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.

1 Bodybuilding career
2 Recent career and personal life
3 Bodybuilding titles
4 Mr. Olympia contest history
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Bodybuilding career

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. Ray has also featured in many fitness and bodybuilding articles, including appearing on the cover of FLEX magazine.

[edit] Recent career and personal life

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]

[edit] Bodybuilding titles

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

[edit] Mr. Olympia contest history

Ray 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.