Shawn Ray
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Shawn Ray appears on the cover of Flex Magazine. |
Shawn Ray (born
September 9,
1965 in
Fullerton, California,
USA) is a former professional
bodybuilder and
author.
In over 30 major bodybuilding competitions, Ray has only failed to place in the top five once. Signing his first professional bodybuilding sponsor contract in 1988 Ray has been featured in two video documentaries;
Final Countdown, covering his preparations for an
IFBB Mr. Olympia contest, and
Inside & Out, a look at his daily life. He is also mentioned in
The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding by
Bill Dobbins and
Arnold Schwarzenegger. Ray also wrote a book about how to become a bodybuilder, named
The Shawn Ray Way.
*1983 California Gold Cup
*1984 Mr. Teenage Los Angeles
AAU (Short & Overall)
*1984 Teenage Mr. California (Middle & Overall)
*1985 Teenage Mr. Orange County (Short & Overall)
*1985 Teenage National Championships (Lightheavy & Overall)
*1985 Jr. World Championships (Lightheavy & Overall)
*1987 Mr. California (Lightheavy & Overall)
*1987 National Championships (Lightheavy & Overall)
*1990 Pro Ironman Champion
*1991
Arnold ClassicRay competed over three different decades before retiring at age 36 in 2001. Although one of the most frequent competitors ever in the Mr. Olympia show, the actual winner's title itself eluded him for his entire career.
*1988 13th Place
*1990 3rd Place
*1991 5th Place
*1992 4th Place
*1993 3rd Place
*1994 2nd Place
*1995 4th Place
*1996 2nd Place
*1997 3rd Place
*1998 5th Place
*1999 5th Place
*2000 4th Place
*2001 4th Place
Ray retired from competitive bodybuilding in 2001 and is now working with a
nutritional supplement company in
Beverly Hills, California called
VYO Tech Nutrition.
[1] He placed in the top five at the Mr. Olympia competition for twelve consecutive years, two of those being first runner-up finishes. Ray married in 2003 and welcomed a baby girl to his family in August of 2005. He is currently promoting his first Pro/Am Bodybuilding contest-expo, held in
Denver, Colorado in May 2006 called
The Shawn Ray Classic.
[2]*
The Shawn Ray Official website*
Career summary and interview
