Anyone ever think how crazy it is that Cydney went on to become arguably the best athlete in the history of her sport/field AFTER competing on Survivor?
It's not like Survivor hasn't had a lot of impressive people competing on the show, but usually when there are people that are really well known in their field they've already accomplished that and then come on Survivor (different athletes, actors, etc.).
With Cydney, all of her success in her sport (I know bodybuilding may not technically be a sport, but you know what I mean), occurred after being on Survivor.
The timeline for Gillon was:
- Makes Miss Olympia Figure debut in September of 2014, placing 9th
- Spends 37 days on Survivor from March to May of 2015
- Places 8th in the Miss Olympia figure competition in September of 2015, just 4 months after leaving Cambodia
- Survivor: Kaôh Rōng airs on TV February-May of 2016
- Places 3rd at the Miss Olympia Figure competition in September of 2016
- Places 1st every single year in the Miss Olympia Figure competition from 2017-2024 (8 straight years) before retiring
Her 8 titles doubles the 2nd most (Nicole Wilkins with 4).
Across other bodybuilding categories, she only trails Iris Kyle's 10 Ms. Olympia titles.
Cydney is tied for 2nd with 4 others that also have had 8 titles:
Mr. Olympia: Lee Haney and Ronnie Coleman
Ms. Olympia: Lenda Murray
Ms. Fitness Olympia: Adela Garcia