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Brian Buchanan
Brian Buchanan is a British bodybuilder, born in 1962, who won Mr. Universe at twenty-two and went on to place in the top ten at two Mr. Olympias. Twenty-six results are on record between 1979 and 1998.
Known for
The amateur run that made his name. He won Mr Britain in 1981 and again in 1983, the European Championships in 1982, and the Mr. Universe in 1984, the same year he was runner-up at the World Championships. He took the Universe professional title in 1995.
Early career
He started in the junior class in 1979 and was competing there until 1981. From 1982 he was in the open class, with a spell in the tall division in the mid 1980s. His two Olympia appearances came at the end of that decade: seventh in 1988 and eighth in 1989. Twelve of his recorded contests are amateur and fourteen professional.
Championship record
Championship appearances
Counted from the same results table below: an appearance is one contest entered (in the years the Olympia also judged weight classes, one appearance can carry two placings), an Olympia title is the overall win in that division, and Top 3 counts first, second and third together. The last row is every professional contest on record for Brian Buchanan.
Mr. Olympia
2Appearances
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All contests on record
16Contests
1Wins
4Top 3
Professional results
Every professional contest result on record for Brian Buchanan, 16 in all. The table opens on the first 15 and expands in place from there. Nothing sits on a separate page. Won by names the winner of the division Brian Buchanan competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.
| Year | Contest | Division | Place | Won by |
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| 1998 | Night of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #13 | Ronnie Coleman |
| 1998 | Toronto Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #9 | Ronnie Coleman |
| 1995 | Universe - Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1989 | Grand Prix England | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #6 | Lee Labrada |
| 1989 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #8 | Lee Haney |
| 1988 | Grand Prix England | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #4 | Lee Labrada |
| 1988 | Grand Prix France | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #6 | Rich Gaspari |
| 1988 | Grand Prix Germany | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #5 | Rich Gaspari |
| 1988 | Grand Prix Greece | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #5 | Lee Labrada |
| 1988 | Grand Prix Italy | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #5 | Rich Gaspari |
| 1988 | Grand Prix Spain | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #6 | Rich Gaspari |
| 1988 | Grand Prix Spain (2) | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #7 | Lee Labrada |
| 1988 | Grand Prix US Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Mike Christian |
| 1988 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #7 | Lee Haney |
| 1988 | World Pro Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Mike Christian |
| 1985 | Universe - Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Edouard Kawak |
Showing 15 of 16 professional results.
Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Brian Buchanan that source is MuscleMemory. Open any contest above and that page names its own source and links to it where the source is still reachable. That archive no longer answers at the addresses we hold, so it is credited by name here and not offered as a link.
Every professional season
Olympia
1st place
2nd place
3rd place
Other
- Pro Debut
- 1985
- Olympia Debut
- 1988
- First Win
- 1995
- Last Contest
- 1998
Brian Buchanan at the Olympia, year by year
| Year | Placement | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 7 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1989 | 8 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
Data updated
Amateur and other shows not counted above
10 results from amateur shows and other contests this archive does not class as professional. Every total on this page covers the professional career only, so these are listed here but never counted, and they have no contest page.
Show the list
| Year | Contest | Division | Place |
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| 1984 | Mr Universe | Division not recorded (Tall) | #1 |
| 1984 | World Championships | Division not recorded (Professional) | #2 |
| 1983 | Mr Britain | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 |
| 1982 | European Championships | Division not recorded (Tall) | #1 |
| 1982 | Mr Britain | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 |
| 1981 | European Championships | Division not recorded (Junior) | #2 |
| 1981 | Mr Britain | Division not recorded (Junior) | #1 |
| 1980 | European Championships | Division not recorded (Junior) | #4 |
| 1980 | Mr Britain | Division not recorded (Junior) | #3 |
| 1979 | Mr Britain | Division not recorded (Junior) | #7 |
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Most-met rivals
Compare any two athletes →In 12 meetings, Mike Quinn finished ahead of Brian Buchanan 7 times to 5.
Opponents are ranked by how often they shared a stage and how big the stage was, not by reputation. A meeting is one contest where both competed in the same division and both were placed.
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Sources
Contest record from the Fitness Volt bodybuilding database. He also appears in Fitness Volt's best biceps in bodybuilding history.
Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 16 professional contest results. It is published only where a career holds at least five, because below that a single placing moves the figure by twenty points or more.
Missing from this profile
No height or weight on record.