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Chris Dickerson was an American professional bodybuilder who primarily competed in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s era of bodybuilding. He climbed to the top of the bodybuilding world by winning the 1982 IFBB Mr. Olympia trophy. This is his biography, competition history, diet, workout routine as well as statistics.<\/p>\n

Chris Dickerson (Bodybuilder)<\/b><\/p>\n

Date of Birth \u2013 August 25, 1939<\/span><\/p>\n

Died \u2013 December 23, 2021 (aged 82 years)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Height \u2013 5\u20196\u201d (168 cm)<\/span><\/p>\n

Weight \u2013 195 lbs (88 kg)<\/span><\/p>\n

Nationality \u2013 American<\/span><\/p>\n

Era \u2013 1960s, 1970s, 1980s<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chris Dickerson (born Henri Christophe Dickerson on August 25, 1939, in Montgomery, Alabama), was born to Mahala Ashley Dickerson as the youngest of triplets. His family moved from Alabama to Indianapolis, Indiana when his mother re-married a lawyer named Frank Beckwith. Chris traveled widely and lived in Los Angeles, Palm Springs California, and New York City and retired in Florida.<\/p>\n

A special mention to his father Henry Dickerson. \u201cIt was I who was named after him, given the French equivalent Henri Dickerson,\u201d says Chris. \u201cHe was a good, kind, and relatively accomplished man during these days when Black men were held back and so often the last to be hired, and the first to be fired. My father moved to Cleveland, Ohio after he and my mother divorced, and there became the Head of the Transportation Department for the Cleveland Trust Bank\u201d.<\/p>\n

Chris Dickerson\u2019s career spanned 30 years and included approximately 50 contests. Over the decades, he built a dense and symmetrical physique augmented by a dramatic posing style.<\/p>\n

Dickerson earned third place at the 1965 Mr. Long Beach (California), his first contest; he placed fourth at the 1994 IFBB Masters Olympia, his last contest.<\/p>\n

Two particular achievements stand out in Dickerson\u2019s long career: in 1970, he became the first black AAU Mr. America, and by winning the IFBB Mr. Olympia in 1982, at age 43, he became the oldest winner of the sport\u2019s most prestigious contest.<\/p>\n

Chris was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame in 2000. Aiding Dickerson throughout his career was 1999 Hall of Famer Bill Pearl. In addition to the 1982 IFBB Mr. Olympia, Dickerson won twelve other IFBB pro shows between 1979 and 1981, making him one of the most successful competitors ever.<\/p>\n

Something of a Renaissance man, Dickerson studied music and was an accomplished opera singer. No wonder, then, that his posing routines were always pure theater. In his final days, Dickerson lived in a section of Fort Lauderdale, called Wilton Manors where he continued to train at the Gold\u2019s Gym about 4 days per week, conduct seminars, and correspond with current athletes. Chris Dickerson passed away on December 23, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale at 82 years of age.<\/p>\n

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