Breaking: Big Ramy Wins 2021 Mr. Olympia for 2nd Time

Egypt's Mamdouh Elssbiay "Big Ramy" claimed the 2021 Mr. Olympia title for the second consecutive time on Saturday, in Orlando, FL.

It was the defending champ who managed to hang onto the most prestigious title in bodybuilding. Since Big Ramy is a previous Olympia winner, the total count of Mr. O remains at 16.

After a competitive round of pre-judging on Friday, Oct. 8, which included solid showings from relative Olympia newcomers Hunter Labrada and Nick Walker — the judges seemed to favor Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Elssbiay and Brandon Curry.

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The 2019 Mr. Olympia Brandon Curry was placed second, and “The Persian Wolf Hadi Choopan was placed third. In total, the 2021 Mr. Olympia took home $400,000 in cash. Here is the entire top five:

2021 Mr. Olympia Top Five with $1.6 million on the line

Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Elssbiay, $400,000

Brandon Curry, $150,000

Hadi Choopan, $100,000*

Hunter Labrada, $40,000

Nick Walker, $35,000

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*Choopan also won his second People’s Champion award, voted on by the fans.

During the Men’s Open pre-judging, the first callout featured six men: Nick Walker, Hadi Choopan, Big Ramy, Brandon Curry, Hunter Labrada, and William Bonac. Choopan brought what many fans and media members consider to be his best level of conditioning yet.

On Saturday, Choopan, Big Ramy, and Curry took center stage for what was presumably the showdown of the top three. All three men presented an elite package with little to no error. The judges certainly had their work cut out for them.

The bodybuilder who hails from Egypt exploded onto the pro scene in 2013 by winning the New York Pro that year. Fans and the media marveled at his size — 5’11” and nearly 300 pounds on stage.  This is Elssbiay’s eighth Mr. Olympia appearance and 20th competitive bodybuilding show.

2021 Olympia Weekend

The rest of the Olympia was also action-packed. Derek Lunsford defeated defending champion Shaun Clarida to become the new 212 Olympia winner. Also of note, Francielle Mattos won the first-ever Wellness pision. Missed some of the action? Here are the 10 other pision winners: