{"id":31361,"date":"2026-10-11T10:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T10:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=31361"},"modified":"2026-10-11T10:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T10:00:39","slug":"ernie-taylor-height-bodybuilding-stats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=31361","title":{"rendered":"Ernie Taylor Height &#8211; Bodybuilding Stats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<nav class=\"bb-section-nav\" aria-label=\"Jump to profile section\">\n                                                <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-career-stats-heading\">Record<\/a>        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-results-heading\">Results<\/a>        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-timeline-heading\">Timeline<\/a>        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-divisions-heading\">Divisions<\/a>        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-rivals-heading\">Rivals<\/a>        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-related-heading\">Related<\/a>    <\/nav>\n<p class=\"bb-answer-block\">Ernie Taylor is a Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United Kingdom with a competitive record spanning 1997\u20132004.<\/p>\n<section class=\"bb-stats-box\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-career-stats-heading\">\n<p>\n            <span class=\"bb-stats-box-kicker\">Championship record<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bb-career-stats-heading\" class=\"bb-stats-box-title\">Championship appearances<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Counted from the same results table below: an appearance is one contest entered (in the years the Olympia also judged weight classes, one appearance can carry two placings), an Olympia title is the overall win in that division, and Top 3 counts first, second and third together. The last row is every professional contest on record for Ernie Taylor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-record-row\">\n<h3 class=\"bb-record-row__series\">Mr. Olympia<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bb-record-row__stats\">\n<p><span class=\"bb-record-stat__num\">4<\/span><span class=\"bb-record-stat__label\">Appearances<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bb-record-stat__num bb-record-stat__num--title\">0<\/span><span class=\"bb-record-stat__label\">Titles<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bb-record-stat__num\">0<\/span><span class=\"bb-record-stat__label\">Top 3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-record-row\">\n<h3 class=\"bb-record-row__series\">Arnold Classic<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bb-record-row__stats\">\n<p><span class=\"bb-record-stat__num\">2<\/span><span class=\"bb-record-stat__label\">Appearances<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bb-record-stat__num bb-record-stat__num--title\">0<\/span><span class=\"bb-record-stat__label\">Titles<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bb-record-stat__num\">0<\/span><span class=\"bb-record-stat__label\">Top 3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-section--results\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-results-heading\">\n                <input type=\"radio\" name=\"bb-results-view\" id=\"bb-view-all\" class=\"bb-results-state\" checked=\"checked\"\/><br \/>\n                <input type=\"radio\" name=\"bb-results-view\" id=\"bb-view-olympia\" class=\"bb-results-state\"\/><br \/>\n                <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"bb-results-expand\" class=\"bb-results-state\" aria-label=\"Show the full results history\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-section-head\">\n<h2 id=\"bb-results-heading\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Professional results<\/h2>\n<p>\n                                <label class=\"bb-results-filter__btn\" for=\"bb-view-all\">All results<\/label><br \/>\n                                <label class=\"bb-results-filter__btn\" for=\"bb-view-olympia\">Olympia<\/label>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Every professional contest result on record for Ernie Taylor, 16 in all. The table opens on the first 15 and expands in place from there. Nothing sits on a separate page. Won by names the winner of the division Ernie Taylor competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-results-more bb-results-more--all\">\n            <span class=\"bb-results-more__count bb-results-more__count--collapsed\">Showing 15 of 16 professional results.<\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"bb-results-more__count bb-results-more__count--expanded\">Showing all 16 professional results.<\/span><br \/>\n                        <label class=\"bb-results-more__link bb-results-more__link--expand\" for=\"bb-results-expand\">Load full history \u2192<\/label><br \/>\n            <label class=\"bb-results-more__link bb-results-more__link--collapse\" for=\"bb-results-expand\">Show fewer \u2190<\/label>\n        <\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Ernie Taylor that source is MuscleMemory. Open any contest above and that page names its own source and links to it where the source is still reachable. That archive no longer answers at the addresses we hold, so it is credited by name here and not offered as a link.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-timeline-section\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-timeline-heading\">\n<p><h2 id=\"bb-timeline-heading\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Every professional season<\/h2>\n<p>                        <span class=\"bb-section-head__meta\">1997 to 2004 shown \u00b7 16 professional results<\/span>\n                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline\" role=\"figure\" aria-label=\"Career timeline for Ernie Taylor\">\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-track\">\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--bronze\" aria-label=\"Night of Champions, 3rd Place, 1997, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-1997-0\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-1997-0\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Night of Champions<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1997<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--bronze\">3rd Place<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1997<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--olympia\" aria-label=\"Mr. Olympia, #8, 1998, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-1998-0\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-1998-0\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr. Olympia<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1998<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#8<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button><br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"Night of Champions, #5, 1998, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-1998-1\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-1998-1\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Night of Champions<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1998<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#5<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1998<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--olympia\" aria-label=\"Mr. Olympia, #13, 1999, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-1999-0\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-1999-0\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr. Olympia<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1999<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#13<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button><br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"Night of Champions, #6, 1999, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-1999-1\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-1999-1\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Night of Champions<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1999<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#6<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1999<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"Grand Prix England, #5, 2001, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-2001-0\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-2001-0\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Grand Prix England<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 2001<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#5<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button><br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"Night of Champions, #7, 2001, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-2001-1\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-2001-1\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Night of Champions<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 2001<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#7<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">2001<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"Arnold Classic, #8, 2002, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-2002-0\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-2002-0\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Arnold Classic<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 2002<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#8<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button><br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"Grand Prix England, #4, 2002, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-2002-1\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-2002-1\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Grand Prix England<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 2002<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#4<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button><br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--bronze\" aria-label=\"Ironman Pro Invitational, 3rd Place, 2002, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-2002-2\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-2002-2\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Ironman Pro Invitational<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 2002<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--bronze\">3rd Place<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button><br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--olympia\" aria-label=\"Mr. Olympia, #14, 2002, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-2002-3\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-2002-3\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr. Olympia<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 2002<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#14<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button><br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"San Francisco Pro, #7, 2002, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-2002-4\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-2002-4\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">San Francisco Pro<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 2002<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#7<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">2002<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--silver\" aria-label=\"Grand Prix England, 2nd Place, 2003, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-2003-0\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-2003-0\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Grand Prix England<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 2003<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--silver\">2nd Place<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button><br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--silver\" aria-label=\"Grand Prix Holland, 2nd Place, 2003, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-2003-1\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-2003-1\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Grand Prix Holland<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 2003<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--silver\">2nd Place<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button><br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--olympia\" aria-label=\"Mr. Olympia, #10, 2003, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-2003-2\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-2003-2\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr. Olympia<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 2003<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#10<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">2003<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"Arnold Classic, #10, 2004, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-2004-0\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-ernie-taylor-2004-0\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Arnold Classic<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 2004<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#10<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">2004<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-item\"><span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--olympia\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> Olympia<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-item\"><span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--gold\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> 1st place<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-item\"><span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--silver\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> 2nd place<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-item\"><span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--bronze\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> 3rd place<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-item\"><span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> Other<\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<dl class=\"bb-career-milestones\" aria-label=\"Career milestones\">\n<p><dt class=\"bb-career-milestone__label\">Pro Debut<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"bb-career-milestone__year\">1997<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p><dt class=\"bb-career-milestone__label\">Olympia Debut<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"bb-career-milestone__year\">1998<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p><dt class=\"bb-career-milestone__label\">Last Contest<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"bb-career-milestone__year\">2004<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<\/dl>\n<\/section>\n<h2 id=\"bb-olympia-chart-heading\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Ernie Taylor at the Olympia, year by year<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"bb-chart bb-chart--career-arc\" id=\"bb-career-arc-ernie-taylor\" data-bb-dataviz=\"career-arc\" data-api-base=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/wp-json\/bodybuilding\/v1\/\" data-slug=\"ernie-taylor\"><figcaption class=\"bb-chart__caption\">\n            Ernie Taylor at the Mr. Olympia: no title, first appearance 1998. Source: Fitness Volt Bodybuilding Database.<br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><div class=\"bb-chart__fallback\">\n<table class=\"bb-chart__table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Year<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Placement<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Division<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">1998<\/th>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">1999<\/th>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">2002<\/th>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">2003<\/th>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p class=\"bb-data-freshness\">Data updated <time datetime=\"2026-09-30\">September 30, 2026<\/time><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-section--unlisted\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-unlisted-heading\">\n<p><h2 id=\"bb-unlisted-heading\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Amateur and other shows not counted above<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">2 results from amateur shows and other contests this archive does not class as professional. Every total on this page covers the professional career only, so these are listed here but never counted, and they have no contest page.<\/p>\n<details class=\"bb-divisions-other\">\n<summary class=\"bb-divisions-other__toggle\"><span class=\"bb-divisions-other__label\">Show the list<\/span><svg class=\"bb-icon bb-divisions-other__chevron\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"m6 9 6 6 6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/summary>\n<\/details>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"bb-ssr-summary__links\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/divisions\/mens-open\/\">More Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding athletes<\/a><br \/>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/countries\/gb\/\">Athletes from United Kingdom<\/a>\n                                    <\/p>\n<aside class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-section--divisions\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-divisions-heading\">\n<h2 id=\"bb-divisions-heading\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Results by division<\/h2>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">All 16 of Ernie Taylor\u2019s professional results are in <a class=\"bb-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/divisions\/mens-open\/\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-rivals-section\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-rivals-heading\">\n<p class=\"bb-answer-block\">In 5 meetings, Ronnie Coleman finished ahead of Ernie Taylor 5 times to 0.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Opponents are ranked by how often they shared a stage and how big the stage was, not by reputation. A meeting is one contest where both competed in the same division and both were placed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-related-section\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-related-heading\">\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Competitors in the same division type whose careers overlapped Ernie Taylor\u2019s, ordered by how close their debut year, Olympia titles and Olympia appearances are. It is a list of comparable careers, not a judgement about who was better.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 16 professional contest results. It is published only where a career holds at least five, because below that a single placing moves the figure by twenty points or more.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-data-trust-bar\" data-bb-type=\"athlete\" data-bb-slug=\"ernie-taylor\" data-bb-id=\"9358\" data-bb-label=\"Ernie Taylor\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-confidence bb-confidence--high bb-data-trust-bar__badge\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"High confidence - 16 professional results, Well-verified source\" aria-describedby=\"bb-conf-tip-5\">&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-confidence__dot\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-confidence__label\">High confidence<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-confidence__tip\" id=\"bb-conf-tip-5\" role=\"tooltip\">16 professional results, Well-verified source<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-data-trust-bar__sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-data-trust-bar__date\">Updated September 30, 2026<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <span class=\"bb-data-trust-bar__sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-rating bb-data-trust-bar__rating\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Is this data accurate?\">&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-rating__q\">Accurate?<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-rating__btn bb-rating__btn--up\" data-bb-rate=\"1\" aria-pressed=\"false\" title=\"Mark as accurate\">&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-rating__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u25b2<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-rating__count\" data-bb-up=\"\">0<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-sr-only\">accurate<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <\/button>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-rating__btn bb-rating__btn--down\" data-bb-rate=\"-1\" aria-pressed=\"false\" title=\"Mark as inaccurate\">&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-rating__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u25bc<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-rating__count\" data-bb-down=\"\">0<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-sr-only\">inaccurate<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <\/button>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-rating__msg\" data-bb-rate-msg=\"\" aria-live=\"polite\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <span class=\"bb-data-trust-bar__sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-data-trust-bar__report\" data-bb-report=\"\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\">Report an issue<\/button>&#13;\n                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-missing-band\">\n        <span class=\"bb-missing-band__kicker\">Missing from this profile<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-missing-band__text\">No weight on record.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-athlete-bio-trigger\" data-bb-athlete-id=\"9358\" data-bb-athlete-name=\"Ernie Taylor\" data-bb-field=\"weight_kg\" data-bb-label=\"weight\" aria-label=\"Know this athlete's weight? 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