1x Mr. Olympia, 2022
Hadi Choopan
Hadi Choopan is a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from Iran with a competitive record spanning 2016–2026.
About
Hadi Choopan, known by his nickname "The Persian Wolf", is an Iranian professional bodybuilder who competes in the men's open bodybuilding division in the IFBB Pro League. Known for his legs and conditioning, Choopan is a former Mr. Olympia, having won the title in the 2022 Mr. Olympia competition.
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 Hadi Choopan.
Mr. Olympia
Arnold Classic
All contests on record
Professional results
Every professional contest result on record for Hadi Choopan, 14 in all. Won by names the winner of the division Hadi Choopan competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.
| Year | Contest | Division | Place | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arnold Classic | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | – |
| 2025 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Derek Lunsford |
| 2024 | Arnold Classic | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 2024 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Samson Dauda |
| 2023 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Derek Lunsford |
| 2022 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 2021 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Mamdouh Elssbiay |
| 2020 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #4 | Mamdouh Elssbiay |
| 2019 | IFBB Vancouver Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 2019 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Brandon Curry |
| 2018 | IFBB Portugal Pro | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 2017 | Asia Grand Prix | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #2 | Flex Lewis |
| 2017 | San Marino Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Cedric McMillan |
| 2016 | Sheru Classic | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Roelly Winklaar |
Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Hadi Choopan those sources are NPC Contests, Arnold Sports, IFBB Pro League and MuscleMemory. Open any contest above and that page names its own source and links to it where the source is still reachable. MuscleMemory is the exception: the archive we recorded those older shows from no longer answers at the addresses we hold, so it is credited by name and not offered as a link.
Every professional season
- Pro Debut
- 2016
- First Win
- 2018
- Olympia Debut
- 2019
- Last Contest
- 2026
Hadi Choopan at the Olympia, year by year
| Year | Placement | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 2020 | 4 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 2021 | 3 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 2022 | 1 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 2023 | 2 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 2024 | 2 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 2025 | 2 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
Data updated
How Hadi Choopan 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 Ramon Rocha Queiroz, at 30.0.
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 Hadi Choopan sits among the athletes we hold measurements for, not among competitors.
Amateur and other shows not counted above
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | World Amateur Championships | Men's Bodybuilding (Light Heavyweight) | #1 |
| 2014 | World Amateur Championships | Men's Bodybuilding (Middleweight) | #1 |
| 2013 | Asian Amateur Championships | Men's Bodybuilding (Middleweight) | #1 |
| 2013 | Asian Amateur Championships | Men's Classic Physique | #1 |
| 2013 | World Amateur Championships | Men's Bodybuilding (Middleweight) | #1 |
| 2012 | World Championships | Men's Bodybuilding (Light-Middleweight) | #2 |
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Most-met rivals
Compare any two athletes →In 9 meetings, Hadi Choopan finished ahead of Brandon Curry 6 times to 3.
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 14 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.
Latest Coverage
- Coach Milos Sarcev Says Hadi Choopan Will Compete at the 2027 Arnold Classic
- How to Watch the 2026 Mr. Olympia Press Conference Free Today
- Bob Cicherillo Says He’d ‘Call it a Day’ if He Were Hadi Choopan; Shawn Ray Predicts Another Big Dropout Before 2026 Mr. Olympia
- Hadi Choopan Withdraws from 2026 Mr. Olympia
- King Kamali Predicts Nick Walker Will Be a ‘Big Problem’ for Derek Lunsford at 2026 Mr. Olympia
- King Kamali Names Nick Walker as Milos Sarcev’s Kryptonite, Says Hadi Choopan Is ‘In Trouble’ at 2026 Mr. Olympia

