Ryan Terry won the 2026 Men’s Physique Olympia on September 26, extending his championship run to four consecutive years at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
Terry received a perfect score of five. Ali Bilal finished second for the third straight year with 12 points, Kyron Holden placed third with 13, 2022 champion Erin Banks took fourth, and three-time champion Brandon Hendrickson rounded out the top five.
The victory tied Terry with Jeremy Buendia for the most Men’s Physique Olympia titles. Buendia won four straight from 2014 through 2017; Terry has now matched both the total and the consecutive streak with victories from 2023 through 2026.
The result completed one of the headline finals from the 2026 Olympia broadcast. Terry entered as the three-time defending champion, but the field also included Bilal, Holden, Banks, Hendrickson, and dozens of qualified challengers trying to interrupt the longest active reign in the division.
2026 Men’s Physique Olympia Results, Prize Money
- Ryan Terry — $50,000
- Ali Bilal — $20,000
- Kyron Holden — $12,000
- Erin Banks — $7,000
- Brandon Hendrickson — $6,000
- Edvan Palmeira
- Isai Kesek
- Vitor Chaves
- Carlos Asiedu Ocran
- Kaique Santos
The top-five payout totaled $95,000. Terry received $50,000, Bilal earned $20,000, and Holden collected $12,000. Banks and Hendrickson were awarded $7,000 and $6,000.
The official scores were Terry 5, Bilal 12, Holden 13, Banks 20, Hendrickson 26, Palmeira 29, Kesek 37, Chaves 38, Ocran 46, and Santos 48. Only one point separated Bilal and Holden in the race for second, while Terry’s perfect total gave him a clear seven-point margin over the runner-up.
Terry Matches The Division Record
Terry’s title run began in 2023 after he had spent years moving through the Olympia standings. He placed fourth in his 2015 debut, reached second in 2016, and returned to the podium in third in 2018. Later finishes outside the top three preceded his breakthrough, making the current streak the product of a long competitive climb rather than an immediate rise.
Bilal again came closest to ending the reign. His third consecutive runner-up finish gives him an unusual position in the division’s recent history: he has been Terry’s nearest challenger every year of the champion’s last three defenses but has not yet displaced him. Holden’s one-point deficit to Bilal puts another athlete directly into that pursuit.
Banks remained among the leading contenders in fourth, four years after winning the title. Hendrickson’s fifth-place result put another former champion inside the top five. Together, Banks and Hendrickson gave the final three active former winners around Terry, but neither moved close enough on the scorecard to threaten the championship.
Terry’s record-tying result followed Keone Pearson’s fourth straight Men’s 212 victory and arrived during the same weekend that Niall Darwen won Classic Physique. The broader event also included Lola Montez’s first Figure Olympia title, making the 2026 program a mix of sustained dynasties and new champions.
Terry will enter the next Olympia with a chance to become the first five-time Men’s Physique champion. Bilal and Holden leave Las Vegas as the two nearest scorers, while Banks and Hendrickson remain proven former champions. The immediate history, however, belongs to Terry: four appearances as defending champion have produced four victories.
The scorecard strengthens that historical point. Terry was the only athlete with a perfect total, and his seven-point margin exceeded the one-point difference between Bilal and Holden. The champion controlled first place clearly even though the battle for the remaining podium positions stayed tight through the final comparison.
