5 career wins
Dennis Tinerino
Dennis Tinerino was a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United States with a competitive record spanning 1969–1982.
About
Dennis Tinerino (December 23, 1945 – May 7, 2010) was an American bodybuilder, most prominent in the late 1960s and 1970s. He won the Mr. Universe title four times in 1968, 1975, 1980 and 1981 and Mr. World in 1971 in the tall man's category, and Mr. America in 1978. After becoming involved in a life of crime, running one of the biggest escort services in California, he became an international evangelist. The 1983 edition of The Gold's Gym book of bodybuilding cited him as "one of the most successful bodybuilders of the past decade or two". He is an inductee of the National Fitness Hall of Fame, IFBB Hall of Fame and National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.
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 Dennis Tinerino.
Mr. Olympia
All contests on record
Professional results
Every professional contest result on record for Dennis Tinerino, 26 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 Dennis Tinerino competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.
| Year | Contest | Division | Place | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #14 | Chris Dickerson |
| 1981 | Grand Prix World Cup | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #5 | Boyer Coe |
| 1981 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #7 | Franco Columbu |
| 1981 | Professional World Cup | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #5 | Boyer Coe |
| 1981 | Universe - Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1981 | World Pro Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1980 | Canada Pro Cup | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Chris Dickerson |
| 1980 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #8 | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| 1979 | Canada Diamond Pro Cup | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #4 | Roy Callendar |
| 1979 | Canada Pro Cup | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #6 | Chris Dickerson |
| 1979 | Grand Prix Pennsylvania | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #4 | – |
| 1979 | Grand Prix Vancouver | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #4 | Roy Callendar |
| 1979 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Frank Zane |
| 1979 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Bodybuilding (Heavyweight) | #2 | Mike Mentzer |
| 1978 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #9 | Frank Zane |
| 1978 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Bodybuilding (Heavyweight) | #4 | Robby Robinson |
| 1978 | Night of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #6 | Robby Robinson |
| 1977 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #6 | Frank Zane |
| 1977 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Bodybuilding (Heavyweight) | #3 | Robby Robinson |
| 1975 | Universe - Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | Unplaced | Boyer Coe |
| 1975 | World Pro Championships | Men's Bodybuilding (Heavyweight) | #1 | Winner |
| 1973 | Universe - Pro | Division not recorded (Tall) | #1 | Winner |
| 1972 | Universe - Pro | Division not recorded (Tall) | #1 | Winner |
| 1971 | Pro Mr World | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Boyer Coe |
| 1970 | Pro Mr America | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Rick Wayne |
| 1969 | Universe - Pro | Division not recorded (Tall) | #2 | Arnold Schwarzenegger |
Showing 15 of 26 professional results.
Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Dennis Tinerino 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 1981 (2 wins)
Measured against Dennis Tinerino’s own seasons, not against the field. See the full peak window →
- Pro Debut
- 1969
- First Win
- 1972
- Olympia Debut
- 1977
- Peak Year
- 1981
- Last Contest
- 1982
Dennis Tinerino at the Olympia, year by year
| Year | Placement | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1978 | 9 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1979 | 2 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1980 | 8 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1981 | 7 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1982 | 14 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
Data updated
How Dennis Tinerino 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 Brandon Hendrickson, at 27.7.
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 Dennis Tinerino sits among the athletes we hold measurements for, not among competitors.
Amateur and other shows not counted above
27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Best in the World | Division not recorded (Professional) | #4 |
| 1978 | Natural Mr America | Division not recorded (Professional) | #1 |
| 1973 | Mr World | Division not recorded (Tall) | #2 |
| 1971 | Mr World | Division not recorded (Tall) | #1 |
| 1968 | Mr Universe | Division not recorded (Tall) | #1 |
| 1967 | Junior Mr America | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 |
| 1967 | Junior Mr America | Division not recorded (Most Muscular) | #1 |
| 1967 | Mr America | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 |
| 1967 | Mr America | Division not recorded (Most Muscular) | #1 |
| 1967 | Mr Universe | Division not recorded (Tall) | #2 |
| 1966 | Junior Mr America | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #6 |
| 1966 | Mr America | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #6 |
| 1966 | Mr America | Division not recorded (Most Muscular) | #3 |
| 1966 | Mr USA | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 |
| 1966 | Mr USA | Division not recorded (Most Muscular) | #1 |
| 1965 | Junior Mr America | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 |
| 1965 | Junior Mr USA | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 |
| 1965 | Mr America | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #9 |
| 1965 | Mr North America | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 |
| 1965 | Mr USA | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 |
| 1965 | Mr USA | Division not recorded (Most Muscular) | #3 |
| 1965 | Teen Mr America | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 |
| 1965 | Teen Mr America | Division not recorded (Most Muscular) | #1 |
| 1964 | Mr Atlantic Coast | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 |
| 1964 | Mr East Coast | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 |
| 1964 | Teen Mr America | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 |
| 1964 | Teen Mr America | Division not recorded (Most Muscular) | #2 |
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Most-met rivals
Compare any two athletes →In 5 meetings, Frank Zane finished ahead of Dennis Tinerino 5 times to 0.
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 26 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.

