The Average Ms. Olympia Winning Age
What is the average age of a Ms. Olympia winner?
Data updated
Across 41 Women's Bodybuilding Ms. Olympia titles with recorded dates from 1980 to 2025, the average winner was 33.2 years old on contest day. The decade average changed from 27.7 in the 1980s to 38.5 in the 2020s.
33.2
Average age on contest day
| Decade | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.7 |
| 1990s | 30.1 |
| 2000s | 36.3 |
| 2010s | 38 |
| 2020s | 38.5 |
Average winning age by decade
| Decade | Editions | Average winning age |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10 | 27.7 |
| 1990s | 10 | 30.1 |
| 2000s | 10 | 36.3 |
| 2010s | 5 | 38 |
| 2020s | 6 | 38.5 |
Youngest and oldest champions
| Record | Champion | Age | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest Ms. Olympia winner | Rachel McLish | 25 | 1980 |
| Oldest Ms. Olympia winner | Juliette Bergmann | 42 | 2001 |
Every Ms. Olympia winner and their age
| Year | Champion | Age |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Andrea Shaw | 41 |
| 2024 | Andrea Shaw | 40 |
| 2023 | Andrea Shaw | 39 |
| 2022 | Andrea Shaw | 38 |
| 2021 | Andrea Shaw | 37 |
| 2020 | Andrea Shaw | 36 |
| 2014 | Iris Kyle | 40 |
| 2013 | Iris Kyle | 39 |
| 2012 | Iris Kyle | 38 |
| 2011 | Iris Kyle | 37 |
| 2010 | Iris Kyle | 36 |
| 2009 | Iris Kyle | 35 |
| 2008 | Iris Kyle | 34 |
| 2007 | Iris Kyle | 33 |
| 2006 | Iris Kyle | 32 |
| 2005 | Yaxeni Oriquen | 38 |
| 2004 | Iris Kyle | 30 |
| 2003 | Lenda Murray | 41 |
| 2002 | Lenda Murray | 40 |
| 2001 | Juliette Bergmann | 42 |
| 2000 | Valentina Chepiga | 38 |
| 1999 | Kim Chizevsky | 31 |
| 1998 | Kim Chizevsky | 30 |
| 1997 | Kim Chizevsky | 29 |
| 1996 | Kim Chizevsky | 28 |
| 1995 | Lenda Murray | 33 |
| 1994 | Lenda Murray | 32 |
| 1993 | Lenda Murray | 31 |
| 1992 | Lenda Murray | 30 |
| 1991 | Lenda Murray | 29 |
| 1990 | Lenda Murray | 28 |
| 1989 | Cory Everson | 31 |
| 1988 | Cory Everson | 30 |
| 1987 | Cory Everson | 29 |
| 1986 | Cory Everson | 28 |
| 1985 | Cory Everson | 27 |
| 1984 | Cory Everson | 26 |
| 1983 | Carla Dunlap | 28 |
| 1982 | Rachel McLish | 27 |
| 1981 | Kike Elomaa | 26 |
| 1980 | Rachel McLish | 25 |
Methodology
Methodology and coverage
Winning age is calculated on the contest start date from the champion's recorded birthdate for every Women's Bodybuilding Ms. Olympia (division_type_id = 10, is_overall_winner = 1, is_olympia = 1). 41 of 41 editions have enough date data, and 41 use an exact birthdate and contest date. Rows without enough date data are excluded, not estimated. The 2015 to 2019 hiatus is absent from the timeline. Source and review process.