Joseph Dawson is a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United States.
5 career wins
Joseph Dawson
Joseph Dawson is a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United States with a competitive record spanning 1981–1993.
Across 20 recorded contest results, Joseph Dawson has 5 first-place finishes (a 25% win rate).
Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 20 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.
No height, weight or birthdate on record.
Submit a sourced bio stat
Career Record
- Total Results
- 20
- Wins
- 5
- Win Rate
- 25%
- Career
- 1981–1993
- Division
- Men's Open Bodybuilding
- Country
- United States
- Verified
- Sources
- 3
Every season on record
Peak Year 1990 (2 wins)
Measured against Joseph Dawson’s own seasons, not against the field.
- Pro Debut
- 1981
- First Win
- 1983
- Peak Year
- 1990
- Olympia Debut
- 1991
- Last Contest
- 1993
Championship appearances
Counted from the same results table below: an appearance is one recorded placing at that series, a title is a first place, and Top 3 counts first, second and third together. The last row is every contest on record for Joseph Dawson, amateur shows included.
Olympia
All contests on record
All results
Every contest result on record for Joseph Dawson, 20 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 Joseph Dawson competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.
| Year | Contest | Division | Place | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Ironman Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | Unplaced | Flex Wheeler |
| 1992 | Niagara Falls Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #18 | Porter Cottrell |
| 1991 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | Unplaced | Lee Haney |
| 1990 | Nationals | Other Divisions | #1 | Winner |
| 1990 | World Amateur Championships | Other Divisions | #1 | Winner |
| 1989 | Nationals | Other Divisions | #3 | Allan Ichinose |
| 1988 | USA Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #8 | Kevin McGaunn |
| 1987 | North American Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1987 | USA Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #9 | Daryl Stafford |
| 1986 | Nationals | Other Divisions | #4 | Dean Tornabene |
| 1985 | Nationals | Other Divisions | #1 | Winner |
| 1985 | USA Championships | Other Divisions | #2 | Steve Davis |
| 1985 | World Amateur Championships | Other Divisions | #2 | Herman Hoffend |
| 1984 | Nationals | Other Divisions | #2 | Paul Daniels |
| 1984 | USA Championships | Other Divisions | #2 | Joseph Grossi |
| 1983 | Gold's Classic | Other Divisions | #1 | Winner |
| 1983 | Nationals | Other Divisions | #9 | Jesse Lujan |
| 1983 | USA Championships | Other Divisions | #3 | Billy Sanchez |
| 1982 | Nationals | Other Divisions | #10 | James Gaubert |
| 1981 | Junior Mr America | Other Divisions | #6 | Joe Distinti |
Showing 15 of 20 recorded results.
Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Joseph Dawson 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.
More Men's Open Bodybuilding athletes Athletes from United States
Most-met rivals
Compare any two athletes →In 6 meetings, Joseph Dawson and Jose Guzman are dead even, finishing ahead 3 times apiece.
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.

