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Flex Wheeler
Flex Wheeler is a Men's Classic Physique competitor from the United States with a competitive record spanning 1993–2017.
Where the titles came from
Counted from the same results table below: an appearance is one contest entered (in the years the Olympia also judged weight classes, one appearance can carry two placings), an Olympia title is the overall win in that division, and Top 3 counts first, second and third together. The last row is every professional contest on record for Flex Wheeler.
Mr. Olympia
Classic Physique Olympia
Arnold Classic
All contests on record
Professional results
Every professional contest result on record for Flex Wheeler, 34 in all. The table opens on the first 15 and expands in place from there. Nothing sits on a separate page. Won by names the winner of the division Flex Wheeler competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.
| Year | Contest | Division | Place | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Classic Physique Olympia | Men's Classic Physique | #15 | Breon Ansley |
| 2003 | Ironman Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Jay Cutler |
| 2002 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #7 | Ronnie Coleman |
| 2000 | Arnold Classic | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 2000 | Grand Prix Hungary | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 2000 | Ironman Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Chris Cormier |
| 2000 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Ronnie Coleman |
| 1999 | Grand Prix England | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Ronnie Coleman |
| 1999 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Ronnie Coleman |
| 1999 | World Pro Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Ronnie Coleman |
| 1998 | Arnold Classic | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1998 | Ironman Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1998 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Ronnie Coleman |
| 1997 | Arnold Classic | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1997 | Ironman Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1997 | San Jose Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1996 | Arnold Classic | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Kevin Levrone |
| 1996 | Canada Pro Cup | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Ronnie Coleman |
| 1996 | Florida Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1996 | Ironman Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1996 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #4 | Dorian Yates |
| 1996 | Night of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1995 | Arnold Classic | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Michael Francois |
| 1995 | Florida Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1995 | Grand Prix Spain | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #5 | Kevin Levrone |
| 1995 | Ironman Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1995 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #8 | Dorian Yates |
| 1995 | South Beach Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1993 | Arnold Classic | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1993 | Grand Prix England | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Charles Clairmonte |
| 1993 | Grand Prix France | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1993 | Grand Prix Germany | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1993 | Ironman Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1993 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Dorian Yates |
Showing 15 of 34 professional results.
Showing 15 of 17 professional results.
Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Flex Wheeler those sources are MuscleMemory and NPC Contests. Open any contest above and that page names its own source and links to it where the source is still reachable. MuscleMemory is the exception: the archive we recorded those older shows from no longer answers at the addresses we hold, so it is credited by name and not offered as a link.
Every professional season
Peak Year 1993 (4 wins)
Measured against Flex Wheeler’s own seasons, not against the field. See the full peak window →
- Pro Debut
- 1993
- Last Contest
- 2017
Flex Wheeler at the Olympia, year by year
| Year | Placement | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1995 | 8 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1996 | 4 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1998 | 2 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1999 | 2 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 2000 | 3 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 2002 | 7 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 2017 | 15 | Classic Physique |
Data updated
How Flex Wheeler measures up
Fat-free mass index turns the height and weight on this profile into one number for how much muscle a frame carries, so a shorter competitor is not flattered by a bodyweight comparison. The normalised figure adjusts it again to a standard height, which is the version worth ranking. Both assume the 6% body fat a competitor steps on stage at, because that is the only condition the recorded weight was taken in.
The closest Olympia champion on that measure is Lee Haney, at 32.1.
What this rank is not. This database holds a height and a weight for just 463 athletes, and they are overwhelmingly the ones somebody bothered to measure: 74 of them hold an Olympia title. Almost every competitor on record carries no measurement at all. The pool also mixes every division and era together, from the lightweight women's classes to the open heavyweights, so it ranks size and nothing else. It says where Flex Wheeler sits among the athletes we hold measurements for, not among competitors.
Amateur and other shows not counted above
7 results from amateur shows and other contests this archive does not class as professional. Every total on this page covers the professional career only, so these are listed here but never counted, and they have no contest page.
Show the list
| Year | Contest | Division | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | USA Championships | Men's Bodybuilding (Heavyweight) | #1 |
| 1991 | Nationals | Men's Bodybuilding (Heavyweight) | #2 |
| 1991 | USA Championships | Men's Bodybuilding (Heavyweight) | #2 |
| 1990 | Junior Nationals | Men's Bodybuilding (Heavyweight) | #2 |
| 1989 | California Championships | Men's Bodybuilding (Light Heavyweight) | #1 |
| 1989 | Nationals | Men's Bodybuilding (Light Heavyweight) | #5 |
| 1985 | Teen Mr America | Division not recorded (Medium-Tall) | #1 |
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Most-met rivals
Compare any two athletes →In 17 meetings, Flex Wheeler finished ahead of Ronnie Coleman 10 times to 7.
Opponents are ranked by how often they shared a stage and how big the stage was, not by reputation. A meeting is one contest where both competed in the same division and both were placed.
Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 34 professional contest results. It is published only where a career holds at least five, because below that a single placing moves the figure by twenty points or more.
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