Mamdouh Mohammed Hassan Elssbiay ( ar, ممدوح محمد حسن السبيعي; born 16 September 1984), also known as Big Ramy, is an Egyptian IFBB

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. He is a two time

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champion, winning in

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and

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Early life

Mamdouh Mohammed Hassan Elssbiay was born on 16 September 1984 in Al-Sebea, a town in Kafr El Sheikh. He worked as a fisherman before moving to Kuwait, where he started to train professionally in Kuwait City in 2009.

Bodybuilding career

Elssbiay earned his pro card by winning the overall title at the 2012 Amateur Olympia in Kuwait City. In 2010, he joined Oxygen Gym in Kuwait. By 2011, he weighed 200 lbs, and when he stepped on the 2012 Amateur Olympia Kuwait stage, he weighed in at 286 lbs and was declared the champion. In 2013, Elssbiay made his IFBB Pro-debut at the New York Pro, which he won. In 2020 and 2021, he won the

contest.

Personal life

In October 2020, Elssbiay tested positive for

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, preventing him from participating in the 2020 Europa Pro Bodybuilding Championships. Elssbiay is a Muslim. In November 2021, it was revealed that he had secretly married his second wife, and that his first wife had discovered this through the media.

Competitive history

Amateur *2012 Kuwait Golden Cup – 1st *2012 Amateur Olympia Kuwait – 1st (Earned Pro Card) Professional *2013 New York Pro Championship – 1st *

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– 8th *2014 New York Pro Championship – 1st *

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– 7th *2015

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Brazil – 1st *

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– 5th *2015 Arnold Classic Europe - 4th *2015 EVLS Prague Pro – 2nd *

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– 4th *2016 Arnold Classic Europe – 2nd *2016 IFBB Kuwait Pro – 1st *2016 EVLS Prague Pro – 2nd *

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– 2nd *2017 Arnold Classic Europe – 1st *

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– 6th *2020 Arnold Classic – 3rd * 2020 Mr. Olympia – 1st *2021 Mr. Olympia – 1st *2022 Mr. Olympia – 5th

References

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* 1984 births Living people Egyptian bodybuilders Egyptian expatriates in Kuwait People from Kafr El Sheikh Governorate {{Egypt-sport-bio-stub