Bodybuilding Athletes Directory
A searchable record of every competitor we hold results for. Filter by division or country, sort by results or wins, then open any name for the full contest history, with contest years reaching back to 1946.
Athlete records
Counts of stored contest placements, not a ranking. Results is every placement logged against the athlete, Wins is the placements that were first, and Retired is inferred from the date of the most recent one. What a record means.
| Name | Country | Division | Career | Results | Wins | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Cambronero | United States | Men's Classic Physique | 2011-2025 | 44 | 14 | Active |
| Wil Usher | United States | Men's Classic Physique | 1998-2018 | 41 | 14 | Retired |
| Akim Williams | United States | Men's Open Bodybuilding | 2003-2026 | 60 | 13 | Active |
| William Powell | United States | Men's Classic Physique | 2000-2016 | 30 | 13 | Retired |
| 4 Keone Pearson | United States | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | 2016-2026 | 19 | 13 | Active |
| Eric Berger | United States | Men's Classic Physique | 2018-2025 | 75 | 12 | Active |
| Aj Ellison | United States | Men's Physique | 2015-2026 | 26 | 12 | Active |
| Joseph Kiyose | United States | Men's Physique | 2004-2018 | 24 | 12 | Retired |
| Terrence Ruffin | United States | Men's Classic Physique | 2014-2026 | 24 | 12 | Active |
| Stanley Bishop | United States | Men's Open Bodybuilding | 2008-2024 | 22 | 12 | Active |
| Sharif Reid | United States | Men's Physique | 2009-2025 | 60 | 11 | Active |
| Kevin Johnson | United States | Men's Physique | 2013-2025 | 45 | 11 | Active |
| John Caraccio | United States | Men's Classic Physique | 1999-2018 | 44 | 11 | Retired |
| Stan McQuay | United States | Men's Classic Physique | 1998-2018 | 30 | 11 | Retired |
| Peter Sciallo | United States | Men's Classic Physique | 2017-2023 | 27 | 11 | Active |
| Toney Freeman | United States | Men's Open Bodybuilding | 1990-2017 | 83 | 10 | Retired |
| Juan Morel | United States | Men's Open Bodybuilding | 2008-2020 | 47 | 10 | Retired |
| James Bivens | United States | Men's Classic Physique | 1996-2025 | 42 | 10 | Active |
| Saiid Tejan-Kamara | United States | Men's Classic Physique | 2003-2016 | 29 | 10 | Retired |
| Kyle Puckett | United States | Men's Classic Physique | 2017-2023 | 14 | 10 | Active |
| Bud Ravenscroft | United States | Men's Classic Physique | 2002-2019 | 29 | 9 | Retired |
| Peter Molnar | United States | Men's Classic Physique | 2009-2022 | 23 | 9 | Retired |
| Courage Opara | United States | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | 2016-2026 | 21 | 9 | Active |
| Chen Kang | China | Men's Classic Physique | 2014-2026 | 20 | 9 | Active |
| Martin Daniels | United States | Men's Classic Physique | 2008-2020 | 18 | 9 | Retired |
About the Bodybuilding Athletes Directory
The directory covers competitive bodybuilders from IFBB Pro League champions to national-level amateurs, with records reaching back to the 1930s.
It includes Mr. Olympia and Arnold Classic competitors alongside thousands of pro and amateur shows across every division.
Divisions Covered
The premier division featuring the largest bodybuilders
Aesthetic proportions inspired by the golden era
Board shorts division emphasizing upper body development
Men competing at or under 212 lbs
Women's division emphasizing balanced, athletic physiques
Women's division with more muscle than Bikini
Newer women's division emphasizing lower body development
More muscular women's division
The original women's competitive division
Notable Athletes
The directory includes legendary competitors such as Ronnie Coleman (8x Mr. Olympia), Lee Haney (8x Mr. Olympia), Arnold Schwarzenegger (7x Mr. Olympia), Dorian Yates (6x Mr. Olympia), and many current champions competing today.
Free to search, counted from contest results
Every row in this directory is compiled from placement records in the contest database. An athlete has a record because at least one result was logged against their name, not because anyone judged them notable.
Searching, filtering, sorting and paging are free and need no account.
- The database holds more rows than the directory lists. Rows identified as non-athletes, or kept as name-collision placeholders, are held back from search, so the Database records figure at the top of the page is higher than the number of matches in the table.
- Results counts every placement stored for that athlete. Wins counts only the results where the placement was first.
- Career is the first and last year that has a recorded result, so it tracks what we have results for rather than making a claim about career length.
- Retired is applied when the most recent recorded result is more than five years old. It is not a retirement announcement.
- This page does not rank anyone. Who was best is a separate question with a published formula, on the GOAT rankings.