Name: Víctor Martínez
Nickname: The Dominican Dominator
Birth date: 7/29/1973
Height: 5’9″
Competition Weight: 240-245 lbs
SHOW | PLACE |
---|---|
2017 Muscle Mayhem | 1st |
2016 Baltimore Pro | 1st |
2015 Mr. Olympia | 9th |
2014 Arnold Classic | 4th |
2014 Mr. Olympia | 8th |
2013 Arnold Classic Madrid | 5th |
2013 Mr. Olympia | 11th |
2013 Toronto Pro | 1st |
2013 New York Pro | 2nd |
2011 Arnold Classic Madrid | 1st |
2011 Mr. Olympia | 4th |
2011 Arnold Classic | 3rd |
2010 Mr. Olympia | 8th |
2009 Mr. Olympia | 6th |
2009 Arnold Classic | 2nd |
2007 Mr. Olympia | 2nd |
2007 Arnold Classic | 2nd |
2006 Mr. Olympia | 3rd |
2006 Arnold Classic | 3rd |
2005 San Francisco Pro | 5th |
2005 Mr. Olympia | 5th |
2005 New York Pro | 3rd |
2005 Arnold Classic | 7th |
2004 GNC Show of Strength Pro | 1st |
2004 Mr. Olympia | 9th |
2003 Night of Champions | 1st |
2002 Ironman Pro | 9th |
2002 Arnold Classic | 13th |
2001 Night of Champions | 8th |
2000 NPC Nationals | 1st |
2000 NPC Junior USA | 1st |
1999 NPC Bev Francis Atlantic States | 16th |
1997 NPC New York Metropolitan Championships | 1st |
1997 NPC New Jersey Suburban State Bodybuilding Contest | 1st |
1994 NPC Bev Francis Atlantic States | 27th |
Bio:
Víctor Martínez is an IFBB-certified pro bodybuilder from San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic. Martínez is the second Dominican bodybuilder to ever go pro in the IFBB.
He competed in NPC tournaments from 1997 through 2001 and earned his pro card at the 2000 NPC Nationals. His bodybuilding career was put on hold in 2009 when his sister, Eridania Rodríguez, was murdered by a handyman working in her building. However, Martínez persevered through his personal struggles and returned to the sport in 2010.
His career was again put on hold in 2011, after he returned to the US on an expired green card. Due to a prior conviction for selling steroids, he was unable to get it renewed, and was briefly jailed. He beat the case and was allowed to return to the US in 2012. He has been an on-again, off-again regular on the Olympia stage since 2007.
Martínez is a former co-owner of the Muscle Maker Grill in Edgewater, New Jersey. He has five children: two sons, Justin and Jared, and three daughters, Victoria, Zayde, and Vivian.