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Most Shows Competed

Athletes with the most documented career contest appearances. View methodology.

108 Shows
Record holder Tony Lynch United States Men's Physique

Tony Lynch leads with 108 career contest appearances.

  1. 2 Michael Ferguson 103 United States
  2. 1 Tony Lynch 108 United States
  3. 3 Darrem Charles 95 Trinidad and Tobago

The table lists the top 100 athletes by the number of contests they are recorded as competing in. Each figure is counted from recorded results rather than entered by hand, so a corrected result moves the order.

Shows 100 ranked athletes
Rank Athlete Division Country Shows
1 Tony Lynch Men's Physique United States 108
2 Michael Ferguson Men's Physique United States 103
3 Darrem Charles Men's Open Bodybuilding Trinidad and Tobago 95
3 Dexter Jackson Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 95
5 Miriam Jenkins Women's Bikini United States 94
6 Gina Sardina Women's Bikini United States 93
6 Alessia Facchin Women's Bikini Italy 93
8 Ashley Kaltwasser Women's Bikini United States 91
9 Mark A. Lancaster Men's Physique United States 88
10 Albert Beckles Men's Open Bodybuilding Barbados 86
11 Johnnie O. Jackson Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 83
12 Kim Clark Women's Figure United States 80
12 Debora Lossing Women's Bikini United States 80
14 Jessica Reyes Padilla Women's Figure Puerto Rico 78
15 Randy Watson Men's Classic Physique United States 75
15 Pamela John Women's Bikini United States 75
15 Jim Holcomb Men's Classic Physique United States 75
18 Ronny Rockel Men's Open Bodybuilding Germany 74
19 Eric Berger Men's Classic Physique United States 72
19 Miloš Šarčev Men's Open Bodybuilding Netherlands 72
19 Chris Cormier Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 72
22 Toney Freeman Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 71
22 Vince Taylor Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 71
24 Robyn Mays Women's Physique United States 68
25 Diana Schnaidt Women's Physique United States 67
25 David Henry Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 67
25 Ron Love Men's Open Bodybuilding Netherlands 67
25 Ronnie Coleman Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 67
29 George Brown Men's Physique United States 66
30 Kevin Levrone Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 65
31 Eli Fernandez Women's Bikini United States 64
31 Angela Ruscilli Women's Bikini United States 64
33 Kevin Reeder Men's Physique United States 63
34 Gigi Amurao Women's Bikini United States 62
34 Roelly Winklaar Men's Open Bodybuilding Curacao 62
36 Angela Ruscili Women's Bikini United States 61
37 Bojana Vasiljevic Women's Figure United States 60
37 Janet Lynn West Women's Bikini United States 60
39 Hidetada Yamagishi Men's Open Bodybuilding Japan 59
39 William Bonac Men's Open Bodybuilding Netherlands 59
41 Romina Basualdo Women's Bikini United States 58
41 Robby Robinson Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 58
41 Brandon Curry Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 58
44 Merica Abbado Women's Bikini United States 57
44 Michael Anderson Men's Physique United States 57
44 Adela Ondrejovicova Women's Figure Slovakia 57
44 Andre Ferguson Men's Physique United States 57
48 Michelle Hurst Women's Bikini United States 56
48 David Odom Men's Physique United States 56
48 Sharif Reid Men's Physique United States 56
51 Wendy Fortino Women's Figure United States 55
51 Yaxeni Oriquen Women's Bodybuilding Venezuela 55
53 Geobanny Paula Men's Physique United States 53
53 Tim Tevin Men's Classic Physique United States 53
53 Jessica Wilson Women's Bikini United States 53
53 Jeff Long Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 53
53 Nasser El Sonbaty Men's Open Bodybuilding Germany 53
58 Cinderella Richardson Women's Figure United States 52
59 Danielle Rose Women's Figure United States 51
59 Elisangela Angell Women's Bikini United States 51
59 Agnese Russo Women's Figure Canada 51
59 Angela Debatin Women's Bodybuilding United States 51
59 Kerryne Henich Women's Bikini United States 51
64 Ismael Martinez Dominguez Men's Physique Mexico 50
64 Krista Dunn Women's Figure United States 50
64 Michalis Kefalianos Men's Open Bodybuilding Greece 50
64 Bola Ojex Men's 212 Bodybuilding United Kingdom 50
68 Vinny Galanti Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 49
68 Maxx Charles Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 49
68 Sonny Schmidt Men's Open Bodybuilding Netherlands 49
68 Thierry Pastel Men's Open Bodybuilding France 49
68 Boyer Coe Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 49
68 Victor Martinez Men's Open Bodybuilding Dominican Republic 49
68 Samir Bannout Men's Open Bodybuilding Lebanon 49
75 Edith Driver Women's Figure United States 48
75 Emile Walker Men's Physique United Kingdom 48
75 Fred Smalls Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 48
75 Frank Same Men's Physique United States 48
79 Ivi Escandar Women's Bikini Argentina 47
79 Stacie Gladwell Women's Figure United States 47
79 MayLa Ash Women's Bodybuilding United States 47
79 Tony Pearson Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 47
83 Chelan Nour Women's Bikini United States 46
83 Dianet Pereda Women's Bikini United States 46
83 Rodrigo Coelho Men's Classic Physique Canada 46
83 Shaun Clarida Men's 212 Bodybuilding United States 46
87 Janeen Lankowski Women's Bodybuilding Canada 45
87 Natalia Abraham Coelho Women's Physique United States 45
87 Rod Ketchens Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 45
87 Akim Williams Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 45
87 Mary Ellen Jerumbo Women's Bodybuilding United States 45
92 Myra Colcord Women's Bikini United States 44
92 Sheila Miranda Women's Bikini United States 44
92 Heidi Larson Women's Figure United States 44
92 Maria Luisa Baeza Diaz Women's Figure United States 44
92 Katerina Tarbox Women's Figure United States 44
92 Robert Piotrkowicz Men's Open Bodybuilding Poland 44
92 Lee Priest Men's Open Bodybuilding Australia 44
99 Gaetano Cisternino Men's 212 Bodybuilding United States 43
99 Natalie Waples Women's Figure Canada 43

Most Shows Competed by Division

Men's Open Bodybuilding Men's 212 Bodybuilding Men's Classic Physique Men's Physique Women's Physique Women's Figure Women's Fitness Women's Bikini Women's Wellness Women's Bodybuilding Men's Wheelchair Women's Fit Model

About This List

Athletes with the most documented career contest appearances. The leaderboard is counted from the documented contest results in our archive, professional shows only, with no weighting for the size of a show and no hand-typed totals. A long run of wins at smaller pro shows therefore counts the same here as a run of flagship ones, which is why this list and the Olympia and Arnold title lists do not agree with each other.

Click any athlete to open their full career profile, including complete contest history and head-to-head matchups.

What the record shows beyond this list

This page ranks athletes. These six studies run the same archive the other way round, asking what the whole body of results says about how titles are won, at what age, and by whom. Each states its own sample and date range.

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Most Career Wins All-time leaders in first-place finishes across every recorded contest. Most Olympia Wins The athletes with the most Mr. Olympia titles, counted from verified Olympia results. Every Olympia division awards its own separate trophy, so each has its own board. Most Arnold Classic Titles The bodybuilders with the most Arnold Classic titles in the men's open, the show's headline title, held in Columbus every year since 1989. Highest Win Rate Best win percentage among athletes with at least 5 pro appearances. Longest Career Athletes with the longest run of professional bodybuilding competition on record, with no gap longer than ten years. Most Countries Competed Athletes who have competed in the greatest number of different countries. Tallest Bodybuilders The tallest pro bodybuilders on record, ranked by recorded height. Limited to athletes with a recorded height in our database. Shortest Bodybuilders The shortest pro bodybuilders on record, ranked by recorded height. Limited to athletes with a recorded height in our database. Heaviest Bodybuilders The heaviest pro bodybuilders on record by recorded bodyweight. Limited to athletes with a recorded bodyweight in our database. Youngest Olympia Champions Athletes who won a first Olympia title (any division except the 212) at the youngest age. Limited to champions with a recorded birthdate. Oldest Olympia Champions Athletes who won a first Olympia title (any division except the 212) at the oldest age. Limited to champions with a recorded birthdate. All Top Lists Every all-time bodybuilding leaderboard in one place. Full Rankings Interactive rankings with division and metric filters.

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