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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dana Linn Bailey | United States | Women's Physique | 2012-2015 | 7 | 3 | Retired |
| 1 Jennifer Gates | United States | Women's Figure | 2007-2011 | 7 | 3 | Retired |
| 1 Karol Milewski | Poland | Men's Wheelchair | 2022-2024 | 5 | 3 | Active |
| 1 Shealynn Burnett | United States | Women's Fit Model | 2026+ | 4 | 3 | Active |
| 1 Samir Bannout | Lebanon | Men's Open Bodybuilding | 1979-2011 | 49 | 2 | Retired |
| 1 Blake Colleton | Australia | Men's Wheelchair | 2024-2026 | 7 | 2 | Active |
| 1 Carol Semple-Marzetta | United States | Women's Fitness | 1995-1997 | 3 | 2 | Retired |
| 1 Monica Brant | United States | Women's Figure | 1998-2010 | 16 | 1 | Retired |
| 1 Nathalia Melo | United States | Women's Bikini | 2010-2013 | 6 | 1 | Retired |
| 1 Kike Elomaa | Finland | Women's Bodybuilding | 1981-1983 | 4 | 1 | Retired |
| 1 Saryn Muldrow | United States | Women's Fitness | 1995-1997 | 3 | 1 | Retired |
| 1 Mary Yockey | United States | Women's Fitness | 1998-1999 | 2 | 1 | Retired |
| 1 Mia Finnegan | United States | Women's Figure | 1995-1996 | 2 | 1 | Retired |
| Jessica Reyes Padilla | Puerto Rico | Women's Figure | 2015-2026 | 75 | 38 | Active |
| Randy Watson | United States | Men's Classic Physique | 2017-2026 | 73 | 26 | Active |
| Vince Taylor | United States | Men's Open Bodybuilding | 1989-2008 | 71 | 23 | Retired |
| Merica Abbado | United States | Women's Bikini | 2017-2025 | 57 | 23 | Active |
| Andre Ferguson | United States | Men's Physique | 2015-2026 | 57 | 22 | Active |
| George Brown | United States | Men's Physique | 2013-2026 | 66 | 21 | Active |
| Angela Ruscilli | United States | Women's Bikini | 2017-2026 | 59 | 21 | Active |
| Aimee Delgado | United States | Women's Bikini | 2021-2026 | 35 | 21 | Active |
| 7 Flex Lewis | United Kingdom | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | 2008-2018 | 30 | 21 | Retired |
| Robyn Mays | United States | Women's Physique | 2014-2026 | 68 | 20 | Active |
| Kevin Levrone | United States | Men's Open Bodybuilding | 1992-2018 | 65 | 20 | Retired |
| Darrem Charles | Trinidad and Tobago | Men's Classic Physique | 1992-2023 | 95 | 19 | Active |
About the Bodybuilding Athletes Directory
The directory covers professional bodybuilders from IFBB Pro League champions to one-show pros, with records reaching back to the 1940s.
It includes Mr. Olympia and Arnold Classic competitors alongside thousands of professional 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.