Wesley Vissers

Wesley Vissers (born May 6, 1993) is a Dutch IFBB professional bodybuilder. He began lifting weights at age 14 after being inspired by his father. Vissers studied Nutrition & Dietetics at HAN University of Applied Sciences.

Career

Amateur career Wesley Vissers' first competition was the 2013 Flexcup where he placed first overall in the junior division. He then followed that result up the next year by taking first overall in the open division of the same show. That same year he also claimed first overall in the junior division of the 2014 Juliette Bergmann Grand Prix.

In the 2018 Mr. Olympia, Vissers went head to head with the top classic physique athletes in the world including the previous year's top two of Breon Ansley and Chris Bumstead. Vissers would finish a tied 14th place among the 26 competitors.

Vissers returned to the stage the following year in the 2019 Arnold Classic. Here he placed outside of the top 6 in the classic physique division. Vissers skipped the 2019 Mr. Olympia competition, but returned to the Classic Physique pro stage later the same year at the 2019 IFBB Romania Pro, which he won, securing his 2020 Mr. Olympia qualification.

The following years Vissers went on to win 2021 IFBB Poland Pro, 2022 IFBB France Pro, 2023 IFBB European Championships and 2023 IFBB Romania Pro.

In the 2024 he won two back-to-back Arnold Classic Physique competitions (Arnold Classic US and Arnold Classic UK).

Contest history

1st - FlexCup, 2013, Junior Division, Veldhoven, Netherlands 1st - Juliette Bergman Grand Prix, 2016, Junior Division, Hilversum, Netherlands 4th - Pepa Grand Prix, 2017, Open Division, Opava, Czech Republic 1st - Juliette Bergman Grand Prix, 2017, Open Division, Hilversum, Netherlands 1st - Royal London Pro, 2018, Classic Physique, London, England, United Kingdom (earned the IFBB pro card) 1st - Chicago Pro, 2018, Classic Physique, Chicago, Illinois, United States 16th - Mr Olympia, 2018, Classic Physique, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 10th - Arnold Classic, 2019, Classic Physique, Columbus, Ohio, United States 1st - Romania Muscle Fest Pro, 2019, Classic Physique, Bucharest, Romania 11th - Mr Olympia, 2020, Classic Physique, Orlando, Florida, United States 3rd - Mr Big Evolution Pro Portugal, 2021, Classic Physique, Estorl, Portugal 1st - Battle of Champions Pro Poland, 2021, Classic Physique, Warsaw, Poland 11th - Mr Olympia, 2021, Classic Physique, Orlando, Florida, United States 3rd - Arnold Classic UK, 2022, Classic Physique, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 1st - Yamamoto Pro Cup France, 2022, Classic Physique, Lille, France 8th - Mr Olympia, 2022, Classic Physique, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 1st - Europa Pro, 2023, Classic Physique, Alicante, Spain 3rd - Dubai Pro, 2023, Classic Physique, Dubai, Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates 7th - Mr Olympia, 2023, Classic Physique, Orlando, Florida, United States 1st - Romania Muscle Fest Pro, 2023, Classic Physique, Bucharest, Romania 1st - Arnold Classic, 2024, Classic Physique, Columbus, Ohio, United States 1st - Arnold Classic UK, 2024, Classic Physique, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 8th - Mr Olympia, 2024, Classic Physique, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 5th - Arnold Classic, 2025, Classic Physique, Columbus, Ohio, United States 2nd - Detroit Pro, 2025, Classic Physique, Detroit, Michigan, United States 1st - Arnold Classic, 2026, Classic Physique, Columbus, Ohio, United States 1st - Detroit Pro, 2026, Classic Physique, Detroit, Michigan, United States 2nd - Arnold Classic UK, 2026, Classic Physique, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Vintage Genetics Wesley Vissers along with his family founded and run the Vintage Genetics brand. They offer bodybuilding inspired clothing, footwear, training gear, and online personal coaching. In 2017 Vintage Genetics worked together with Nutritech to produce a bodybuilding supplement line. As of 2019, the owner of Vintage Genetics, Wesley Vissers, has started his own supplement line named Gladiator Sports Pro of which each supplement is personally formulated by Vissers himself.

Personal life Wesley Vissers's is residing in Best, Netherlands. is the owner of 100% FitGym, and is also used to accommodate coaching and posing lessons for eager bodybuilders. Wesley Vissers also has a younger brother named Kane who is an aspiring amateur bodybuilder. Vissers and his girlfriend have a son named Dexter, and a daughter named Lara.