{"id":14381,"date":"2026-02-19T20:14:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T20:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=14381"},"modified":"2026-02-19T20:14:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T20:14:33","slug":"bodybuilding-champion-jason-lowe-dies-at-38","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=14381","title":{"rendered":"Bodybuilding Champion Jason Lowe Dies at 38"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id\/article\/slide\/5378969\/element\/0\">\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Professional bodybuilder Jason Lowe has died at age 38, his wife Ashley Lowe confirmed in a Jan. 22 post on his <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DT1JoRAke11\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id\/article\/slide\/5378969\/element\/1\">\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Lowe <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/contests.npcnewsonline.com\/contests\/2025\/ifbb_tampa_pro\/lxff\/jason_lowe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">competed<\/a> in bodybuilding from 2015 to 2025, and competed in Mr. Olympia in 2019 and 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id\/article\/slide\/5378969\/element\/2\">\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">&#8220;Today will be the hardest day of my life,&#8221; Ashley Lowe wrote in a tribute posted to Instagram. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know if words will ever be enough to hold what you meant to me, because they all feel so small in comparison. You made me a better version of myself, and you were going to be the absolute best dad. Saying that I&#8217;m devastated doesn&#8217;t even begin to touch the depth of this loss. I&#8217;m sitting here in our backyard writing this in your Olympia jacket, trying to feel close to you, trying to make sense of a world that already feels different without you in it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id\/article\/slide\/5378969\/element\/5\">\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">A <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/honoring-jason-lowes-legacy-in-bodybuilding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GoFundMe<\/a> posted on behalf of Lowe&#8217;s family called his death an &#8220;unexpected tragedy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id\/article\/slide\/5378969\/element\/6\">\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Lowe placed sixteen in his Olympia debut in 2019, then placed 11th in the 212 division the following year, according to <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/contests.npcnewsonline.com\/contests\/2024\/ifbb_legion_pro\/jphb\/jason_lowe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The National Physique Committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id\/article\/slide\/5378969\/element\/7\">\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">He also made two appearances at the Arnold Sports Festival, where he placed seventh in the Men&#8217;s Classic Physique division in 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25378969-bodybuilding-champion-jason-lowe-dies-38\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professional bodybuilder Jason Lowe has died at age 38, his wife Ashley Lowe confirmed in a Jan. 22 post on his Instagram. 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