2023 Masters Olympia Roster Revealed

This is who’s anticipated to pose on stage in Romania this summer season.

Written by Robert Zeglinski Final up to date on April 26, 2023

This yr, the Masters Olympia will return after an 11-year absence, going down in Cluj-Napoca, Romania on Aug. 26-27, 2023. It’s going to function 10 aggressive divisions and solely showcase bodybuilding athletes who’re at the least 40 years of age. With the early-April software course of completed, it’s now clear who shall be touring to Japanese Europe this coming summer season.

On Apr. 25, 2023, an Olympia TV YouTube video that includes Jay Cutler and different bodybuilding figures like Terrick El Guindy, Steve Weinberger, and Alina Popa revealed the entire roster for the 2023 Masters Olympia. The general prize purse for the taking part rivals will be $229,000.

The headline division of the competition is likely to be the Males’s Open class. Current months have seen hypothesis about athletes comparable to Cutler, Johnnie Jackson, and Dexter Jackson (the final Masters Olympia champion in 2012) probably becoming a member of the competitors. As confirmed by this roster reveal, the seasoned veterans, who’re within the midst of their respective retirements, won’t function on the 2023 Masters Olympia.

Nevertheless, a longtime veteran and lively titan in the primary Olympia discipline, Kamal Elgargni, is now confirmed to be part of the Masters Olympia roster. Elgargni is most notably coming off a third-place end result within the 212 division on the 2022 Mr. Olympia. He’ll compete within the Males’s Open on the return of the Masters Olympia. Elgargni could preserve this aggressive set-up to organize for the upcoming 2023 Mr. Olympia. The athlete beforehand clarified this could be his plan to remain constant along with his coaching and vitamin.

2023 Masters Olympia Rosters | Overview

Right here’s a whole rundown of each division’s roster on the 2023 Masters Olympia.

Males’s Open

• Kamal Elgargni
• Logan Robson
• Marek Olejniczak
• Maxx Charles
• Michael Ely
• Michael Lynn
• Philip Clahar
• Robert Burneika
• Fred Smalls
• Joseph Piersante
• Joshua Lenartowicz
• Ken Jackson
• Ron Stevens
• Rusty Jeffers
• Sergio Lima
• Slavoj Bednar
• Tony Lagrene
• Vincent Galanti
• Vladimir Agrinskiy

212

• Anwar Darwish Ali
• Derik Farnsworth
• Bola Ojex
• Ahmed Fawzi
• Fernando Noronha De Almeida
• David Henry
• Jeff Williamson
• Hidetada Yamagishi
• Jicheng Qian
• Jonni Shreve
• Jim Everton
• Mason Butt
• Milton A. Martinez
• Ryan Walters
• Zohir Mihoubi
• Steve Thayer
• Ricardo Plata Duran
• Wayne Williams

Males’s Physique

• Adon Marcus
• Andrea Mosti
• Anton Antipov
• Byron Ross
• Arya Saffaie
• Michael Ferguson
• Myron Griffin
• Sharif Reid
• Terrence Teo
• Dajuan Freeman
• David Odom
• Everett Davis
• Everton Ribiero
• George Brown
• Harlan Taylor
• Joshua Petrecky
• Kenyon Leno
• Kevin Reeder
• Marcell Shippen
• Youcef Djoudi