Mamdouh Elssbiay
| Mamdouh Elssbiay | |
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| — Bodybuilder — | |
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Big Ramy in December 2020
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| Personal info | |
| Nickname | Big Ramy |
| Born | September 16, 1984 Al-Sebea, Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in[1] |
| Weight | Contest: 295 lb (134 kg) Off season: 310 lb (141 kg)[1] |
| Professional career | |
| Pro-debut | New York Pro, 2013 |
| Best win | Mr. Olympia, (2020, 2021) |
| Predecessor | Brandon Curry |
| Active | Yes |
Mamdouh Mohammed Hassan Elssbiay (Arabic: ممدوح محمد حسن السبيعي; born 16 September 1984), better known as Big Ramy, is an Egyptian IFBB professional bodybuilder.[2] He is the 2020 and 2021 reigning and defending Mr. Olympia bodybuilding champion.[3]
Early life
He was born in Al-Sebea near Baltim city in Burullus district, Kafr El Sheikh Governorate.[4] He worked as a fisherman, where he went to Kuwait, before he started to train professionally.[5] He has been married twice.[6]
Bodybuilding career
Elssbiay earned his pro card by winning the overall title at the 2012 Amateur Olympia in Kuwait City, just three years after he started training.[7] In 2010, Elssbiay joined Oxygen Gym in Kuwait. By 2011, he weighed 200 lbs, and when he stepped on the 2012 Amateur Olympia Kuwait stage, he weighed in at 286 lbs and was declared the champion. In 2013, Elssbiay made his IFBB Pro-debut at the New York Pro, which he won. In 2020, Elssbiay won the Mr. Olympia.
In October 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19, which prevented him from participating in the 2020 Europa Pro Bodybuilding Championships.[8]
Competitive history
Amateur
- 2012 Kuwait Golden Cup – 1st
- 2012 Amateur Olympia Kuwait – 1st (Earned Pro Card)
Professional
- 2013 New York Pro Championship – 1st
- 2013 Mr. Olympia – 8th
- 2014 New York Pro Championship – 1st
- 2014 Mr. Olympia – 7th
- 2015 Arnold Classic Brazil – 1st[9]
- 2015 Mr. Olympia – 5th[10]
- 2015 Arnold Classic Europe - 4th
- 2015 EVLS Prague Pro – 2nd
- 2016 Mr. Olympia – 4th[11]
- 2016 Arnold Classic Europe – 2nd[12]
- 2016 IFBB Kuwait Pro – 1st
- 2016 EVLS Prague Pro – 2nd[13]
- 2017 Mr. Olympia – 2nd[14]
- 2017 Arnold Classic Europe – 1st
- 2018 Mr. Olympia – 6th
- 2020 Arnold Classic – 3rd
- 2020 Mr. Olympia – 1st
- 2021 Mr. Olympia – 1st
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