The 2025 Pro Masters World Championships will take place in Pittsburgh, PA, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. This is one of the biggest bodybuilding shows of the year in terms of competitors. Over 200 Masters physique athletes will take the stage across 10 divisions in categories ranging from over 40 to over 80.
This is one of two major titles for athletes over age 40, the other being the 2025 Masters Olympia. For athletes 50 and older, this is the top contest in bodybuilding.
2025 Masters World Championships
Some athletes are eligible to compete in more than one division. The lineups for all contests in this show are below:
Men’s Masters Bodybuilding 40+
- Ricardo Bertoloto (USA)
- Robert Cartalemi (USA)
- James Decamp (USA)
- Rafael Del Real USA)
- John Fricchione (USA)
- Gator Gates (USA)
- Daniel Hughes (USA)
- Kenneth Jackson (USA)
- Dwayne Punter (USA)
- Jeff Williamson (USA)
- Robert Wilmota (USA)
Men’s Masters Bodybuilding 50+
- Brian Carlisle (USA)
- James Decamp (USA)
- Rafael Del Real (USA)
- Michael Ely (USA)
- John Fricchione (USA)
- Vinny Galanti (USA)
- Jamie Hinson (USA)
- Jose Oquendo (USA)
- David Roessler (USA)
- Jeff Williamson (USA)
Men’s Masters Bodybuilding 60+
- John Fuller (Puerto Rico)
- Gator Gates (USA)
- Raul Gonzalez (Mexico)
- James Kenney (USA)
- Kepeli Robbins (USA)
- Tramell Taylor (USA)
Men’s Masters Bodybuilding 70+
- Marc Demers (USA)
- Pete Haina (USA)
- David Marinelli (USA)
- Nelson Montanino (USA)
- Russell Shepherd (USA)
Men’s Masters Bodybuilding 80+
- James Arrington (USA)
- Manny Wolcott (USA)
Men’s 212 Masters Bodybuilding 40+
- Ricardo Bertoloto (USA)
- Michael Breeden (USA)
- Eugene Clark (USA)
- Eric Eckenrode (USA)
- Dickens Fenelon (USA)
- Vinny Galanti (USA)
- Gator Gates (USA)
- Nate Telow (USA)
- Jeff Williamson (USA)
Men’s 212 Masters Bodybuilding 50+
- Michael Breeden (USA)
- Brad Davis (USA)
- Eric Eckenrode (USA)
- Vinny Galanti (USA)
- Jose Oquendo (USA)
- Jeff Williamson (USA)
Men’s 212 Masters Bodybuilding 60+
- Gator Gates (USA)
- Tramell Taylor (USA)
Classic Physique 40+
- Lorenza Brown (USA)
- Billy Colson (USA)
- Thomas Connelly (USA)
- Jaisson Jagadeeswaran (USA)
- Larry Waters (USA)
Classic Physique 50+
- Marco A. Corchado (Puerto Rico)
- Brent Fudge (Canada)
- Greg Larson (USA)
- Tray Martin (USA)
- Greg Rando (USA)
- Jason Salinas (USA)
- David Sheehi (USA)
Classic Physique 60+
- Neil Bruno (USA)
- John Fuller (Puerto Rico)
- Eric Funston (USA)
- Raul Gonzalez (Mexico)
- William Jordan (USA)
- James Kenney (USA)
- Greg Larson (USA)
- John Ligsay (USA)
- Phil Martin (USA)
- Kepeli Robbins (USA)
- Tramell Taylor (USA)
Men’s Physique 40+
- Alvin Adams Jr. (USA)
- Dajuan Freeman (USA)
- Chappell Heard (USA)
- Shawn Jordan (USA)
- Ruben Parker (USA)
- Kevin Rascoe (USA)
- Denny Singh (USA)
- David Sykes (USA)
Men’s Physique 50+
- Michael Anderson (USA)
- Dennis Connolly (USA)
- Brook Corbitt (USA)
- Hassan Ford (USA)
- Chappell Heard (USA)
- Shawn Jordan (USA)
- Greg Larson (USA)
- Ruben Parker (USA)
- Kevin Rascoe (USA)
- Corey Simpson (USA)
Men’s Physique 60+
- Michael Anderson (USA)
- Dennis Connolly (USA)
- Brook Corbitt (USA)
- Hassan Ford (USA)
- Chappell Heard (USA)
- Shawn Jordan (USA)
- Greg Larson (USA)
- Ruben Parker (USA)
- Kevin Rascoe (USA)
- Corey Simpson (USA)
Men’s Physique 70+
- Ken Davis (USA)
- Russell Shepherd (USA)
Women’s Bodybuilding 40+
- Audry Blinstrup (USA)
- Suzanne Davis (USA)
- Victoria Dominguez (USA)
- Erin Hawkins (USA)
- Tembree Murphy (USA)
- Tracy Smith (USA)
- Christy Tourangeau (USA)
- Angelina Walker (USA)
- Christine Ware (USA)
Women’s Bodybuilding 50+
- Audry Blinstrup (USA)
- Suzanne Davis (USA)
- Leann George (USA)
- Erin Hawkins (USA)
- Jamie Hayward (USA)
- Tembree Murphy (USA)
- Pamela Porter (USA)
- Tracy Smith (USA)
- Christine Ware (USA)
Women’s Bodybuilding 60+
- Ellen Bello (USA)
- Nancy Brigham (USA)
- Linda Childersperry (USA)
- Tracy Smith (USA)
- Donna Sterling (USA)
Women’s Bodybuilding 70+
- Carmen Brady (USA)
- Linda Kilhoffer (USA)
Fitness 40+
- Elizabeth Maurice (USA)
- Corina Ortega (USA)
Figure 40+
- Candace Blau (USA)
- Rebecca Broadwater (USA)
- Wendy Ford (USA)
- Marta Gallegos (USA)
- Constance Jones (USA)
- Yolanda Leotta (USA)
- Jennifer Machini (USA)
- Maria Ignacia Mas Delgado (Spain)
- Adrienne Matthews (USA)
- Christine Morris (USA)
- Ella Proksch (Canada)
- Kari Szalay (USA)
- Melissa Zingale (USA)
Figure 50+
- Candace Blau (USA)
- Kristen Booth (USA)
- Cindy Cooper (USA)
- Kimberly Doehnert (USA)
- Judy Doughty (Canada)
- Wendy Ford (USA)
- Marta Gallegos (USA)
- Constance Jones (USA)
- Jennifer Machini (USA)
- Maria Ignacia Mas Delgado (Spain)
- Adrienne Matthews (USA)
- Ella Proksch (Canada)
- Kari Szala (USA)
Figure 60+
- Melinda Carr (USA)
- Judy Doughty (Canada)
- Nobuko Kallestad (USA)
- Lisa Komada (USA)
Bikini 40+
- Jasmine Amato (USA)
- Beth Brancato (USA)
- Myra Colcord (USA)
- Yamiley Gedeon (USA)
- Renata Guimaraes (USA)
- Dustee Gutierrez (USA)
- Gillian Hughes (Canada)
- Crystal Omalza (USA)
- Leslie Potts (USA)
- Alicia Severins (USA)
- Courtney Whitman (USA)
Bikini 50+
- Nicole Antalocy (USA)
- Jeni Evansen (USA)
- Dustee Gutierrez (USA)
- Deborah Regan (USA)
- Orna Sabas (USA)
- Alicia Severins (USA)
Bikini 60+
- Pamara Brems (USA)
- Shelley Eslick-Watkins (USA)
- Lura Orsino (USA)
- Janean Priest (USA)
Women’s Physique 40+
- Sandra Amaro (USA)
- Alexandrea Blankenship (USA)
- Meleah Cook (USA)
- Erin Cooper USA)
- Suzanne Davis (USA)
- Tricia Downing (USA)
- Talia Fiege (USA)
- Sharon Fricchione (USA)
- Susan Horton (USA)
- Heather Johnson (USA)
- Rachel Newman (USA)
- Carol Ng Sing Lay (Singapore)
- April Rule (USA)
- Diana Schnaidt (USA)
- Christy Tourangeau (USA)
Women’s Physique 50+
- Suzanne Davis (USA)
- Tricia Downing (USA)
- Kimberly Dunlap (USA)
- Sharon Fricchione (USA)
- Leann George (USA)
- Maria Goral (USA)
- Jennifer Grealish (USA)
- Susan Horton (USA)
- Michele Kwapis (USA)
- Tembree Murphy (USA)
- Rachel Newman (USA)
Women’s Physique 60+
- Nancy Brigham (USA)
- Linda Childersperry (USA)
- Emily L. Holder (USA)
- Susan Horton (USA)
- Jeanette Martin (USA)
- Donna Sterling (USA)
Wellness 40+
- Denika Lomax (USA)
- Valesca Macedo (USA)
- Clarissa Sanchez (Puerto Rico)
- Shelley Sempsrott (USA)
- Inez Sobczak (USA)
Notable Athletes to Watch
Over 200 competitors are participating in this massive event. These three will stand out once they take the stage:
James Arrington
James Arrington returns to defend his Masters Over 80 championship. At 92 years old, he has been recognized as the world’s oldest IFBB Pro League bodybuilder.
Suzanne Davis
Suzanne Davis is revered in powerlifting circles. She most recently totaled 510 kilograms at the 2025 American Powerlifting Federation’s National Championships. She will compete in the Women’s Bodybuilding and Women’s Physique divisions in the over-40 and over-50 categories.
Renata Guimaraes
Renata Guimaraes is an athlete in the Bikini division who also competes in Open contests. She ranked eighth at the 2024 Battle of the Bay Pro and most recently placed 13th in the 2025 Chicago Pro.
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