Ryan Terry (born 1988) is a British professional bodybuilder who competes in the Men's Physique division of the IFBB Pro League. He is the reigning Men's Physique champion at Mr. Olympia, having won the title four years running from 2023 to 2026, which equalled Jeremy Buendia's record in the division.
Terry grew up in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, and worked as a plumber and gas engineer before he competed full time. He won Mr Great Britain in 2010, turned professional in 2013, and had competed at the Olympia since 2015 without winning it, finishing second in 2016 and third in 2018. He has also won the Men's Physique title at the Arnold Classic in three countries: Spain in 2013 as an amateur, the United States in 2017 and the United Kingdom in 2021.
Early life Terry grew up in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, where he attended St John's Church of England Primary School and the Elizabethan school. He started training at a gym when he was 14. Before he competed full time he worked as a plumber, a pot washer and a removals man, and qualified in plumbing and gas fitting.
Career Terry won Mr Great Britain and the Mister International contest in Indonesia in 2010. He moved into the Men's Physique division and won the category at the 2013 Arnold Classic Europe in Spain as an amateur, which earned him an IFBB professional card.
He made his professional debut at the 2014 IFBB Grand Prix. In 2015 he took his first professional win at the Pittsburgh Pro and placed fourth on his Olympia debut. He finished second at the 2016 Olympia, and in 2017 won the Men's Physique title at the Arnold Classic in Columbus, Ohio. He told the Worksop Guardian in 2018 that Arnold Schwarzenegger had interviewed him on stage after the win.
Terry placed third at the 2018 Olympia and fifth in 2019, and won the Asia Grand Prix in 2017 and 2019. After finishing eighth at the 2020 Olympia, he won the first Arnold Classic UK in October 2021, which made him the only competitor to have won the Arnold Classic Men's Physique title in three countries. He placed seventh at the 2022 Olympia.
Olympia titles After winning the 2023 New York Pro to qualify, Terry won the Men's Physique Olympia in Orlando in November 2023, taking the title from the defending champion Erin Banks. He said afterwards that he would have stopped competing had he lost. He defended the title in Las Vegas in October 2024, finishing ahead of Ali Bilal, and won again in October 2025, with Bilal second for a second year.
On 26 September 2026, at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Terry won a fourth consecutive title with a score of five points, ahead of Bilal and Kyron Holden. The win equalled Buendia's record of four Men's Physique Olympia titles, which Buendia won consecutively between 2014 and 2017, and made Terry the first competitor to win four in a row since Buendia.https://generationiron.com/2026-mens-physique-olympia-results/
Competitive record + IFBB Pro League results Year Contest Placing 2014 IFBB Grand Prix 16th 2014 Europa Super Show 10th 2015 Miami Muscle Beach Pro 2nd 2015 Pittsburgh Pro 1st 2015 Mr. Olympia (Men's Physique) 4th 2016 Arnold Sports Festival 4th 2016 Mr. Olympia (Men's Physique) 2nd 2017 Arnold Sports Festival 1st 2017 Mr. Olympia (Men's Physique) 6th 2017 Asia Grand Prix 1st 2018 Mr. Olympia (Men's Physique) 3rd 2019 Mr. Olympia (Men's Physique) 5th 2019 Asia Grand Prix 1st 2020 Mr. Olympia (Men's Physique) 8th 2021 Arnold Classic UK 1st 2022 Mr. Olympia (Men's Physique) 7th 2023 Pittsburgh Pro 2nd 2023 New York Pro 1st 2023 Mr. Olympia (Men's Physique) 1st 2024 Mr. Olympia (Men's Physique) 1st 2025 Mr. Olympia (Men's Physique) 1st 2026 Mr. Olympia (Men's Physique) 1st
Personal life Terry runs a gym in Nottinghamshire under the RT Fit name, along with coaching and meal preparation businesses. He has said that becoming a father changed how he approaches competition.
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