Bodybuilding Seasons
Browse the bodybuilding competition calendar year by year, back to 1934. Pro and amateur contests, with contest and result counts for each season.
Every season on record
2026
264 contests
4,946 results 2,202 athletes
2025
208 contests
11,524 results 4,747 athletes
2024
140 contests
8,452 results 3,430 athletes
2023
124 contests
7,463 results 3,366 athletes
2022
122 contests
6,700 results 3,021 athletes
2021
97 contests
6,072 results 2,878 athletes
2020
54 contests
4,520 results 2,495 athletes
2019
123 contests
10,065 results 5,505 athletes
2018
124 contests
10,629 results 5,984 athletes
2017
166 contests
17,616 results 11,006 athletes
2016
220 contests
20,984 results 13,348 athletes
2015
194 contests
18,567 results 12,024 athletes
2014
200 contests
18,661 results 12,211 athletes
2013
196 contests
17,886 results 11,667 athletes
2012
197 contests
17,936 results 11,749 athletes
2011
165 contests
14,579 results 9,980 athletes
2010
156 contests
14,121 results 9,548 athletes
2009
153 contests
13,909 results 9,320 athletes
2008
144 contests
12,235 results 8,358 athletes
2007
146 contests
11,567 results 7,935 athletes
2006
148 contests
10,259 results 7,173 athletes
2005
141 contests
9,422 results 6,557 athletes
2004
137 contests
8,462 results 6,095 athletes
2003
133 contests
7,799 results 5,805 athletes
2002
127 contests
6,291 results 4,809 athletes
2001
105 contests
5,004 results 3,932 athletes
2000
85 contests
3,768 results 3,102 athletes
1999
71 contests
2,862 results 2,360 athletes
1998
82 contests
2,947 results 2,430 athletes
1997
88 contests
2,670 results 2,149 athletes
1996
77 contests
2,153 results 1,740 athletes
1995
81 contests
2,069 results 1,684 athletes
1994
83 contests
1,966 results 1,572 athletes
1993
77 contests
2,055 results 1,627 athletes
1992
79 contests
2,250 results 1,840 athletes
1991
84 contests
2,175 results 1,755 athletes
1990
75 contests
1,816 results 1,467 athletes
1989
82 contests
2,051 results 1,595 athletes
1988
84 contests
2,052 results 1,603 athletes
1987
79 contests
1,597 results 1,303 athletes
1986
63 contests
1,312 results 1,069 athletes
1985
53 contests
1,225 results 1,040 athletes
1984
64 contests
1,163 results 964 athletes
1983
77 contests
1,519 results 1,183 athletes
1982
70 contests
1,494 results 1,182 athletes
1981
74 contests
1,216 results 865 athletes
1980
79 contests
1,032 results 752 athletes
1979
64 contests
844 results 605 athletes
1978
49 contests
698 results 518 athletes
1977
50 contests
646 results 482 athletes
1976
54 contests
645 results 457 athletes
1975
45 contests
647 results 454 athletes
1974
47 contests
621 results 442 athletes
1973
42 contests
457 results 298 athletes
1972
47 contests
585 results 407 athletes
1971
43 contests
480 results 315 athletes
1970
43 contests
527 results 341 athletes
1969
38 contests
373 results 266 athletes
1968
32 contests
353 results 274 athletes
1967
37 contests
325 results 224 athletes
1966
39 contests
389 results 270 athletes
1965
42 contests
440 results 310 athletes
1964
36 contests
371 results 268 athletes
1963
29 contests
318 results 261 athletes
1962
25 contests
204 results 184 athletes
1961
21 contests
231 results 178 athletes
1960
30 contests
285 results 224 athletes
1959
30 contests
292 results 214 athletes
1958
27 contests
235 results 185 athletes
1957
27 contests
255 results 198 athletes
1956
29 contests
259 results 179 athletes
1955
27 contests
197 results 148 athletes
1954
33 contests
285 results 200 athletes
1953
28 contests
241 results 164 athletes
1952
22 contests
228 results 171 athletes
1951
27 contests
240 results 188 athletes
1950
24 contests
174 results 124 athletes
1949
21 contests
159 results 120 athletes
1948
20 contests
163 results 113 athletes
1947
18 contests
170 results 138 athletes
1946
11 contests
168 results 135 athletes
1945
5 contests
38 results 31 athletes
1944
2 contests
17 results 13 athletes
1943
3 contests
23 results 22 athletes
1942
4 contests
19 results 14 athletes
1941
3 contests
22 results 20 athletes
1940
2 contests
20 results 18 athletes
1939
6 contests
39 results 31 athletes
1938
4 contests
40 results 33 athletes
1937
2 contests
22 results 15 athletes
1936
1 contests
6 results 6 athletes
1935
2 contests
9 results 7 athletes
1934
1 contests
2 results 2 athletes