The 2023 Italian Olympus Pro bodybuilding show will take place on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, in Milan, Italy. It will be one of the final six shows of the 2023 season, with all three winners eligible to compete in the 2023 Olympia in Orlando, FL on Nov. 2-5, 2023. Men’s Open, Men’s Physique, and Bikini are the featured divisions.
This contest is the final opportunity for athletes not yet qualified for the 2023 Olympia to score their invitations. The qualifying cutoff is Oct. 9, 2023 — one day after this contest is held.
2023 Italian Olympus Pro Rosters
The rosters are below:
Men’s Open
- Simone Bassanelli (Italy)
- Tim Budesheim (Germany)
- Roberto Buonomo (Italy)
- Pavel Cervinka (Czech Republic)
- Vlad Alfred Chiriac (Romania)
- Roman Fritz (Germany)
- Mark Joyce (United Kingdom)
- Theo Leguerrier (France)
- Gianluca Di Lorenzo (Italy)
- Mikhail Maslov (Russia)
- Andrea Muzi (Italy)
- Dario Paolozzi (Italy)
- Leandro Peres (Brazil)
- Antonio Valero Tuinenburg (Spain)
Men’s Physique
- Mohammad Ali (Austria)
- Andrea Antonelli (Italy)
- Simon Pietro Arena (Italy)
- Momar Bah (Finland)
- Omer Bahamed (Qatar)
- Alessandro Cavagnola (Italy)
- Alessandra Colacchi (Italy)
- Dylan Crane (France)
- Furkan Er (Turkey)
- Alessio Foschi (Italy)
- Isaac Francis (United Kingdom)
- Mohamed Hamad (Libya)
- Ruben Marques (Portugal)
- Happy Edodo Ogieva (Spain)
- Abisai Pietersz (The Netherlands)
- Giuseppe Riserbato (Italy)
- Oskar Tchorzewski (Poland)
- Emile Walker (England)
Bikini
- Solidea Bellia (Italy)
- Regina Bohus (Hungary)
- Mara Carro (Germany)
- Noemi Cosentino (Italy)
- Natasha Espin (United Kingdom)
- Jessica Feeney (Ireland)
- Chantal Hill (Spain)
- Jessica Kavanagh (Ireland)
- Noemi Lavacca (Italy)
- Alice Marchisio (Italy)
- Roxana Marquez (USA)
- Jule Schwabe (Austria)
- Giuditta Taccani (Italy)
- Regina Tan (Singapore)
- Dorottya Zoe Toth (Hungary)
- Angela Valenzuela (Spain)
- Jasmine Williams (USA)
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Men’s Open Athletes to Watch
Three of the top athletes contending for the podium to watch in the Men’s Open are below:
Roman Fritz
Roman Fritz is already qualified for the 2023 Olympia thanks to his win at the 2023 Bigman Weekend Pro contest, which was his first win as a pro. He has continued to compete since then but has failed to win again. Should he triumph in Milan, no Olympia qualification will be issued, and the other contenders will have to adjust their focus to 2024.
Tim Budesheim
Tim Budesheim has competed three times in the last month, coming off third-place finishes at the 2023 Sheru Classic France Pro and the 2023 Europa Pro. He ranked ahead of Fritz in both contests. Budesheim is a six-year pro still searching for his first pro win and Olympia debut.
Theo Leguerrier
Theo Leguerrier has competed in three pro shows in 2023, including a runner-up to winner Nathan De Asha in the Sheru Classic France Pro. Leguerrier has been under the Olympia lights before having finished the 2022 contest outside the top 15. The 2022 Europa Pro winner is looking for his second pro win for a trip to the Olympia.
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