Ali Ejlali

Ali Ejlali, (Persian: علی اجلالی; born April 17, 1988) is an Iranian professional bodybuilder. He is the UK Physical Culture Association (PCA) pro champion. Ejlali has participated in professional competitions in Italy and Thailand from 2014 to 2023, winning first place times.

Ejlali has competed in the Asian Games, winning the gold medal and finishing as the runner-up on another occasion. He has participated in the Franco Columbu Championships in Italy three times, earning gold medals. He has won ten gold medals in the Asian Games held in Thailand.

Throughout these years, this bodybuilder has been awarded the individual overall winner five times in the Championships. Ali Ejlali was also among the medal winners in the Russian Amateur Mr. Olympia and Arnold Classic Africa tournaments.

Early life
Ali Ejlali was born in the Iranian city of Amol, Mazandaran province, on April 17, 1988. He and his family moved from Amol to Tehran when he was a child, and he grew up in the Iranian capital

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Career
Ali Ejlali’s first international and professional competition was the 2014 Macao Asian Games, where he achieved a runner-up position. In the same year, he took part in the World Championships held in India and finished in fourth place.

In 2015, he participated in the Amateur Mr. Olympia in Moscow, Russia, and notched a fifth-place finish. Inspired by Lee Andrew McCutcheon (Lee Priest), who served as his first professional trainer in 2015, Ali Ejlali began his pro bodybuilding career.

Ali Ejlali’s coach in 2017 was the Lebanese bodybuilder George Farah, and later, in 2018, he selected Jay Cutler as his trainer. In 2017, Ejlali competed in the Arnold Classic Africa in South Africa and earned a bronze medal. In the same year, he participated in three Franco Columbu competitions in Italy, winning gold medals. In 2018, he prepared for the World Championships besides Andy Cunningham, an Italian bodybuilding champion.



Stats
Ali Ejlali bodybuilder:
 * Height: 5 ft
 * Off-season weight: 250–340 lbs
 * Competition weight: 242–259 lbs
 * Upper arms: 22 in
 * Chest: 58 in
 * Thighs: 36 in
 * Waist: 33 in
 * Calves: 22 in

Individual Overall Winner
The individual overall winner refers to winning a medal among the first-place champions of all weight classes competing in the tournament. Between 2022 and 2023, this bodybuilder participated in 10 consecutive World and Asian Championships held in Thailand,  gold medals and two fifth-place finishes. Ali Ejlali also competed in four international individual overall winner contests and to win the prize sword four times. 

Immigration & Retirement
Ali Ejlali moved from Iran to Turkey in late 2019 and established residence in Istanbul. he retred in 2023.

Honors and awards



 * World Physique and Bodybuilding Federation (WBPF) Coaching Certificate
 * Academic Sports Degree from the United States Sports Academy
 * Third-grade WNBF USA referee and coaching cards
 * Pro Card PCA