{"id":31097,"date":"2026-10-08T01:51:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T01:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=31097"},"modified":"2026-10-08T01:51:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T01:51:04","slug":"harold-poole-height-bodybuilding-stats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=31097","title":{"rendered":"Harold Poole Height &#8211; Bodybuilding Stats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<nav class=\"bb-section-nav\" aria-label=\"Jump to profile section\">\n        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-timeline-heading\">Timeline<\/a>                <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-narrative-known_for\">Known for<\/a>                        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-career-stats-heading\">Record<\/a><br \/>\n        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-rivals-heading\">Rivals<\/a>        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-results-heading\">Results<\/a>        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-divisions-heading\">Divisions<\/a>        <a class=\"bb-section-nav__link\" href=\"#bb-related-heading\">Related<\/a>    <\/nav>\n<div class=\"bb-data-trust-bar\" data-bb-type=\"athlete\" data-bb-slug=\"harold-poole\" data-bb-id=\"1554\" data-bb-label=\"Harold Poole\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-confidence bb-confidence--high bb-data-trust-bar__badge\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"High confidence - 12 professional results, Well-verified source\" aria-describedby=\"bb-conf-tip-5\">&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-confidence__dot\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-confidence__label\">High confidence<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-confidence__tip\" id=\"bb-conf-tip-5\" role=\"tooltip\">12 professional results, Well-verified source<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-data-trust-bar__sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-data-trust-bar__date\">Updated September 30, 2026<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <span class=\"bb-data-trust-bar__sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-rating bb-data-trust-bar__rating\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Is this data accurate?\">&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-rating__q\">Accurate?<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-rating__btn bb-rating__btn--up\" data-bb-rate=\"1\" aria-pressed=\"false\" title=\"Mark as accurate\">&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-rating__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u25b2<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-rating__count\" data-bb-up=\"\">0<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-sr-only\">accurate<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <\/button>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-rating__btn bb-rating__btn--down\" data-bb-rate=\"-1\" aria-pressed=\"false\" title=\"Mark as inaccurate\">&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-rating__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u25bc<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-rating__count\" data-bb-down=\"\">0<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                        <span class=\"bb-sr-only\">inaccurate<\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <\/button>&#13;<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-rating__msg\" data-bb-rate-msg=\"\" aria-live=\"polite\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                <\/span>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                <span class=\"bb-data-trust-bar__sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-data-trust-bar__report\" data-bb-report=\"\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\">Report an issue<\/button>&#13;\n                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-missing-band\">\n        <span class=\"bb-missing-band__kicker\">Missing from this profile<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-missing-band__text\">No weight on record.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-athlete-bio-trigger\" data-bb-athlete-id=\"1554\" data-bb-athlete-name=\"Harold Poole\" data-bb-field=\"weight_kg\" data-bb-label=\"weight\" aria-label=\"Know this athlete's weight? Help us verify it.\">Add weight<\/button><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-athlete-bio-panel\" data-bb-athlete-bio-form=\"\" hidden=\"\">\n<p><h2>Submit a sourced bio stat<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-athlete-bio-close\" data-bb-athlete-bio-close=\"\" aria-label=\"Close form\">x<\/button><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-sr-only\">\n<p class=\"bb-vitals-answer\">&#13;<br \/>\n    <strong>Harold Poole<\/strong>, a bodybuilder from the United States, stands 6&#8217;0&#8243; (183 cm) tall. He was born on December 25, 1943 and died on August 7, 2014, aged 70.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bb-career-record-summary\" class=\"bb-ssr-summary__subhead\">Career Record<\/h2>\n<dl class=\"bb-ssr-summary__facts\">\n<p><dt>Total Results<\/dt>\n<dd>12<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p><dt>Wins<\/dt>\n<dd>2<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p><dt>Win Rate<\/dt>\n<dd>16.7%<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p><dt>Career<\/dt>\n<dd>1965\u20131982<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p><dt>Height<\/dt>\n<dd>6&#8217;0&#8243; (183 cm)<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p><dt>Lifespan<\/dt>\n<dd>1943-2014 (aged 70)<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p><dt>Verified<\/dt>\n<dd><time datetime=\"2026-08-04\">August 4, 2026<\/time><\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p><dt>Sources<\/dt>\n<dd>7<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<\/dl><\/div>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-narrative bb-profile-narrative--lede\">\n<div class=\"bb-profile-narrative__body\">\n<p>Harold Poole was runner-up at the first two Mr. Olympias, in 1965 and 1966, and third in 1967. He won the Mr America tall class in 1964 at twenty-one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 12 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.<\/p>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-timeline-section\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-timeline-heading\">\n<p><h2 id=\"bb-timeline-heading\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Every professional season<\/h2>\n<p>                        <span class=\"bb-section-head__meta\">1965 to 1982 shown \u00b7 12 professional results<\/span>\n                    <\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline\" role=\"figure\" aria-label=\"Career timeline for Harold Poole\">\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-track\">\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--olympia\" aria-label=\"Mr. Olympia, 2nd Place, 1965, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-harold-poole-1965-0\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-harold-poole-1965-0\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr. Olympia<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1965<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--silver\">2nd Place<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1965<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--olympia\" aria-label=\"Mr. Olympia, 2nd Place, 1966, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-harold-poole-1966-0\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-harold-poole-1966-0\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr. Olympia<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1966<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--silver\">2nd Place<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1966<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--olympia\" aria-label=\"Mr. Olympia, 3rd Place, 1967, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-harold-poole-1967-0\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-harold-poole-1967-0\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Mr. Olympia<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1967<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--bronze\">3rd Place<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button><br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--gold\" aria-label=\"Pro Mr America, 1st Place, 1967, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-harold-poole-1967-1\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-harold-poole-1967-1\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Pro Mr America<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1967<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--gold\">1st Place<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1967<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--gold\" aria-label=\"Pro Mr America, 1st Place, 1968, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-harold-poole-1968-0\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-harold-poole-1968-0\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Pro Mr America<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1968<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--gold\">1st Place<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1968<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"Canada Pro Cup, Unplaced, 1979, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-harold-poole-1979-0\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-harold-poole-1979-0\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Canada Pro Cup<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1979<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">Unplaced<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1979<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"Night of Champions, #11, 1980, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-harold-poole-1980-0\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-harold-poole-1980-0\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Night of Champions<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1980<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#11<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1980<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"Canada Pro Cup, #9, 1981, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-harold-poole-1981-0\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-harold-poole-1981-0\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Canada Pro Cup<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1981<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#9<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button><br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"Grand Prix California, Unplaced, 1981, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-harold-poole-1981-1\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-harold-poole-1981-1\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Grand Prix California<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1981<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">Unplaced<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button><br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"Grand Prix New England, #9, 1981, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-harold-poole-1981-2\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-harold-poole-1981-2\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Grand Prix New England<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1981<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#9<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button><br \/>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"Night of Champions, #6, 1981, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-harold-poole-1981-3\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-harold-poole-1981-3\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">Night of Champions<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1981<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#6<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1981<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<div class=\"bb-career-timeline-year\">\n<p>\n                                                <button type=\"button\" class=\"bb-career-timeline-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-label=\"World Pro Championships, #9, 1982, Men's Open Bodybuilding\" aria-describedby=\"bb-timeline-harold-poole-1982-0\"><br \/>\n                            <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip\" id=\"bb-timeline-harold-poole-1982-0\" role=\"tooltip\"><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-contest\">World Pro Championships<\/span><br \/>\n                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-detail\">Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding \u00b7 1982<\/span>                                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement bb-career-timeline-tooltip-placement--other\">#9<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/span><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                            <\/p>\n<p>                                        <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-tick\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n                    <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-year-label\">1982<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-item\"><span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--olympia\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> Olympia<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-item\"><span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--gold\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> 1st place<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-item\"><span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--silver\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> 2nd place<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-item\"><span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--bronze\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> 3rd place<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-item\"><span class=\"bb-career-timeline-legend-dot bb-career-timeline-dot--other\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/> Other<\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<dl class=\"bb-career-milestones\" aria-label=\"Career milestones\">\n<p><dt class=\"bb-career-milestone__label\">Pro Debut<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"bb-career-milestone__year\">1965<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p><dt class=\"bb-career-milestone__label\">First Win<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"bb-career-milestone__year\">1967<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<p><dt class=\"bb-career-milestone__label\">Last Contest<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"bb-career-milestone__year\">1982<\/dd>\n<\/p>\n<\/dl>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"bb-chart bb-chart--career-arc\" id=\"bb-career-arc-harold-poole\" data-bb-dataviz=\"career-arc\" data-api-base=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/wp-json\/bodybuilding\/v1\/\" data-slug=\"harold-poole\"><figcaption class=\"bb-chart__caption\">\n            Harold Poole at the Mr. Olympia: no title, first appearance 1965. Source: Fitness Volt Bodybuilding Database.<br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><div class=\"bb-chart__fallback\">\n<table class=\"bb-chart__table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Year<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Placement<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Division<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">1965<\/th>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">1966<\/th>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"row\">1967<\/th>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p class=\"bb-data-freshness\">Data updated <time datetime=\"2026-09-30\">September 30, 2026<\/time><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-narrative bb-profile-narrative--known_for\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-narrative-known_for\">\n<h2 id=\"bb-narrative-known_for\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Known for<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bb-profile-narrative__body\">\n<p>The Olympia record is the record. He finished second to Larry Scott in 1965 and 1966, the contest&#8217;s first two editions, and third behind Sergio Oliva in 1967. Three appearances, three podiums, at the very beginning of the contest&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p>Before that he won the Most Muscular award at the Mr America in 1962 and 1963, the Universe tall class in 1963 and the Mr America tall class in 1964.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-narrative bb-profile-narrative--background\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-narrative-background\">\n<h2 id=\"bb-narrative-background\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Early career<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bb-profile-narrative__body\">\n<p>His record opens in 1960 and he was competing at national level as a teenager, taking second at the Teen Mr America and the Mr America in 1963.<\/p>\n<p>He won the professional Mr America in 1967 and 1968 and the Mr USA tall class in 1971. He competed across the AAU, IFBB and WBBG, three separate federations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"bb-stats-box\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-career-stats-heading\">\n<p>\n            <span class=\"bb-stats-box-kicker\">Championship record<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bb-career-stats-heading\" class=\"bb-stats-box-title\">Championship appearances<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">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 Harold Poole.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-record-row\">\n<h3 class=\"bb-record-row__series\">Mr. Olympia<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bb-record-row__stats\">\n<p><span class=\"bb-record-stat__num\">3<\/span><span class=\"bb-record-stat__label\">Appearances<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bb-record-stat__num bb-record-stat__num--title\">0<\/span><span class=\"bb-record-stat__label\">Titles<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bb-record-stat__num\">3<\/span><span class=\"bb-record-stat__label\">Top 3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-section--results\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-results-heading\">\n                <input type=\"radio\" name=\"bb-results-view\" id=\"bb-view-all\" class=\"bb-results-state\" checked=\"checked\"\/><br \/>\n                <input type=\"radio\" name=\"bb-results-view\" id=\"bb-view-wins\" class=\"bb-results-state\"\/><br \/>\n                <input type=\"radio\" name=\"bb-results-view\" id=\"bb-view-olympia\" class=\"bb-results-state\"\/><br \/>\n                <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"bb-results-expand\" class=\"bb-results-state\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"bb-section-head\">\n<h2 id=\"bb-results-heading\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Professional results<\/h2>\n<p>\n                                <label class=\"bb-results-filter__btn\" for=\"bb-view-all\">All results<\/label><br \/>\n                                <label class=\"bb-results-filter__btn\" for=\"bb-view-wins\">Wins only<\/label><br \/>\n                                <label class=\"bb-results-filter__btn\" for=\"bb-view-olympia\">Olympia<\/label>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Every professional contest result on record for Harold Poole, 12 in all. Won by names the winner of the division Harold Poole competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Harold Poole 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-section--unlisted\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-unlisted-heading\">\n<p><h2 id=\"bb-unlisted-heading\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Amateur and other shows not counted above<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">13 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.<\/p>\n<details class=\"bb-divisions-other\">\n<summary class=\"bb-divisions-other__toggle\"><span class=\"bb-divisions-other__label\">Show the list<\/span><svg class=\"bb-icon bb-divisions-other__chevron\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"m6 9 6 6 6-6\"\/><\/svg><\/summary>\n<\/details>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"bb-ssr-summary__links\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/divisions\/mens-open\/\">More Men&#8217;s Open Bodybuilding athletes<\/a><br \/>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/countries\/us\/\">Athletes from United States<\/a><br \/>\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/peak-window\/harold-poole\/\">Harold Poole peak window<\/a>\n                    <\/p>\n<aside class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-section--divisions\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-divisions-heading\">\n<h2 id=\"bb-divisions-heading\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Results by division<\/h2>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Which divisions Harold Poole actually competed in, as a share of 12 professional results. An athlete who moved between divisions appears on more than one bar, which is the point of the breakdown.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-narrative bb-profile-narrative--legacy\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-narrative-legacy\">\n<h2 id=\"bb-narrative-legacy\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Legacy<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bb-profile-narrative__body\">\n<p>Somebody had to finish second at the first Mr. Olympia and Poole did it twice. He is one of the very few competitors whose record touches the contest&#8217;s creation, and there is almost nothing written about him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-profile-narrative bb-profile-narrative--sources\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-narrative-sources\">\n<h2 id=\"bb-narrative-sources\" class=\"bb-section-title\">Sources<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bb-profile-narrative__body\">\n<p>Competition placings on this page come from our own contest database and cover 1960 to 1982. Our corpus records his death in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Contests of this era awarded a class title and a separate overall, and a Most Muscular award. A Most Muscular row is a prize given at that contest, not a win of it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-rivals-section\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-rivals-heading\">\n<p class=\"bb-answer-block\">In 3 meetings, Chris Dickerson finished ahead of Harold Poole 3 times to 0.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"bb-profile-section bb-related-section\" aria-labelledby=\"bb-related-heading\">\n<p class=\"bb-section-sub\">Competitors in the same division type whose careers overlapped Harold Poole\u2019s, ordered by how close their debut year, Olympia titles and Olympia appearances are. 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