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James Nelson is a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United States.
8 career wins
James Nelson
James Nelson is a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United States with a competitive record spanning 1977–2018.
Across 23 recorded contest results, James Nelson has 8 first-place finishes (a 34.8% win rate).
Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 23 recorded 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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Career Record
- Total Results
- 23
- Wins
- 8
- Win Rate
- 34.8%
- Career
- 1977–2018
- Division
- Men's Open Bodybuilding
- Country
- United States
- Verified
- Sources
- 6
Every season on record
Peak Year 1997 (2 wins)
Measured against James Nelson’s own seasons, not against the field.
Olympia
1st place
2nd place
3rd place
Other
- Pro Debut
- 1977
- First Win
- 1979
- Peak Year
- 1997
- Last Contest
- 2018
All results
Every contest result on record for James Nelson, 23 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 James Nelson competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.
| Year | Contest | Division | Place | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Alabama Championships | Other Divisions | #1 | Winner |
| 2018 | Alabama Championships | Other Divisions | #3 | Timothy Holder |
| 2002 | World Natural Championships | Other Divisions | #3 | Yves Conil |
| 2000 | World Natural Championships | Other Divisions | #7 | – |
| 1997 | Masters Mr America | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1997 | Musclemania | Other Divisions | #1 | Winner |
| 1996 | Masters Mr America | Other Divisions | #2 | Karl Herkert |
| 1996 | Masters Mr USA | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1996 | Mr America | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Jaime Rodriguez |
| 1995 | Musclemania | Other Divisions | #1 | Winner |
| 1995 | Southern States | Other Divisions | #2 | Bill Lierl |
| 1993 | Southern States | Other Divisions | #1 | Winner |
| 1992 | Masters Nationals | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #6 | Greg Silha |
| 1992 | Masters Nationals | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #5 | Henry Youngblood |
| 1991 | Masters Nationals | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #5 | Bob McMahon |
| 1983 | Mr Florida | Other Divisions | #1 | Winner |
| 1982 | Florida Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #6 | Paul Yoder |
| 1982 | Southern States | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Robert Smith |
| 1979 | Mr Florida | Other Divisions | #1 | Winner |
| 1978 | Mr America | Other Divisions | #19 | Tony Pearson |
| 1978 | Mr Florida | Other Divisions | #2 | Richard Baldwin |
| 1978 | Mr Southeastern USA | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | George Prince |
| 1977 | Mr Florida | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #5 | Mike Arnold |
Showing 15 of 23 recorded results.
Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for James Nelson 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.
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Most-met rivals
Compare any two athletes →In 3 meetings, Richard Baldwin finished ahead of James Nelson 3 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.