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Rich Gaspari
Rich Gaspari is a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United States with a competitive record spanning 1985–1996.
About
Richard Gaspari (born May 16, 1963) is an American retired professional bodybuilder, and a former member of the IFBB. He came in second place at the 1986, 1987, and 1988 Mr. Olympia competitions.
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 Rich Gaspari.
Mr. Olympia
Arnold Classic
All contests on record
Professional results
Every professional contest result on record for Rich Gaspari, 31 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 Rich Gaspari competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.
| Year | Contest | Division | Place | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Canada Pro Cup | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #11 | Ronnie Coleman |
| 1996 | Florida Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #12 | Flex Wheeler |
| 1996 | San Jose Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #16 | Kevin Levrone |
| 1995 | Canada Pro Cup | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #5 | Ronnie Coleman |
| 1995 | Night of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #12 | Nasser El Sonbaty |
| 1994 | Chicago Pro Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #16 | Michael Francois |
| 1994 | Niagara Falls Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #15 | Henderson Thorne |
| 1994 | Night of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | Unplaced | Michael Francois |
| 1992 | Arnold Classic | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #13 | Vince Taylor |
| 1991 | Arnold Classic | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #7 | Shawn Ray |
| 1991 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #10 | Lee Haney |
| 1990 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #5 | Lee Haney |
| 1989 | Arnold Classic | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1989 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #4 | Lee Haney |
| 1988 | Grand Prix England | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Lee Labrada |
| 1988 | Grand Prix France | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1988 | Grand Prix Germany | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1988 | Grand Prix Greece | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Lee Labrada |
| 1988 | Grand Prix Italy | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1988 | Grand Prix Spain | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1988 | Grand Prix Spain (2) | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Lee Labrada |
| 1988 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Lee Haney |
| 1987 | Grand Prix France | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1987 | Grand Prix Germany | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1987 | Grand Prix Germany (2) | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Lee Haney |
| 1987 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Lee Haney |
| 1986 | Los Angeles Pro Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1986 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Lee Haney |
| 1986 | World Pro Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1985 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Lee Haney |
| 1985 | Night of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Albert Beckles |
Showing 15 of 31 professional results.
Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Rich Gaspari 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 1988 (4 wins)
Measured against Rich Gaspari’s own seasons, not against the field. See the full peak window →
- Pro Debut
- 1985
- First Win
- 1986
- Peak Year
- 1988
- Last Contest
- 1996
Rich Gaspari at the Olympia, year by year
| Year | Placement | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1986 | 2 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1987 | 2 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1988 | 2 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1989 | 4 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1990 | 5 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1991 | 10 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
Data updated
How Rich Gaspari 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 Nick Walker, at 36.0.
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 Rich Gaspari sits among the athletes we hold measurements for, not among competitors.
Amateur and other shows not counted above
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Nationals | Men's Bodybuilding (Light Heavyweight) | #1 |
| 1984 | World Amateur Championships | Men's Bodybuilding (Light Heavyweight) | #1 |
| 1983 | Junior Nationals | Men's Bodybuilding (Heavyweight) | #1 |
| 1983 | Nationals | Men's Bodybuilding (Heavyweight) | #6 |
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Most-met rivals
Compare any two athletes →In 8 meetings, Lee Haney finished ahead of Rich Gaspari 8 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 31 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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