Ronnie Coleman Bodybuilder, Age, Weight, Height, Now, Olympia

Ronnie Coleman is an IFBB professional bodybuilder and a police officer. He is best known for winning the prestigious Mr. Olympia title eight times and is generally admitted as one of the greatest bodybuilders in history.

Ronnie Coleman’s Early Life

Ronnie Coleman was born on May 13, 1964, in the Pelican State, Louisiana, America. His mother brought him up beside a younger brother and two sisters.

As a child, Ronnie Coleman joined a high-level playing football during high school; his usually bulky frame supported his power over others his age, and he became known for his impressive figure.

After becoming stronger in the gym, Ronnie’s performance as a soccer player improved even further. After getting his degree in Accounting, Ronnie Coleman moved to Texas because he thought there would be more job chances in the neighboring state.

Ronnie Coleman knew he was designed for bigger things and started searching for other professions.

Ronnie Coleman As a Police Officer

During his research for other works, Ronnie found an opening at the Arlington, Texas, police station in the paper. Soon after, he applied and successfully gained his new job at 25 in 1989.

Ronnie trained in the gym to fit weight lifting around his new lifestyle in the police force; luckily, the police station was equipped with a special gymnasium where he started his weight training.

Ronnie Coleman Bodybuilding Career

Ronnie Coleman signed up for the Metro Flex gym, where he was introduced to the gym owner, Brian Dobson. A few months under the training of Brian Dobson, he turned up at the 1990 Mr Texas show as an unknown amateur.

After winning the Mr Texas amateur competition, Ronnie competed at the 1990 NPC Championships and won third place, which was not good enough for him. So he took a step back and made important changes to his physique to be as competitive as possible.

In 1991 Ronnie Coleman returned and won the World Amateur Championships in Poland he also got his Pro Card with a physique worthy of competing with the best.

In the 1992 Chicago Pro Championships, Ronnie was up against beasts like Kevin Levrone, Bob Paris, and Milos Sarcev. He took 11th place, but it was a learning experience and could only move him to get better.

Ronnie Coleman Mr Olympia 1998 was his first Olympia title, after having 9th place the previous year where Dorian Yates was Mr Olympia.

He defeated Flex Wheeler and went on to do this a few times, but he also knocked out several other best competitors.

Among the elite professionals that he defeated during those eight years include Kevin Levrone, Shawn Ray, Lee Priest, Dexter Jackson, Gunther Schlierkamp, Dennis James, Jay Cutler, Ernie Taylor Markus Ruhl, Nasser El Sonbaty, Chris Cormier, Gustavo Badell, Melvin Anthony, Victor Martinez, and more.

His reign remained from 1998 to 2005, tying him with Lee Haney for most victories at Mr Olympia, which still stands to this day.

No one can survive on top forever, and Ronnie Coleman was deposed at the 2006 Mr Olympia by future four times champion Jay Cutler. He did fight once again in 2007, but it was clear that his time was over.

Ronnie Coleman took 4th position at his last Olympia and retired from the sport, a very emotional day for fans and the Olympia. Ronnie Coleman is now retired with maximum Olympia titles.

Undoubtedly, most bodybuilding fans and legends believe Ronnie Coleman is the greatest of all time. His size, proportions, freakiness, vascularity, symmetry, and cool factor are outstanding and matchless.

Competition History of Ronnie Coleman

No	Years	Event	Position
1	1990	Mr. Texas	1st
2	1990	NPC Texas Champions	1st
3	1991	World Amateur Championships	1st
4	1992	Chicago Pro Championships	11th
5	1992	Night of Champions	14th
6	1992	Mr. Olympia	6th
7	1993	Chicago Pro Invitational	4th
8	1993	Grand Prix France	6th
9	1993	Grand Prix Germany	6th
10	1994	Grand Prix France	3th
11	1994	Grand Prix Germany	3th
12	1994	Mr. Olympia	15th
13	1994	San Jose Pro Invitational	4th
14	1995	Canada Pro Cup	1st
15	1996	Canada Pro Cup	1st
16	1997	Grand Prix	1st
17	1998	Toronto Invitational	1st
18	1998	Mr. Olympia	1st
19	1998	Grand Prix Finland	1st
20	1999	Mr. Olympia	1st
21	1999	World Pro Championships	1st
22	1999	Grand Prix England	1st
23	2000	Mr. Brody Langley	1st
24	2000	Grand Prix England	1st
25	2000	World Pro Championships	1st
26	2000	Mr. Olympia	1st
27	2001	Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic	1st
28	2001	Mr. Olympia	1st
29	2001	New Zealand Grand Prix	1st
30	2006	Grand Prix Austria – IFBB	2nd
31	2006	Grand Prix Holland – IFBB,	2nd
32	2006	Grand Prix Romania – IFBB	2nd
33	2006	Mr. Olympia – IFBB	2nd
34	2001	Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic	1st
35	2001	Ronnie Coleman Mr. Olympia	1st
36	2001	New Zealand Grand Prix	1st
37	2002	Ronnie Coleman Mr. Olympia	1st
38	2002	Grand Prix Holland	1st
39	2004	Mr. Olympia	1st
40	2004	Grand Prix England	1st
41	2004	Grand Prix Holland	1st
42	2005	Mr. Olympia	1st
43	2006	Mr. Olympia – IFBB	2nd
44	2007	Mr. Olympia – IFBB	4th

Physical Standard of Ronnie Coleman

Weight	140 kg
Height	feet and 11 inches
Age	57 years
Arm Size	24 inches
Chest Size	58 inches
Waist Size	36 inches
Thighs Size	36 inches

Ronnie Coleman Wife

In 1998, Ronnie met personal trainer Rouaida Christine Achkar at a sports show in Paris. They got married in 2007 but ultimately departed.

In 2016, Ronnie Coleman met Susan Williamson, a personal trainer. They live in Arlington, Texas, and have four children.

Ronnie Coleman is not only loved because of what he achieved on stage but the hype methods he used before a big lift, such as calling “yeah buddy”, lightweight baby” and nothing but a peanut,” went viral with the fitness and bodybuilding community.

Ronnie Coleman’s Net Worth

Ronnie Coleman is one of the best IFBB Pro bodybuilders from Taxes, the United States. Ronnie Coleman is the eight-time consecutive Mr Olympia winner. As of November 2022, he has a net worth of $2 million.

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