1x Mr. Olympia, 1982
Chris Dickerson
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.
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
Arnold Classic
All contests on record
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.
| Year | Contest | Division | Place | Won 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.
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
Peak Year 1980 (5 wins)
Measured against Chris Dickerson’s own seasons, not against the field. See the full peak window →
- Pro Debut
- 1973
- Olympia Debut
- 1979
- Peak Year
- 1980
- Last Contest
- 1994
Chris Dickerson at the Olympia, year by year
| 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
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.
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
| Year | Contest | Division | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Most-met rivals
Compare any two athletes →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.
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