13 career wins
Robby Robinson
Robby Robinson is a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United States with a competitive record spanning 1977–2001.
About
Robby Robinson is an American former professional bodybuilder. Known early in his career as Robin Robinson, he is also known as The Black Prince and Mr Lifestyle. He won various competitions including Mr America, IFBB Mr. World, Mr Universe, Masters Olympia, and other titles of the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (IFBB), and appeared in several films over a 27-year career as a professional bodybuilder, retiring from competition in 2001 at the age of 55.
Championship appearances
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 Robby Robinson.
Mr. Olympia
Arnold Classic
All contests on record
Professional results
Every professional contest result on record for Robby Robinson, 58 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 Robby Robinson competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.
| Year | Contest | Division | Place | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Olympia - Masters | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #4 | Vince Taylor |
| 2000 | Olympia - Masters | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Vince Taylor |
| 2000 | Olympia - Masters | Division not recorded (Masters 50+) | #1 | Winner |
| 1999 | Olympia - Masters | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #6 | Vince Taylor |
| 1998 | Arnold Classic | Division not recorded (Masters) | #3 | Vince Taylor |
| 1997 | Olympia - Masters | Division not recorded (Masters 50+) | #1 | Winner |
| 1996 | Olympia - Masters | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #4 | Vince Taylor |
| 1995 | Olympia - Masters | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Sonny Schmidt |
| 1994 | Olympia - Masters | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1993 | Ironman Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #8 | Flex Wheeler |
| 1992 | Ironman Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Vince Taylor |
| 1992 | Night of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Kevin Levrone |
| 1991 | Arnold Classic | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #8 | Shawn Ray |
| 1991 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #13 | Lee Haney |
| 1991 | Musclefest Grand Prix | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1990 | Arnold Classic | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #4 | Mike Ashley |
| 1990 | Night of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #5 | Mohammed Benaziza |
| 1989 | Arnold Classic | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Rich Gaspari |
| 1989 | Grand Prix Melbourne | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Gary Strydom |
| 1989 | World Pro Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1988 | Grand Prix England | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #8 | Lee Labrada |
| 1988 | Grand Prix Germany | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #10 | Rich Gaspari |
| 1988 | Grand Prix Greece | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #7 | Lee Labrada |
| 1988 | Grand Prix Spain | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #9 | Rich Gaspari |
| 1988 | Grand Prix US Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Mike Christian |
| 1988 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #17 | Lee Haney |
| 1988 | Niagara Falls Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1988 | Night of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Phil Hill |
| 1988 | World Pro Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Mike Christian |
| 1987 | Grand Prix France | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Rich Gaspari |
| 1987 | Grand Prix Germany | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Rich Gaspari |
| 1987 | Grand Prix Germany (2) | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #5 | Lee Haney |
| 1987 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #5 | Lee Haney |
| 1987 | Night of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #5 | Gary Strydom |
| 1986 | Los Angeles Pro Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | Unplaced | Rich Gaspari |
| 1986 | Night of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #7 | Lee Labrada |
| 1985 | Night of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #8 | Albert Beckles |
| 1984 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #17 | Lee Haney |
| 1984 | World Grand Prix | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #13 | Albert Beckles |
| 1983 | World Pro Championships | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #4 | Mohamed Makkawy |
| 1982 | Night of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | Unplaced | Albert Beckles |
| 1981 | Pro World Cup | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Sergio Oliva |
| 1981 | Universe - Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1980 | Grand Prix California | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Chris Dickerson |
| 1980 | Grand Prix Pennsylvania | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #4 | Casey Viator |
| 1980 | Night of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Chris Dickerson |
| 1980 | Pittsburgh Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #4 | Casey Viator |
| 1979 | Canada Pro Cup | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #4 | Chris Dickerson |
| 1979 | Florida Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Mike Mentzer |
| 1979 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Bodybuilding (Lightweight) | #3 | – |
| 1979 | Night of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1979 | Pittsburgh Pro Invitational | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1978 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Frank Zane |
| 1978 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Bodybuilding (Heavyweight) | #1 | Winner |
| 1978 | Night of Champions | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1978 | Professional World Cup | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 1977 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Frank Zane |
| 1977 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Bodybuilding (Heavyweight) | #1 | Winner |
Showing 15 of 58 professional results.
Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Robby Robinson 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 1978 (3 wins)
Measured against Robby Robinson’s own seasons, not against the field. See the full peak window →
- Pro Debut
- 1977
- Peak Year
- 1978
- Last Contest
- 2001
Robby Robinson at the Olympia, year by year
| Year | Placement | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1978 | 2 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1979 | 3 | Men's Open Bodybuilding (lightweight class) |
| 1984 | 17 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1987 | 5 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1988 | 17 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 1991 | 13 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
Data updated
How Robby Robinson 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 Hadi Choopan, at 30.1, the same figure.
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 Robby Robinson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | World Championships | Division not recorded (Professional) | #2 |
| 1979 | Best in the World | Division not recorded (Professional) | #1 |
| 1976 | Mr International | Division not recorded (Medium) | #1 |
| 1976 | Universe | Men's Bodybuilding (Middleweight) | #1 |
| 1975 | Mr America | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 |
| 1975 | Mr America | Division not recorded (Medium) | #1 |
| 1975 | Mr America | Division not recorded (Most Muscular) | #1 |
| 1975 | Mr Florida | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 |
| 1975 | Mr World | Division not recorded (Medium) | #1 |
| 1975 | Mr World | Division not recorded (Most Muscular) | #1 |
| 1975 | Universe | Division not recorded (Medium) | #1 |
| 1974 | Mr Southeastern USA | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 |
| 1974 | Mr Southern States | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 |
| 1974 | Mr USA | Division not recorded (Medium) | #2 |
| 1974 | Mr USA | Division not recorded (Most Muscular) | #4 |
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Most-met rivals
Compare any two athletes →In 6 meetings, Lee Haney finished ahead of Robby Robinson 6 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 58 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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