Saturday night at the Olympia on a normal year is exciting and symbolic. Fans are always excited to see the best bodies in fitness competing. For the athletes, it’s symbolic because it’s the culmination of weeks’ worth of training and dieting so they can present the most muscle and the best conditioning on bodybuilding’s largest stage.
Editor’s Note: The 2021 Mr. Olympia has wrapped. Here is the Finals report from the most recent competition.
2020’s edition of the Olympia serves as so much more than that. After cancellations, rescheduling the event, and then moving it cross-country with only a few weeks to do so, Saturday night serves as a celebration of overcoming numerous forms of adversity to reach this point.
The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida was the host building for this celebration as well as the crowning of multiple world champions in bodybuilding and fitness. Among those in the crowd was Honorary Olympia ambassador Shaquille O’Neal, who called the competitors at the Olympia “the greatest athletes in the world” when he was on commentary.
Here’s a breakdown of the 2020 Olympia Saturday Finals Report:
2020 Olympia Saturday Finals Report
2020 Mr. Olympia Recap Video
If you couldn’t tune in and missed some of the action, don’t sweat it. Check out our video recap, which covers all of the division winners of the 2020 Mr. O.
2020 Men’s Physique Olympia Finals
The last two champions of Men’s Physique are current champ Raymont Edmonds and 2018 winner Brandon Hendrickson. The final callout this morning had them standing alone in comparison for several minutes, so this is obviously the top two going into the Finals.
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After comparisons and individual posing, the judges felt that Hendrickson was the man worthy of a second Olympia title. Edmonds finished as the runner-up with Kyron Holden finishing in the bronze position.
Confirmation One
- Anthony Gilkes, #14
- Carlos, DeOliviera, #11
- Ryan Terry, #28
- Rodrigue Chesnier#8
Confirmation Two
- Andre Ferguson, #13
- Kyron Holden, #18
- Raymont Edmonds, #31
- Brandon Hendrickson, #17
- Jeremy Potvin, #25
- Andrei Lincan, #21
2020 Men’s Physique Olympia Final Standings
- Winner — Brandon Hendrickson, $35,000
- Second Place — Raymont Edmonds, $12,000
- Third Place — Kyron Holden, $8,000
- Fourth Place — Jeremy Potvin, $4,000
- Fifth Place — Andrei Lincan, $2,000
2020 Classic Physique Olympia Finals
The pre-judging of this contest matched the buildup and hype. Chris Bumstead and Breon Ansley are the last two champions of this division, and they faced off again as two of the last four men standing at this event. This rivalry is among the most followed in the sport right now. They were joined in the final callout by Terrence Ruffin and Alex Cambronero.
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The confirmations during Finals were tense, as Bumstead and Ansley physically bumped against each other for space. Head Judge Steve Weinberger switched Ansley with Terrence Ruffin in the final group so Ansley and Bumstead were apart.
Confirmation One
- Logan Franklin, #7
- Divine Wilson, #23
- Rickey Moten Jr., #17
- Deontrai Campbell, #5
Confirmation Two
- Bryan Jones, #15
- Alex Cambronero, #4
- Chris Bumstead, #26
- Terrence Ruffin, #19
- Breon Ansley, #2
- Dani Younen, #25
2020 Classic Olympia Final Standings
- Winner — Chris Bumstead, $30,000
- Second Place — Terrence Ruffin, $10,000
- Third Place — Breon Ansley, $5,000
- Fourth Place — Alex Cambronero, $3,000
- Fifth Place — Bryan Jones, $2,000
2020 Bikini Olympia Finals Recap
Elisa Pecini came into this contest as the current Ms. Bikini Olympia. Among the contenders favored to face her was two-time champ Angelica Teixeira. However, the judges appeared to be comparing everyone in the final callouts to multiple-time runner-up Janet Layug. She had been chasing the title for a long time, and wanted 2020 to be the year she finally took it.
The top ten had one last comparison before awards were given.
Confirmation One
- Ashley Kaltwasser, #22
- Jasmine Gonzalez, #16
- Ashlyn Brown, #5
- Breena Martinez, #28
Confirmation Two
- Janet Layug, #25
- Jennifer Dorie, #11
- Lauralie Chapados, #6
- Etila Santiago Santos, #35
- Angelica Teixeira, #37
- Elisa Pecini, #40
2020 Bikini Olympia Final Standings
- Winner — Janet Layug, $50,000
- Second Place — Jennifer Dorie, $20,000
- Third Place — Etila Santiago Santos, $12,000
- Fourth Place — Angelica Teixeira, $7,000
- Fifth Place — Lauralie Chapados, $6,000
2020 Mr. Olympia Finals Recap
All 16 men returned to the stage for a posedown, which is a break from tradition because it used to be the top 10 that had this honor. Then the moment everyone was waiting for finally happened. 2020 Arnold Classic Champion William Bonac placed fifth. Hadi Choopan of Iran would be announced in fourth place. The bronze medal and prize money went to Heath. After a long wait for Curry and Elssbiay, “Big Ramy” would emerge victorious and be named the 16th Mr. Olympia.
Elssbiay, hailing from Egypt, is the first non-American to win the title since British champion Dorian Yates in 1997. This is also the first time since 1981-84 that we had four different champions in four years. Heath won in 2017, Shawn Rhoden won in 2018, Curry took the title last year, and now Elssbiay holds the world title of bodybuilding this year.
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Confirmation One
- Regan Grimes, #5
- Antoine Vaillant, #13
- Maxx Charles, #2
- Lukas Osladil, #11
- Seung Chul Lee, #9
- Juan Morel, #10
Confirmation Two
- Dexter Jackson, #7
- Hunter Labrada, #8
- Iain Valliere, #14
- Justin Rodriguez, #12
Confirmation Three
- William Bonac, #1
- Hadi Choopan, #3
- Mamdouh Elssbiay, #4
- Phil Heath, #6
- Brandon Curry, #16
- Akim Williams, #15
Confirmation Four
- Phil Heath, #6
- Mamdouh Elssbiay, #4
- Hadi Choopan, #3
- Brandon Curry, #16
2020 Mr. Olympia Final Standings
- Winner — Mamdouh Elssbiay, $400,000
- Second Place — Brandon Curry, $150,000
- Third Place — Phil Heath, $100,000
- Fourth Place — Hadi Choopan, $45,000
- Fifth Place — William Bonac, $40,000
And with that, all of the division winners have been announced. If you missed any of the action, check out our coverage of the Olympia competition below:
- 2020 Olympia Friday Prejudging Callout Report
- 2020 Olympia Friday Finals Report
- 2020 Mr. Olympia Friday PreJudging Callout Report
- Shaun Clarida is Your 2020 212 Olympia Champ
- 2020 Olympia Saturday Prejudging Callout Report
- Chris Bumstead Wins 2020 Classic Physique Olympia
- Janet Layug is Your 2020 Bikini Olympia Champion
- Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Elssbiay Wins the 2020 Mr. Olympia
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