The 2024 Men’s Physique Olympia will be one of the 11 championship bodybuilding events held at the 2024 Olympia in Las Vegas, NV. This competition will take place on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2024, beginning with the prejudging round at the Las Vegas Convention Center and concluding at Resorts World that evening.
This will be the 12th edition of this contest. Defending champion Ryan Terry will face off against 60 competitors in this event, including previous champions Erin Banks and Brandon Hendrickson.
2024 Men’s Physique Olympia Roster
Below is the list of all 61 competitors, starting with the defending champion and followed by his challengers in the order they qualified:
- Ryan Terry (United Kingdom) — Defending Champion
- Riccardo Croci (Italy)
- Isai Kesek (Indonesia)
- Joven Sagabain (Philippines)
- Carlos DeOliveira (Brazil)
- Emile Walker (United Kingdom)
- Mehdi Kabbadj (USA)
- Brandon Hendrickson (USA)
- Erin Banks (USA)
- Juxian He (China)
- Miroslav Juricek (Czech Republic)
- Kadeem Hillman (USA)
- Victor Manuel Ramirez Chavez (Costa Rica)
- Benquil Marigny (USA)
- Jo Uezato (Japan)
- Kaique Santos (Brazil)
- Farouq Ishimoto (Japan)
- Carlos Asiedu Ocran (China)
- Diogo Montenegro (Brazil)
- Corey Morris (USA)
- Emanuel Hunter (USA)
- Edvan Palmeira (Brazil)
- Clarence McSpadden (USA)
- Jason Huynh (USA)
- Aundre Benson (USA)
- George Brown (USA)
- Yoon Sung Lee (South Korea)
- Vincius Mateus Viera Lima (Brazil)
- Ali Bilal (Afghanistan)
- Jinbo Li (China)
- Alexander Toplyn (USA)
- Adama Jammeh (United Kingdom)
- Omer Bahamed (India)
- Vitor Chaves (Brazil)
- Steven Cao (USA)
- Rhyan Clark (USA)
- Amit Agre (India)
- Drew Cullen (USA)
- Sidy Pouye (Spain)
- Christopher Barr (USA)
- Matheus Nery Oliveira (Brazil)
- Chris Putra (Indonesia)
- Philippe Degila (France)
- Wil Harris (USA)
- Jingyu Xu (China)
- Abisai Pietersz (Netherlands)
- Sharif Reid (USA)
- Reuben Glass (USA)
- Emerson Costa (Brazil)
- Guilherme Gualberto (Brazil)
- Hossein Karimi (Iran)
- Gantulga Altankhuyag (Mongolia)
- Jeremiah Maxey (USA)
- Rafael Oliveira (Brazil)
- Minsu Kim (South Korea)
- Emmanuel Costa (Brazil)
- Karym Nathan Saripada (Philippines)
- Mauro Fialho (Spain)
- Ricardo Cenat (USA)
- Alessandro Cavagnola (Italy)
- Burak Ozkul (Turkey)
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How To Qualify
Past champions are qualified to compete in the Olympia for life. If it has been over five years since he won his last Olympia, permission from the IFBB Pro League is required. The top three from the previous Olympia are also automatically qualified.
The rest of the field comprises pro show winners throughout the qualifying season, which concluded on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. Olympia promoters and the IFBB Pro League can offer special invites to competitors if they choose, but none are expected.
Past Champions
Terry, Banks, and Hendrickson will compete in this contest. Four-time champion Jeremy Buendia hoped to compete but suffered an injury that will keep him offstage. Terry hopes to remain the champion for the second year in a row, while Banks hopes to reclaim the title he lost in 2023.
Hendrickson has history riding on this show. If he wins, he ties Buendia for the most Men’s Physique Olympia wins in the division’s history at four. Terry, Hendrickson, and Banks finished first, second, and third, respectively, at the 2023 Olympia.
Top Contenders
The three previous titleholders are certainly in the mix to contend, but several challengers could win their first Olympia title. Emanuel Hunter ranked fourth one year ago and returns in 2024.
Joining him are Diogo Montenegro and Corey Morris, who took fifth and sixth, respectively. Montenegro won the 2024 Arnold Classic Men’s Physique title, which makes him a threat to the champion. If they show up as expected in Las Vegas, then we will see the same top six in 2024 that we did in 2023.
Dark Horses
Nothing is certain in bodybuilding; other stars could move toward the top of the scorecards. Vitor Chaves ranked ninth in 2023 and won the 2024 Miami Muscle Beach Pro to punch his ticket to Las Vegas.
Someone who appears ready to break through to the top 10 is Carlos DeOliveira, who earned his qualification early by winning the 2023 Hurricane Pro. He was 12th in Orlando one year ago and could be poised to jump several spots. It would not be the first time that happened. Charjo Grant finished 12th in 2020 and 2021, then leaped to fourth in 2022.
Other Notes
Both Men’s Physique Olympia rounds will be streamed live as part of the 2024 Olympia pay-per-view, covering all 11 IFBB Pro League divisions. Details on how to purchase the pay-per-view are available at the Olympia Productions website.
BarBend will cover both rounds of all 11 competitions in Las Vegas throughout the weekend.
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