Name: Dorian Yates
Nickname: The Shadow, The Beast of Britain
Birth date: 4/19/1962
Height: 5’10”
Competition Weight: 240-290 lbs
| SHOW | PLACE |
|---|---|
| 1997 Mr. Olympia | 1st |
| 1996 English Grand Prix | 1st |
| 1996 German Grand Prix | 1st |
| 1996 Spanish Grand Prix | 1st |
| 1996 Mr. Olympia | 1st |
| 1995 Mr. Olympia | 1st |
| 1994 English Grand Prix | 1st |
| 1994 German Grand Prix | 1st |
| 1994 Spanish Grand Prix | 1st |
| 1994 Mr. Olympia | 1st |
| 1993 Mr. Olympia | 1st |
| 1992 English Grand Prix | 1st |
| 1992 Mr. Olympia | 1st |
| 1991 English Grand Prix | 1st |
| 1991 Mr. Olympia | 2nd |
| 1991 Night of Champions | 1st |
| 1990 Night of Champions | 2nd |
| 1988 UKBFF British Championships | 1st |
| 1986 UKBFF British Championships | 1st |
| 1985 World Games - London | 7th |
Bio:
Dorian Yates is an IFBB-certified pro bodybuilder from the UK. He was born in Walmley, England but spent his childhood in Staffordshire and later relocated to Manchester in his teens. He has won the Mr. Olympia title six times.
Yates had a troubled childhood and was sentenced to 6 months in a youth detention center during the early 1980s. He began training seriously in 1983 and made his pro debut at the IFBB 1990 Night of Champions. He was forced to prematurely retire from bodybuilding in 1997 due to a succession of injuries. However, he famously won 1997 Mr. Olympia despite competing with two torn biceps and a torn tricep.
Currently, Yates owns four Temple Gyms in the UK and sells a line of athletic apparel and books in the US under the brand name Heavy Duty. He also sells his own line of supplements. In 2015, he produced a documentary based on his life and experiences on the professional bodybuilding circuit, All I Know is Pain.
