Mamdouh Elssbiay is a professional bodybuilder, who broke the record of the heaviest bodybuilder to compete at the 2015 Mr. Olympia, one of the prestigious events of his career.
Elssbiay is married and has 2 children.
Elssbiay was born on September 16, 1984, in Baltim, Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt. He is Egyptian by nationality and belongs to ethnic background. He currently lives in Kuwait and is better known by his nickname "Big Ramy".
Born and raised in Baltim, Kafr El Sheikh, he completed his education in his hometown. Later, he moved to Kuwait, where he started his professional career. He started training in early 2009 and joined Oxygen Gym in Kuwait. He took part at the 2012 Amateur Olympia held in Kuwait City. He won his pro card winning the overall title at the event.
Mamdouh Elssbiay made his IFBB Pro debut at the New York Pro in 2013, where he had a victory and declared the champion. He has participated in various contests such as IFBB New York Pro and IFBB Olympia Weekend in the year 2013 and 2014.
Elssbiay had a great year in 2015, where he took part in most of the competitions including IFBB EVL's Prague Pro, IFBB Arnold Classic Europe, IFBB Olympia Weekend and IFBB Arnold Classic Brasil. He ranked under top ten in most of the contest he has participated.
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He had a grand victory at the third edition of Arnold Classic Brazil, which took place in Sao Paulo and was crowned as the champion. Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor, politician, and founder of the Arnold Classic Brazil honored him for coming in first place in the bodybuilding competition.
He broke the record for the heaviest bodybuilder to compete in the 2015 Mr. Olympia event, weighing 316 pounds. Phil Heath won the event. He is one the most popular Pro League athletes because of his body size and personality.
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Elssbiay has reached the age of 32 now. His birth sign is Virgo. He is an Egyptian-born Kuwaiti professional bodybuilder popular by the nickname, Big Ramy. He has attracted the attention of many people by his hulking and gigantic body. He has won various achievements in his career, which made him such a great bodybuilder of his time.
Moving on to his personal life, Big Ramy is married and has two children. The couple got married after having an affair for several years. The marriage took place in such a private way that only his close relatives know about this event. He currently resides in Kuwait with his wife and children.
He has not mentioned about his past affairs and girlfriend among the media, as he seems to more concentrated and devoted towards his career.
Elssbiay earned $40,000 in prize money after winning the Arnold Classic in 2017. He has also made earnings from several other events. Some of the sources have revealed his net worth to be about $10 million. However, there is no any strong data to prove.
He is a hulking bodybuilding with an amazing height of 5 feet 10 inches weighing 316 pounds. His incredible legs measure 35.5 inches and his massive arms measure 24 inches round.
