Brandon Curry

Brandon Curry (born 1982) is an American professional bodybuilder who competes in the men's open division of the IFBB Pro League and won the 2019 Mr. Olympia. He also took the Arnold Classic US title in 2019 and 2022. Born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, he took up weight training as a child, studied exercise science at Middle Tennessee State University and left the football team there to concentrate on bodybuilding. He entered his first contest at 19 in 2000 and won both the novice and open overall titles, finished second in the heavyweight divisions of the NPC USA and National Championships in 2007, and stood eighth on his first Olympia stage in 2011. Outside the sport he works as a personal trainer and lives between Nashville and Oceanside, California.