Wesley Vissers
Wesley Vissers (born May 6, 1993) is a Dutch IFBB professional bodybuilder.[1]
Early life[]
Wesley Vissers was born in the Netherlands during the spring of 1993.[1] He began lifting weights at age 14 after being inspired by his father.[2]
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.[2]
After a two-year gap between competitions Wesley returned to the stage in 2016 to compete in the European Arnold Classic. Here he placed fifth overall in the junior division.[2]
Wesley followed this performance in the 2016 Juliette Bergman Grand Prix where he placed first overall amongst the junior division and second overall in super heavy-weight division. The next year he placed first overall in the 2017 Juliette Bergman Grand Prix open division.[2]
In 2017, Wesley entered and took first overall in the classic division of Royal London Pro qualifier. Here he earned his IFBB pro card officially making him a professional bodybuilder.[2]
Professional career[]
In 2019, Wesley traveled to the United States to enter his first IFBB professional competition, the 2018 Chicago Pro. Here he placed first overall amongst 18 men in the classic division to claim his invitation to the 2018 Mr. Olympia competition.[3]
In the 2018 Mr. Olympia, Wesley 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. He would finish a tied 16th place among the 26 competitors.[4]
Wesley 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.[5]
Contest history[]
- 1st - FlexCup, 2013, Junior Division, Veldhoven, Netherlands[2]
- 1st - FlexCup, 2014, Open Division, Veldhoven, Netherlands[6][2]
- 1st - Juliette Bergman Grand Prix, 2014, Junior Division, Sommelsdijk, Netherlands[2]
- 5th - Arnold Classic Europe, 2016, Junior Division, Barcelona, Spain[2][7][8][9]
- 1st - Juliette Bergman Grand Prix, 2016, Junior Division, Hilversum, Netherlands[2]
- 1st - Mr Golden Era, 2017, NSP Online Competition [10][11][12]
- 4th - Pepa Grand Prix, 2017, Open Division, Opava, Czech Republic[13][14][15][16]
- 1st - Juliette Bergman Grand Prix, 2017, Open Division, Hilversum, Netherlands[2][17][18][19]
- 1st - Royal London Pro, 2018, Classic Physique, London, England (earned IFBB pro card) [20][21]
- 1st - Chicago Pro, 2018, Classic Physique, Chicago, Illinois[22][23][24]
- 16th - Mr Olympia, 2018, Classic Physique, Las Vegas, Nevada[25][26][27]
- 10th - Arnold Classic, 2019, Classic Physique, Columbus, Ohio[28][29]
- 1st - Romania Muscle Fest Pro, 2019, Classic Physique, Bucharest, Romania[30][31][32]
- 11th - Mr Olympia, 2020, Classic Physique, Orlando, Florida[33][34]
- 3rd - Mr Big Evolution Pro Portugal, 2021, Classic Physique, Estorl, Portugal[35][36][37][38]
- 1st - Battle of Champions, 2021, Classic Physique, Warsaw, Poland[39][40]
- 11th - Mr Olympia, 2021, Classic Physique, Orlando, Florida[41][42]
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.[43] In 2017 Vintage Genetics worked together with Nutritech to produce a bodybuilding supplement line.[44] 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 Wesley himself.[45]
Personal life[]
Wesley Vissers' girlfriend Marly Nooijen is the owner of 100% FitGym,[46] the gym that Wesley has used since late 2017 to work for the achievement of his IFBB Pro card, his IFBB Pro League Win and every other accomplishment thereafter. The gym is located in Best, the Netherlands 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.
References[]
- ^ a b "Wesley Vissers: 22 Years Old Arnold Schwarzenegger Double From Netherlands – Built Report". Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k cyberflexing (2018-04-22). "Cyberflexing.com Exclusive Interview With IFBB Pro Classic Bodybuilder Wesley Vissers". Cyberflexing. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ "2018 Chicago Pro Scorecards | IFBB Professional League". Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ "2018 IFBB Olympia Results". Bodybuilding.com. 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ "Arnold Sports Festival: Arnold Classic Physique". www.arnoldsportsfestival.com. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ "Flex Cup 2014".
- ^ "O F F I C I A L C O N T E S T R E S U L T S" (PDF).
- ^ "Event Results".
- ^ "2016 ARNOLD CLASSIC EUROPE AMATEUR FULL RESULTS".
- ^ "Invited to Mr. Golden Era Contest by Nick's Strength and Power".
- ^ "I won the Mr. Golden Era Contest".
- ^ "Mr. Golden Era Winner".
- ^ "RESULTS MEN BODYBUILDING UP TO 90 KG" (PDF).
- ^ "Event Results".
- ^ "GP PEPA Opava 2017 - výsledky".
- ^ "WESLEY VISSERS' SHOW DAY! - Grand Prix PEPA - Classic Bodybuilding".
- ^ "Wesley Vissers fantastickým vítězem Juliette Bergmann GP!".
- ^ "COMPETITION DAY - Classic Bodybuilding - JBGP 2017".
- ^ "Uitslagenoverzicht Juliette Bergmann Grand Prix" (PDF).
- ^ "I BECAME AN IFBB PRO! - CLASSIC PHYSIQUE - MY THOUGHTS".
- ^ "IFBB Pro Card Winners: Welcome to the IFBB Pro League".
- ^ "2018 IFBB WINGS OF STRENGTH CHICAGO PRO".
- ^ "2018 Chicago Pro Results: Wesley Vissers wins to qualify for the 2018 Olympia".
- ^ "Chicago Pro 2018 Results".
- ^ "2018 IFBB MR OLYMPIA".
- ^ "OFFICIAL RESULTS: 2018 Olympia Weekend".
- ^ "2018 Mr. Olympia Results & Surprises".
- ^ "2019 ARNOLD SPORTS FESTIVAL".
- ^ "2019 ARNOLD CLASSIC".
- ^ "2019 IFBB ROMANIA MUSCLE FEST PRO".
- ^ "RESULTS: 2019 IFBB Romania Muscle Fest Pro".
- ^ "IFBB Romania Muscle Fest Pro 2019 Results".
- ^ "2020 IFBB MR OLYMPIA".
- ^ "Olympia 2020 Classic Physique Results".
- ^ "2021 IFBB MR BIG EVOLUTION PRO".
- ^ "Results & Photos: 2021 Portugal Pro – Andrea Presti wins".
- ^ "2021 IFBB Portugal Pro Results and Scorecards".
- ^ "IFBB Portugal Pro 2021 Results".
- ^ "Wesley Vissers wins Classic Physique at the 2021 Battle of Champions Pro".
- ^ "2021 Battle of Champions Pro".
- ^ "2021 IFBB MR OLYMPIA".
- ^ "2021 Olympia Scorecards".
- ^ "Vintage Genetics | Stay Golden. | Gym, Fitness and Workout Apparel". Vintage Genetics. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ "Supplements". Vintage Genetics. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ "Gladiator Supplements". Gladiator Sports. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ^ "100% FitGym". 100% FitGym. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- Dutch bodybuilders
- 1993 births
- Living people