1x Arnold Classic
Hidetada Yamagishi
Hidetada Yamagishi was the first Japanese bodybuilder to compete at the Mr. Olympia and the first invited to the Arnold Classic. He has competed since 1998 and won the Arnold Classic 212 in 2016.
Known for
The 2016 Arnold Classic in the capped division is the biggest title, and his best Olympia finish is third in 2015. Eleven Olympia appearances, 2007 through 2023.
The professional wins run from the Orlando Show of Champions in 2010 through the Tampa Pro in 2014 to the Europa Dallas and Monsterzym Pro in 2019, and he won the Masters Olympia 212 title in 2023.
Early career
He won the Japan Nationals in 2001 and 2002 and the Asian Amateur Championships in 2001 before turning professional. His professional record holds 57 contests.
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 Hidetada Yamagishi.
212 Olympia
Mr. Olympia
Arnold Classic
All contests on record
Professional results
Every professional contest result on record for Hidetada Yamagishi, 57 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 Hidetada Yamagishi competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.
| Year | Contest | Division | Place | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | IFBB Masters Olympia | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #2 | Samir Troudi |
| 2023 | Masters Olympia Pro | Men's 212 Bodybuilding (Masters 40+) | #1 | Winner |
| 2023 | 212 Olympia | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #16 | Keone Pearson |
| 2020 | 212 Olympia | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #14 | Shaun Clarida |
| 2019 | IFBB Europa Dallas | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 2019 | IFBB Monsterzym Pro | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 2019 | 212 Olympia | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #8 | Kamal Elgargni |
| 2018 | Arnold Classic | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #10 | William Bonac |
| 2018 | Arnold Classic Australia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #5 | Roelly Winklaar |
| 2018 | IFBB Indy Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #7 | Stephen Kuclo |
| 2017 | Arnold Classic | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #6 | Ahmad Hamad Ashkanani |
| 2016 | Arnold Classic | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 2016 | IFBB Europa Phoenix | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #3 | Charles Dixon |
| 2016 | Korean Grand Prix | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Flex Lewis |
| 2016 | 212 Olympia | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #6 | Flex Lewis |
| 2015 | Arnold Classic | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #2 | Jose Raymond |
| 2015 | 212 Olympia | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #3 | Flex Lewis |
| 2014 | Arnold Classic | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #4 | Flex Lewis |
| 2014 | Chicago Pro Championships | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #2 | Charles Dixon |
| 2014 | IFBB Tampa Pro | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 2014 | Korean Grand Prix | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #6 | Flex Lewis |
| 2014 | 212 Olympia | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #4 | Flex Lewis |
| 2013 | Arnold Classic | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #5 | Dexter Jackson |
| 2013 | Arnold Classic Brasil | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #8 | Brandon Curry |
| 2012 | Arnold Classic Europe | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #12 | Shawn Rhoden |
| 2012 | IFBB British Grand Prix | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #8 | Shawn Rhoden |
| 2012 | IFBB Europa SuperShow | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Shawn Rhoden |
| 2012 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #15 | Phil Heath |
| 2012 | Pro Bodybuilding Weekly Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Shawn Rhoden |
| 2012 | Tampa Pro Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Shawn Rhoden |
| 2011 | Arnold Classic Europe | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #6 | Victor Martinez |
| 2011 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #10 | Phil Heath |
| 2011 | Phoenix Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Troy Alves |
| 2011 | Tampa Pro Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Marius Dohne |
| 2010 | Arnold Classic | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #8 | Kai Greene |
| 2010 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #10 | Jay Cutler |
| 2010 | New York Pro Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Roelly Winklaar |
| 2010 | Phoenix Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Melvin Anthony |
| 2010 | Tampa Pro Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #7 | Ben White |
| 2009 | Atlantic City Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Gustavo Badell |
| 2009 | Ironman Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #4 | Silvio Samuel Saviour |
| 2009 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #9 | Jay Cutler |
| 2009 | New York Pro Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #5 | Evan Centopani |
| 2008 | Atlantic City Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #8 | Melvin Anthony |
| 2007 | Arnold Classic | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #13 | Victor Martinez |
| 2007 | Atlantic City Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #9 | Johnnie O. Jackson |
| 2007 | Grand Prix Australia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #5 | Dexter Jackson |
| 2007 | Ironman Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #7 | Toney Freeman |
| 2007 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #13 | Jay Cutler |
| 2007 | Sacramento Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Toney Freeman |
| 2006 | Grand Prix Austria | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #12 | Jay Cutler |
| 2006 | Grand Prix Holland | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #4 | Jay Cutler |
| 2006 | Grand Prix Romania | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #6 | Jay Cutler |
| 2006 | Ironman Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | Unplaced | Lee Priest |
| 2006 | San Francisco Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #11 | Gustavo Badell |
| 2006 | Santa Susanna Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #12 | Paco Bautista |
| 2005 | Ironman Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | Unplaced | Gustavo Badell |
Showing 15 of 57 professional results.
Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Hidetada Yamagishi those sources are MuscleMemory and NPC Contests. 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
Peak Year 2019 (2 wins)
Measured against Hidetada Yamagishi’s own seasons, not against the field. See the full peak window →
- Pro Debut
- 2005
- Olympia Debut
- 2007
- First Win
- 2014
- Peak Year
- 2019
- Last Contest
- 2025
Hidetada Yamagishi at the Olympia, year by year
| Year | Placement | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 13 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 2009 | 9 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 2010 | 10 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 2011 | 10 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 2012 | 15 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
Data updated
How Hidetada Yamagishi 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 Lee Haney, at 32.1.
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 Hidetada Yamagishi sits among the athletes we hold measurements for, not among competitors.
Amateur and other shows not counted above
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Orlando Show of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 |
| 2009 | Orlando Show of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 |
| 2002 | Asian Games | Men's Bodybuilding (Light-Middleweight) | #4 |
| 2002 | Japan Nationals | Men's Bodybuilding (Middleweight) | #1 |
| 2002 | Mr Japan | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 |
| 2002 | World Amateur Championships | Men's Bodybuilding (Welterweight) | #10 |
| 2001 | Asian Amateur Championships | Men's Bodybuilding (Light-Middleweight) | #1 |
| 2001 | Japan Nationals | Men's Bodybuilding (Middleweight) | #1 |
| 2001 | Mr Japan | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 |
| 2001 | World Games | Men's Bodybuilding (Middleweight) | #5 |
| 2000 | Mr Japan | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 |
| 2000 | World Amateur Championships | Men's Bodybuilding (Welterweight) | #6 |
| 1999 | Asian Amateur Championships | Men's Bodybuilding (Light-Middleweight) | #4 |
| 1999 | Japan Nationals | Men's Bodybuilding (Middleweight) | #2 |
| 1998 | Japan Nationals | Men's Bodybuilding (Middleweight) | #2 |
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Legacy
Being first matters more than a placing here. Japanese bodybuilding had no presence at the Olympia at all until Yamagishi qualified in 2007, and he was still competing at that level sixteen years later.
Most-met rivals
Compare any two athletes →In 21 meetings, Toney Freeman finished ahead of Hidetada Yamagishi 17 times to 4.
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.
Sources
Competition placings on this page come from our own contest database and cover his record from 1998 onward.
His status as the first Japanese competitor at the Mr. Olympia and the Arnold Classic is carried from the biography previously held in our corpus.
Some contests appear twice in the table below because one result was recorded under two division labels. They are single contests.
Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 57 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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