 26, in Las Vegas. The American beat Gabriela Queiroz, Jane Jones, Liz Trampas and Misty Yang to become the first Fit Model Olympia champion. Fit Model is the newest women’s division on the pro stage, built for less muscle than Bikini and judged on balance and shape. Every placing is in our 2026 Fit Model Olympia results.

Her season, show by show

Her road here was short. In April 2025 she was still a Bikini competitor, winning two classes and taking second in a third at the NPC Triple O Dynasty. By July she had moved to Fit Model, the class the NPC opened that year, and won it at the NPC Wings of Strength Phoenix Iron Games. A week later she won her Fit Model class at the NPC USA Championships, according to her NPC News Online contest record.

Burnett’s pro season opened at the Grl Pwr Championships Pro on April 25, and she finished sixth. A week later she won the California Night of Champions Pro. Two weeks after that she won the Pittsburgh Pro.

Then she went quiet. She did not compete again until the Olympia, a four-month gap in a season where some rivals never stopped: Faithlyn Derla entered eight pro shows.

Pittsburgh turned out to be the preview. Eight of the 18 women who qualified for Las Vegas were in that lineup, including Jane Jones, Misty Yang, Emily Chanel and Carla Andrea Reyes Vargas, and Burnett beat all of them.

And the winner that day in April, Jane Jones? On Saturday she finished third, two places behind Burnett.

The look the judges asked for

When IFBB Pro League vice president Tyler Manion unveiled Fit Model in December 2024, he described it mostly by what it is not. Less muscle than Bikini. No capped delts, no etched midsection from the front, and no visible tie-in where the glutes meet the hamstrings. The hamstrings themselves, he said, “should not be visible at all.”

His target was the physique Ashley Kaltwasser brought to the 2015 Olympia, the kind you would once have seen on the cover of a fitness magazine.

On Saturday, Burnett stood near center stage in the final callout at prejudging, and our prejudging report put that down to her presentation and shape. In a division built to reward shape over size, that was the right thing to be good at.

The field she beat

The first pro Fit Model show in our database was the Musclecontest Japan Pro in Chiba on February 28, and Emily Chanel won it. By September our database counted 50 IFBB Pro League shows with a Fit Model class, and 18 women from nine countries had qualified for Las Vegas.

Seventeen of them had already won a pro show. Liz Trampas, fourth on Saturday, had no earlier pro result we could find. Misty Yang entered ten pro shows and won the last two, in Atlanta and Texas in August. Alizee Juras entered one, the Mr Big Evolution Portugal Pro in July, and won it.

Only Burnett and Gabriela Queiroz arrived with two wins from three starts, and they finished first and second.

The first name on a new list

Every Olympia title starts with one name. Sonia Gonzalez won the first Bikini Olympia in 2010, Dana Linn Bailey the first Women’s Physique in 2013, Danny Hester the first Classic Physique in 2016 and Francielle Mattos the first Wellness in 2021.

Fit Model’s list now starts with Burnett, 21 months after the division was announced. Next year, she is the one they all have to beat.

Burnett’s contest history is on her athlete page (she is @shea_burnett on Instagram), the division’s shows are on our Fit Model division page, and the rest of the weekend is in our 2026 Mr. Olympia results.

Fit Model made its Olympia debut at Joe Weider’s 2026 Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend in Las Vegas. Prejudging and the finals began at 9:30 am (PDT) on September 26 inside the Las Vegas Convention Center’s South Hall, and Shealynn Burnett became the first Fit Model Olympia champion! 

The IFBB Pro League announced the Fit Model division in December 2024, and 18 athletes made the first Olympia lineup. Three of them won two pro shows this season: Shealynn Burnett took the California Night of Champions Pro and the Pittsburgh Pro, Gabriela Queiroz won the New York Pro and the Wasatch Warrior Pro, and Misty Yang won the Atlanta Pro and the Texas Pro. 

Prejudging and the finals played out in the same morning session. In the end, Shealynn Burnett made history with the win. Gabriela Queiroz finished second, and Jane Jones took third place. 

Check out the official Fit Model Olympia results below! 

2026 Fit Model Olympia Results

• Winner: Shealynn Burnett
• Second Place: Gabriela Queiroz
• Third Place: Jane Jones 
• Fourth Place: Liz Trampas 
• Fifth Place: Misty Yang 
• Sixth Place: Svetlana Fedkina
• Seventh Place: Carla Andrea Reyes Vargas
• Eighth Place: Faithlyn Derla
• Ninth Place: Emma Henderson
• Tenth Place: Aisha Mian

Official Scorecard

Lower scores are better.

Pictures & Highlights

This was the first Fit Model Olympia, so the division’s list of champions starts with this year’s winner.

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.

Update: Shealynn Burnett won the first Fit Model Olympia. Gabriela Queiroz finished second and Jane Jones third.

Joe Weider’s 2026 Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend is taking place from September 24-27 in Las Vegas, Nevada. History was made on September 26 as Fit Model competitors met for the division’s first Olympia prejudging, which began at 9:30 am (PDT) inside the Las Vegas Convention Center’s South Hall. 

The IFBB Pro League announced the Fit Model division in December 2024, and 18 athletes qualified for its Olympia debut. Three of them won two pro shows this season: Shealynn Burnett took the California Night of Champions Pro and the Pittsburgh Pro, Gabriela Queiroz won the New York Pro and the Wasatch Warrior Pro, and Misty Yang won the Atlanta Pro and the Texas Pro. 

In the final callout, Shealynn Burnett‘s presentation and shape kept her near center stage. Jane Jones also pushed into contention, and Gabriela Queiroz held her own in the comparisons. Additionally, Liz Trampas made a play for gold. The first Fit Model Olympia champion will be crowned in the finals later this morning! 

Check the callout reports below: 

2026 Fit Model Olympia Pre-Judging

First Callout

• Shealynn Burnett 
• Svetlana Fedkina 
• Jane Jones 
• Gabriela Queiroz
• Liz Trampas 
• Misty Yang

Second Callout

• Emily Chanel 
• Faithlyn Derla
• Emma Henderson
• Aisha Mian
• Carla Reyes Vargas 
• Victoria Schmidt 

Third Callout

• Seojin Cheong
• Julia Heinio
• Alizee Juras
• Phuong Pearl Nguyen
• Hui Wu
• Alicia Young 

Fourth Callout

• Faithlyn Derla 
• Svetlana Fedkina 
• Emma Henderson
• Aisha Mian
• Carla Reyes Vargas
• Misty Yang

Final Callout 

• Shealynn Burnett 
• Jane Jones 
• Gabriela Queiroz 
• Liz Trampas 

Highlights:

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.

The 2026 Wheelchair Olympia is an integral part of Joe Weider’s Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend, taking place from September 24-27 in Las Vegas. Prejudging and the finals began at 9:30 am (PDT) on September 26 inside the Las Vegas Convention Center’s South Hall. 

James Berger returned as the defending champion after jumping from eighth to first in 2025, and he won both Arnold Classics this season. Kevin Secundino, runner-up last year, was once again chasing his first Wheelchair Olympia title. Rajesh John, third in 2025, and Gabriele Andriulli, who won the Empro Classic Spain Pro, also came in with strong looks. 

Prejudging and the finals played out in the same morning session, and Blake Colleton took the title. James Berger finished second, with Ephraim Gudgeon landing on the podium in third place. 

Check out the official Wheelchair Olympia results below! 

2026 Wheelchair Olympia Results

• Winner: Blake Colleton ($10,000)
• Second Place: James Berger ($3,500) 
• Third Place: Ephraim Gudgeon ($2,000)
• Fourth Place: Kevin Secundino ($1,500)
• Fifth Place: Rajesh John ($1,000)
• Sixth Place: Gabriele Andriulli
• Seventh Place: Antonio Matkovic
• Eighth Place: Josue Fabiano
• Ninth Place: Tory Jones
• Tenth Place: Will Anthony

Official Scorecard

Lower scores are better.

Pictures & Highlights

Wheelchair Olympia Past Winners

4 champions have won it across 9 contests

Year	Champion	Country	Runner-up
2026	Blake Colleton Reigning	Australia	James Berger
2025	James Berger	United States	Kevin Secundino
2024	Harold Kelley 6×	United States	Kevin Secundino
2023	KMKarol Milewski	Poland	Harold Kelley
2022	Harold Kelley 5×	United States	Gabriele Andriulli
2021	Harold Kelley 4×	United States	Gabriele Andriulli
2020	Harold Kelley 3×	United States	Antoni Khadraoui
2019	Harold Kelley 2×	United States	Gabriele Andriulli
2018	Harold Kelley	United States	Anand Arnold

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.

Update: Jasmine Gonzalez won the 2026 Bikini Olympia. Maureen Blanquisco finished second and Aimee Delgado third.

Joe Weider’s 2026 Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend rolls on in Las Vegas from September 24-27. Bikini competitors met for prejudging on September 26, which began at 9:30 am (PDT) inside the Las Vegas Convention Center’s South Hall. 

The Bikini class remains one of the biggest draws of the weekend, with 46 athletes in this year’s lineup. Maureen Blanquisco returned as the reigning champion after reclaiming the title in 2025, her second Ms. Bikini Olympia crown. 

She had a deep field to hold off. Ashlyn Little, last year’s runner-up, won the Arnold Classic UK, while Aimee Delgado took the Arnold Classic in Ohio. Record three-time champion Ashley Kaltwasser won five pro shows this season, and 2025 bronze medalist Jasmine Gonzalez was back in the mix. 

In the final callout, Maureen Blanquisco’s shape and conditioning kept her near center stage. Lauralie Chapados and Jasmine Gonzalez also pushed into title contention. Aimee Delgado brought a polished presentation that the judges noticed. The crown will be decided at tonight’s finals! 

Check the callout reports below: 

2026 Bikini Olympia Pre-Judging Recap

First Callout

• Maria Acosta
• Lauralie Chapados 
• Aimee Delgado 
• Jasmine Gonzalez
• Phoebe Hagan
• Ashlyn Little
• Elisa Pecini
• Maureen Blanquisco 

Second Callout

• Jordan Brannon
• Viktoria Csicsayova
• Marie-Eve Duchesneau
• Ivanna Escandar
• Reijuana Harley
• Ashley Kaltwasser
• Sally-Anne Kato
• Nittaya Kongthun 

Third Callout

• Mahsa Akbarimehr
• Alina Bogacheva
• Kate Carroll
• Sara Choi
• Maiwen Crausaz
• Brittany Gillespie
• Adrianna Kaczmarek
• Patrizia Vaccaro
• Savannah Watchman 

Fourth Callout

• Emily Beveridge
• Nivea Campos 
• Ashley Hampton 
• Alice Marchisio
• Reeyna Perez
• Brittany Hamilton
• Megan D’Ginto
• Cassandra De La Rosa
• Brianna Wilson 

Fifth Callout

• Iulia Baba
• Wu Bi
• Chantal Hill
• Jessica Liu
• Anna Setlak
• Bruna Toigo 

Sixth Callout

• Cynthia Chen 
• Alessia Facchin
• Irene Iravedra
• Kerigan Pike
• Rania Stamatiadou
• Jiaqi Wei 

Seventh Callout

• Maria Acosta 
• Phoebe Hagan
• Ashley Kaltwasser
• Sally-Anne Kato
• Ashlyn Little
• Elisa Pecini 

Final Callout

• Lauralie Chapados 
• Aimee Delgado 
• Jasmine Gonzalez 
• Maureen Blanquisco 

Highlights:

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.

Update: Michelle Fredua-Mensah won the 2026 Fitness Olympia. Jaclyn Baker finished second and Anna Fomina third.

Las Vegas hosted the 62nd Mr. Olympia Weekend from September 24-27. Fitness competitors battled during prejudging rounds in the Las Vegas Convention Center’s South Hall, which kicked off at 9:30 am (PDT) on September 26. 

Michelle Fredua-Mensah came into this competition aiming to make a big statement. Last year, she filled the vacant Fitness Olympia throne left behind by Missy Truscott. She continues to improve as an IFBB Pro League competitor, showcasing sharper conditioning and fullness in her lower body. Fredua-Mensah hit the stage with insane momentum after earning back-to-back titles at the Arnold Classic Ohio and UK events. 

In the first callout, Jaclyn Baker found herself vying for a top spot. She’s brought up her front shot significantly, with more polish and fullness on display. She gave the champ a true test onstage. Michelle Fredua-Mensah looked to be at her all-time best throughout the physique round. Additionally, Abby Bolton, Anna Fomina, Andrea Glass, Amber Steffen, Samantha Radzai, and Sophie Gregory impressed to break into contention. The contest is razor-close heading into the finals! 

Check the callout reports below: 

2026 Fitness Olympia Pre-Judging

First Callout

• Jaclyn Baker
• Allison Dominguez
• Stephanie Jones 
• Michelle Fredua-Mensah 

Second Callout

• Abby Bolton
• Anna Fomina
• Andrea Glass
• Sophie Gregory
• Samantha Radzai
• Amber Steffen

Highlights:

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.

Update: Ryan Terry won the 2026 Men’s Physique Olympia, his fourth straight. Ali Bilal finished second and Kyron Holden third.

Joe Weider’s 2026 Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend is here and taking place from September 24-27 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Men’s Physique competitors met for prejudging on September 26 in the Las Vegas Convention Center’s South Hall at 9:30 am (PDT). 

Since dethroning Erin Banks in 2023, Ryan Terry has redefined the standards at the Men’s Physique Olympia. His etched-in midsection, Superman pose, and wider back remain his strongest weapons, but he has to face off with arguably the toughest lineup of the weekend. With Banks, Brandon Hendrickson, Ali Bilal, and Kyron Holden all vying for gold, holding them off won’t be easy. 

In the final callout, Ryan Terry showed immaculate stage presentation and grainy conditioning. His chest and shoulder striations were more noticeable this year, and he got harder as the callouts continued. Ali Bilal‘s time training with Dorian Yates paid off; he showcased massive improvements in his back width and detail. Kyron Holden and Brandon Hendrickson also brought fuller looks, helping them stay in contention. 

Check the callout reports below: 

2026 Men’s Physique Olympia Pre-Judging Recap

First Callout 

• Erin Banks 
• Ali Bilal
• Vitor Chaves 
• Brandon Hendrickson
• Kyron Holden 
• Isai Kesek
• Edvan Palmeira
• Ryan Terry 

Second Callout

• Carlos Asiedo Ocran
• Andrei Deiu
• Juxian He 
• Emanuel Hunter
• Benquil Marigny
• Corey Morris 
• Kaique Santos 
• Heng Zhao

Third Callout

• Dallas Botchway 
• Mehdi Kabbadj
• Shun Kaneko
• Jinbo Li
• Francisco Martinez
• Sidy Pouye
• Junpei Taguchi
• Vincius Viera Lima

Fourth Callout

• Rhyan Clark 
• Drew Cullen
• Dilson Espindola
• Farouq Ishimoto
• Talha Kilic
• Ismael Martinez Dominguez
• Jeremiah Maxey
• Alexander Rogers 

Fifth Callout

• Diogo Basaglia 
• Emerson Costa 
• Yoon Sung Lee
• Rafael Oliveira
• Victor Ramirez 

Sixth Callout

• Mauro Fialho
• Guilherme Gualberto
• Jason Huynh
• Dan Ibraham
• Hossein Karimi
• Juan Manuel Gochez 
• Emile Walker
• Torre Washington

Seventh Callout 

• Carlos Asiedo Ocran
• Erin Banks 
• Vitor  Chaves 
• Brandon Hendrickson 
• Isai Kesek 
• Edvan Palmeira
• Kaique Santos 

Final Callout 

• Ali Bilal
• Kyron Holden
• Ryan Terry 

Highlights: