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1x Mr. Olympia, 1982

Chris Dickerson

GenderMale
Born1939
DiedDecember 23, 2021, aged 82
Born inNew York, NY
StatusRetired

Chris Dickerson was a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United States with a competitive record spanning 1973–1994.

About

Henri Christophe Dickerson was an American professional bodybuilder.

Championship record

Where the titles came from

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 Chris Dickerson.

Mr. Olympia

5Appearances
1Title
3Top 3

Arnold Classic

1Appearance
0Titles
0Top 3

All contests on record

31Contests
13Wins
27Top 3

Professional results

Every professional contest result on record for Chris Dickerson, 31 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 Chris Dickerson competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.

YearContestDivisionPlaceWon by
1994 Olympia - Masters Men's Open Bodybuilding #4 Robby Robinson
1990 Arnold Classic Men's Open Bodybuilding #8 Mike Ashley
1984 Mr. Olympia Men's Open Bodybuilding #11 Lee Haney
1982 Mr. Olympia Men's Open Bodybuilding #1 Winner
1981 Grand Prix California Men's Open Bodybuilding #1 Winner
1981 Grand Prix Louisiana Men's Open Bodybuilding #1 Winner
1981 Grand Prix New England Men's Open Bodybuilding #2 Albert Beckles
1981 Grand Prix Washington Men's Open Bodybuilding #1 Winner
1981 Grand Prix World Cup Men's Open Bodybuilding #2 Boyer Coe
1981 Mr. Olympia Men's Open Bodybuilding #2 Franco Columbu
1981 Night of Champions Men's Open Bodybuilding #1 Winner
1981 Professional World Cup Men's Open Bodybuilding #2 Boyer Coe
1980 Canada Pro Cup Men's Open Bodybuilding #1 Winner
1980 Florida Pro Invitational Men's Open Bodybuilding #1 Winner
1980 Grand Prix California Men's Open Bodybuilding #1 Winner
1980 Grand Prix Louisiana Men's Open Bodybuilding #2 Casey Viator
1980 Grand Prix Miami Men's Open Bodybuilding #1 Winner
1980 Grand Prix Pennsylvania Men's Open Bodybuilding #2 Casey Viator
1980 Mr. Olympia Men's Open Bodybuilding #2 Arnold Schwarzenegger
1980 Night of Champions Men's Open Bodybuilding #1 Winner
1980 Pittsburgh Pro Invitational Men's Open Bodybuilding #2 Casey Viator
1979 Canada Diamond Pro Cup Men's Open Bodybuilding #2 Roy Callendar
1979 Canada Pro Cup Men's Open Bodybuilding #1 Winner
1979 Grand Prix Vancouver Men's Open Bodybuilding #2 Roy Callendar
1979 Mr. Olympia Men's Bodybuilding (Lightweight) #4 –
1976 Universe - Pro Men's Open Bodybuilding #3 Serge Nubret
1976 Universe - Pro Division not recorded (Short) #2 Tony Emmott
1975 Pro Mr World Men's Open Bodybuilding #2 Boyer Coe
1975 Universe - Pro Men's Open Bodybuilding #2 Boyer Coe
1974 Universe - Pro Division not recorded (Short) #1 Winner
1973 Pro Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #1 Winner

Showing 15 of 31 professional results. Showing all 31 professional results.

Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Chris Dickerson 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

1973 to 1994 shown · 31 professional results

Peak Year 1980 (5 wins)

Measured against Chris Dickerson’s own seasons, not against the field. See the full peak window →

1973
1974
1975
1976
1979
1980
1981
1982
1984
1990
1994
Olympia 1st place 2nd place 3rd place Other
Pro Debut
1973
Olympia Debut
1979
Peak Year
1980
Last Contest
1994

Chris Dickerson at the Olympia, year by year

Chris Dickerson at the Mr. Olympia: 1 title (1982), first appearance 1979. Source: Fitness Volt Bodybuilding Database.
Year Placement Division
1979 4 Men's Open Bodybuilding (lightweight class)
1980 2 Men's Open Bodybuilding
1981 2 Men's Open Bodybuilding
1982 1 Men's Open Bodybuilding
1984 11 Men's Open Bodybuilding

Data updated

Physique benchmark

How Chris Dickerson measures up

Fat-free mass index turns the height and weight on this profile into one number for how much muscle a frame carries, so a shorter competitor is not flattered by a bodyweight comparison. The normalised figure adjusts it again to a standard height, which is the version worth ranking. Both assume the 6% body fat a competitor steps on stage at, because that is the only condition the recorded weight was taken in.

28.6FFMI
29.4Normalised FFMI
174thOf 316 measured men

The closest Olympia champion on that measure is Arnold Schwarzenegger, at 29.6.

What this rank is not. This database holds a height and a weight for just 463 athletes, and they are overwhelmingly the ones somebody bothered to measure: 74 of them hold an Olympia title. Almost every competitor on record carries no measurement at all. The pool also mixes every division and era together, from the lightweight women's classes to the open heavyweights, so it ranks size and nothing else. It says where Chris Dickerson sits among the athletes we hold measurements for, not among competitors.

Amateur and other shows not counted above

23 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
YearContestDivisionPlace
1976 Olympus Men's Open Bodybuilding #4
1973 Mr Universe Division not recorded (Short) #1
1971 Mr Universe Division not recorded (Short) #1
1970 Junior Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #1
1970 Junior Mr America Division not recorded (Most Muscular) #1
1970 Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #1
1970 Mr America Division not recorded (Most Muscular) #1
1970 Mr Universe Division not recorded (Short) #1
1969 Junior Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #2
1969 Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #2
1968 Junior Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #3
1968 Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #3
1968 Mr America Division not recorded (Most Muscular) #3
1968 Mr USA Men's Open Bodybuilding #1
1968 Mr USA Division not recorded (Most Muscular) #2
1967 Junior Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #4
1967 Junior Mr America Division not recorded (Most Muscular) #5
1967 Mr America Men's Open Bodybuilding #6
1967 Mr America Division not recorded (Most Muscular) #4
1967 Mr California Men's Open Bodybuilding #1
1966 Junior Mr USA Men's Open Bodybuilding #1
1966 Junior Mr USA Division not recorded (Most Muscular) #1
1966 Mr North America Men's Open Bodybuilding #2

In 22 meetings, Chris Dickerson finished ahead of Boyer Coe 16 times to 6.

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.

Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 31 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.

High confidence 31 professional results, Well-verified source Updated September 30, 2026 Accurate?

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