Name: Shawn Ray
Nickname: The Giant Killer
Birth date: 9/9/1965
Division: Men’s Open
Height: 5’5″
Competition Weight: 205 – 215 lb
| SHOW | PLACE |
|---|---|
| 2001 Mr. Olympia | 4th |
| 2000 Mr. Olympia | 4th |
| 1999 Mr. Olympia | 6th |
| 1998 Mr. Olympia | 5th |
| 1997 Mr. Olympia | 3rd |
| 1996 Mr. Olympia | 2nd |
| 1996 Arnold Classic | 5th |
| 1996 Ironman Pro | 3rd |
| 1995 Mr. Olympia | 4th |
| 1994 Mr. Olympia | 2nd |
| 1993 Mr. Olympia | 3rd |
| 1992 Mr. Olympia | 4th |
| 1991 Mr. Olympia | 5th |
| 1991 Arnold Classic | 1st |
| 1990 Mr. Olympia | 3rd |
| 1990 Arnold Classic | 1st* (later disqualified) |
| 1990 Ironman Pro | 1st |
| 1988 Mr. Olympia | 13th |
| 1987 National Championships | 1st |
| 1987 Mr. California | 1st |
| 1986 Junior National Championships | 2nd |
| 1985 Junior World Championships | 1st |
| 1985 NPC Teen National Championships | 1st |
| 1985 Teen Mr. Orange County | 1st |
| 1984 NPC Teen National Championships | 2nd |
| 1984 Teen Mr. California | 1st |
| 1984 NPC Teen Mr. Los Angeles | 3rd |
| 1983 California Gold Cup | 1st |
| 1983 Orange Coast Championships | 2nd |
Bio:
Shawn Ray is an IFBB-certified pro bodybuilder from Fullerton, California. He was not a very athletic child, but joined a gym in college and quickly became immersed in the fitness and strength training lifestyles. He began to compete and was inspired to continue after placing second at the 1983 Orange Coast Championships, his first competition. He earned his pro card at the 1987 National Championships.
Ray is known for having an impressively long career in the industry, competing for over thirty years. During that time, he has only placed outside of the top five once. He cites bodybuilders Chris Dickerson and Bob Paris as two of his greatest inspirations for becoming a bodybuilder. He is also a published other and wrote The Shawn Ray Way to detail how he made it to the pro stage starting off as an amateur bodybuilder late in the game.
Scandal marked his career in 1990, when his first place win at the Arnold Classic was rescinded after he failed to pass a drug test. However, he went on to compete in and place first in many other bodybuilding competitions. He is currently retired and works with the SmartShake fitness nutrition company. He also previously wrote for Muscular Development and currently works at Generation Iron as a Senior Analyst.
