Phillip Jerrod Heath (born December 18, 1979) is an American IFBB professional

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. He is a seven-time

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winner, having won the competition every year from 2011 to 2017. His latest victory tied him with Arnold Schwarzenegger for the joint-second number of all-time Mr. Olympia wins, behind

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and

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, who are joint-first with eight wins each. His physique is considered one of the best and well balanced bodybuilding physiques of all time.

Early life

Phillip Jerrod Heath was born in

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, on December 18, 1979. He attended

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in Seattle, where he was team captain and shooting guard on the varsity basketball team. He attended the

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on an athletic scholarship, majoring in business administration while playing shooting guard for the university's Division I basketball team.

Bodybuilding career

Heath entered bodybuilding in 2002. In 2005, he won the overall title at the NPC (

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) USA Championships, earning the right to compete as an IFBB Pro. He won his first two IFBB professional events the following year: The Colorado Pro Championships and The New York Pro Championship. In 2007, Heath placed fifth at the

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. Although he still qualified to compete in the 2007 Mr. Olympia contest, Heath, nevertheless, decided not to enter the contest, stating that he needed additional time to improve his form. Heath won the 2008 Iron Man show and placed second to Dexter Jackson at the 2008 Arnold Classic. In his 2008 Mr. Olympia debut, Heath finished third to become the first novice to place in the top three since

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in 1993. He claimed the fifth position at the 2009 Mr. Olympia title and second place at the 2010 event. He gained the crown in 2011. Heath defended the title of ''Mr Olympia'' consecutively six times since then until 2018 when he placed second to Shawn Rhoden.

Professional wrestling

During the countdown to TNA's Bound for Glory pre-show on October 20, 2013, Heath accompanied

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(

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and

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) to the ring for their tag team gauntlet match, which they won; later in the night, he accompanied them to their

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match against Gunner and James Storm. After the match, he celebrated their title victory with them in the ring and backstage during an interview.

Competitive history

*2003 Northern Colorado State, Novice, Light-Heavyweight 1st and overall *2003 NPC Colorado State, Light-Heavyweight, 1st *2004 NPC Colorado State, Heavyweight, 1st and Overall *2005 NPC Junior Nationals, HeavyWeight, 1st and Overall *2005 NPC USA Championships, HeavyWeight, 1st and Overall *2006 Colorado Pro Championships, 1st *2006 New York Pro Championship, 1st *2007 Arnold Classic, 5th *2008 IFBB Iron Man, 1st *2008 Arnold Classic, 2nd * 2008 Mr. Olympia, 3rd *

2009 Mr. Olympia The 2009 Mr. Olympia contest was an International Federation of BodyBuilders, IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and the feature event of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2009 held September 24–27, 2009 at the Orleans ...

, 5th *2010 Arnold Classic, 2nd *

2010 Mr. Olympia The 2010 Mr. Olympia was an International Federation of BodyBuilders, IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and the feature event of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2010 which was held September 23–26, 2010 at the Las Ve ...

, 2nd * 2011 Mr. Olympia, 1st *2011 Sheru Classic, 1st *

2012 Mr. Olympia The 2012 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and the feature event of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2012 held September 27–30, 2012 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and Orleans Arena in ...

, 1st * 2012 Sheru Classic, 1st *

2013 Mr. Olympia The 2013 Mr. Olympia contest was an International Federation of BodyBuilders, IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held September 27–28, 2013, at the Orleans Arena at The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada. It was the 49th Mr. ...

, 1st * 2013 Arnold Classic Europe, 1st *

2014 Mr. Olympia The 2014 Mr. Olympia contest was an International Federation of BodyBuilders, IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and part of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2014 that was held on September 18–21, 2014, at the South Ha ...

, 1st * 2015 Mr. Olympia, 1st * 2016 Mr. Olympia, 1st * 2017 Mr. Olympia, 1st * 2018 Mr. Olympia, 2nd * 2020 Mr. Olympia, 3rd

References

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Shawn Rhoden Shawn Rhoden (April 2, 1975 – November 6, 2021) was a Jamaican-American IFBB professional bodybuilder and past Mr. Olympia. He won the 2018 Mr. Olympia contest by defeating seven-time Mr. Olympia Phil Heath. Early life Born in Kingston, Ja ...