Olympia 2025 Classic Physique Lineup: With Bumstead Retirement It’s Anyone’s Game

History is guaranteed to be made in Resorts World Theater this coming weekend. For the first time since 2019, there will be a new Classic Physique Olympia champion. Six-time titleholder Chris Bumstead had his last dance and called it a career. He’s taken his final lap around the sport as champion and will watch someone else stand tall on center stage.

The question is, who will that be? Even with Bumstead and now Men’s Open pro Urs Kalecinski out of the lineup, that is two of the top three finishers from the 2024 Olympia out of the running. Before we break down the contenders, the full 59-man lineup is below.

2025 Classic Physique Olympia Lineup

• Eric Abelon (USA)
• Yemi Adefioye (United Kingdom)
• Kim Angel (Spain)
• Breon Ansley (USA)
• Franklyn Audu (Canada)
• Justin Badurina (USA)
• Alex Cambronero (USA)
• Yu Bin Chen (Taiwan, China)
• Michael Daboul (United Arab Emirates)
• Niall Darwen (United Kingdom)
• Mahmood Al Durrah (Canada)
• Meysam Esggandari (Iran)
• Austin Espy (USA)
• Sabur Favors (USA)
• Logan Franklin (USA)
• Fanni Fuadi (Indonesia)
• Diego Galindo (Colombia)
• Sunmeet Gill (India)
• Matthew Greggo (USA)
• Fabio Junio (Brazil)
• Chen Kang (China)
• Paul Kanu (Sierra Leone)
• Kyrylo Khadaiev (Ukraine)
• Eric Wildberger Lisboa (Brazil)
• Kai Liu (China)
• Livingstone Livinho (Brazil)
• Miguel Malimo (Mozambique)
• Andrea Mammoli (Italy)
• Horse Marcello (Brazil)
• Fabian Mayr (Austria)
• Matheus Menegate (Brazil)
• Kenny Moreira (Brazil)
• Josema Munoz (Spain)
• Mohameed Murshed (Iraq)
• Richard Nagy (Hungary)
• Phil Niu (China)
• Andy Paredes (USA)
• Jaehun Park (South Korea)
• Seonghun Park (South Korea)
• German Pastor (Spain)
• Damien Patrick (USA)
• Gabriel Pereira (Brazil)
• Zhivko Petkov (Bulgaria)
• Valentin Petrov (Bulgaria)
• Ramon Rocha Queiroz (Brazil)
• Luca Reger (Germany)
• Emanuele Ricotti (Italy)
• Terrence Ruffin (USA)
• Abdullah Al Sairafi (Kuwait)
• Jesus Rodriguez Sendra (Spain)
• Daryn Shirbayev (Kazakhstan)
• Mike Sommerfeld (Germany)
• Reiner Stimmler (Germany)
• Patrick Teutsch (Germany)
• Kai Wang (China)
• Kellen Wilson (Canada)
• Piotr Wojtowicz (Poland)
• Anand Yadav (India)
• Mustafa Yildiz (Turkey)

Top Contenders

Mike Sommerfeld

Last year’s runner-up was Mike Sommerfeld, and he scored points on Bumstead in that final contest of C-Bum’s career. Sommerfeld kept that momentum going by winning the 2025 Arnold Classic Physique title, making him the heir apparent. However, nothing is guaranteed.

Some additional speculation and mind games are being played by some opponents because of the recent news that each competitor will be measured. If Sommerfeld doesn’t weigh in under the cap based on that height, all the work will be for naught. Should he clear that hurdle, many see him as the next champion in waiting.

“I can’t wait to show our final physique at the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding stage,” he wrote on Instagram.

Ramon Rocha Queiroz

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