David Henry (born February 24, 1975, in

Denver, Colorado Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...

) is an American

International Federation of BodyBuilders The International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation (IFBB) is an international professional sports governing body for bodybuilding and fitness. Headquartered in Las Rozas de Madrid, it oversees many of the sport's major international events, ...

(IFBB) professional

bodybuilder Bodybuilding is the practice of progressive resistance exercise to build, control, and develop one's muscles via hypertrophy. An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. It is primarily undertaken for aesthetic ...

. Henry is a Master Sgt. (E-7) in the

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Air force, air service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is one of the six United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Tracing its ori ...

. He lives in

Tucson, Arizona Tucson (; ; ) is a city in Pima County, Arizona, United States, and its county seat. It is the second-most populous city in Arizona, behind Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, with a population of 542,630 in the 2020 United States census. The Tucson ...

. Henry is the first 202-212 division Mr Olympia winner.

Career

At age 17, David started training with weight for his track & field events and competed his first bodybuilding competition, the Team Muscle Tech Challenge, where he won. His first

National Physique Committee The National Physique Committee (NPC) is the largest amateur bodybuilding organization in the United States. Amateur bodybuilders compete in competitions from local to national competitions sanctioned by the NPC. While the term "bodybuilding" is ...

(NPC) competition was in the 2001 NPC Nationals, where he placed 11th in the middleweight division. His first IFBB competition was the Florida Pro Xtreme Challenge of 2004, where he placed 10th. His first Ironman Pro Invitational was in the same year, where he placed 6th. His first

Arnold Classic The International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness Professional League, IFBB Pro Arnold Sports Festival, also known as the Arnold Schwarzenegger Sports Festival, is an annual multi-sport event consisting of professional bodybuilding (''Arn ...

was in 2005, where he placed 12th. He competed in his first

Mr. Olympia Mr. Olympia is the title awarded to the winner of the professional men's bodybuilding contest in the open division at Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend—an international bodybuilding competition that is held annually and is sanct ...

later that year, where he placed 14th. In 2008, Henry placed 15th at the Mr Olympia but went on to winning the first 202 Mr Olympia division title.

Stats

*Height: 5'5" *Contest Weight: 203 lbs. *Off-Season Weight: 235 lbs.

Competitive history

*2001 NPC Nationals, Middleweight, 11th *2002 NPC Nationals, Middleweight, 1st *2002 NPC USA Championships, Middleweight, 2nd *2004 Florida Pro Xtreme Challenge, 10th *2004 Ironman Pro Invitational, 6th *2004 San Francisco Pro Invitational, 8th *2005

, 12th *2005 Europa Supershow, 4th *2005 Ironman Pro Invitational, 7th *2005

, 14th *2005 Mr. Olympia Wildcard Showdown, 1st *2005 San Francisco Pro Invitational, 7th *2005 Toronto Pro Invitational, 7th *2006 Arnold Classic, 11th *2006 Colorado Pro Championships, 3rd *2006 Ironman Pro Invitational, 2nd *2006 New York Pro Championships, 4th *2006 Mr. Olympia, 16th (tied) *2007 Arnold Classic, 14th *2007 Ironman Pro Invitational, 6th *2007 Mr. Olympia, 10th *2008 Ironman Pro Invitational, 12th *2008 Arnold Classic, 12th *2008 IFBB Tampa Bay Pro, 3rd *2008 Mr. Olympia, 15th *2008 Mr. Olympia 202 Division, 1st *2009 New York Pro 202 Division, 3rd *2009 Tampa Bay Pro 202 Division, 1st *2009 Mr. Olympia 202 Division, 2nd *2010 Europa Battle of Champions (Hartford,CT) 202 Division, 2nd *2012 DAPLACELLAS SUPER SHOW, 1st *2012 SHERU CLASSIC 212 1st *2013 SHERU CLASSIC 212 1st *2013 Mr. Olympia 212, 2nd *2014 Arnold Classic 212, 2nd *2016 Mr. Olympia 212, 5th *2017 Mr. Olympia 212, 4th *2017 Arnold Classic 212, 2nd *2018 Arnold Classic 212, 4th *2018 Muscle Contest Ireland 212, 1st *2018 Mr. Olympia 212, 6th *2018 Japan Pro 212, 1st *2019 Legion Sports Fest 212, 1st *2019 Mr. Olympia 212, 11th *2020 Mr. Olympia 212, 12th *2021 Legion Sports Fest 212 Masters, 1st *2022 Arnold Classic UK 212, 5th *2023 Masters Mr. Olympia 212, 2nd

References

1975 births Living people African-American bodybuilders American professional bodybuilders American male bodybuilders 21st-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-bodybuilding-bio-stub

Career

Stats

Competitive history

See also

References