UNCROWNED HIDETADA YAMAGISHI

Hidetada Yamagishi

Intro

Born: 30th June, 1973

Nicknames: Ultimate Warrior, The Dragon

Height: 1.68 m

Weight: 109 kg

About Hidetada Yamagishi

Hidetada Yamagishi is a Japanese born. He is the first Japanese man ever to compete in the Mr Olympia competition and was invited in Arnold Classic. His first appearance in Mr Olympia competition was back in 2007. At the early stage of his life he played rugby. He started lifting weights at very young age. At that time he does not lift weights to become a professional bodybuilder. When later on he went to Waseda University for higher education then he took weight lifting as a serious job to do. He also became very famous by appearing in different magazines, TV shows and bodybuilding DVDs. In the year 2008 at 8th of January Hidetada caught for using steroids and held by California Police. He was in prison 65 days in America. After releasing he lost most of his gains. But by working  he came back on track and still competing in professional bodybuilding competitions. He has a degree in Sports Nutrition Science.

List of his IFBB competitions:

• IFBB Grand Prix Austria - 12th (2006)
• IFBB Grand Prix Holland - 4th (2006)
• IFBB Grand Prix Romania - 6th (2006)
• IFBB Ironman Pro Invitational - Unplaced (2006)
• IFBB San Francisco Pro Invitational - 11th (2006)
• IFBB Santa Susanna Pro - 12th (2006)
• IFBB Ironman Pro Invitational - 7th (2007)
• IFBB Arnold Classic - 13th (2007)
• IFBB Atlantic City Pro - 9th (2007)
• IFBB Olympia - 13th (2007)
• IFBB Grand Prix Australia - 5th (2007)
• IFBB Sacramento Pro Championships - 3rd (2007)
• IFBB Atlantic City Pro - 9th (2008)
• IFBB Ironman Pro Invitational - 4th (2009)
• IFBB Europa Show of Champions - 2nd (2009)
• IFBB Olympia - 9th (2009)
• IFBB Olympia - 10th (2010)
• Arnold Classic - IFBB, 8th (2010)
• New York Pro Championships - IFBB, Open, 2nd (2010)
• Europa show of Champions - IFBB, open, 1st place (2010)
• Orlando Show of Champions - IFBB, Open, 10th place (2010)
• Phoenix Pro - IFBB, Open, 2nd (2010)
• IFBB Phoenix Pro - 2nd (2011)
• IFBB Pro Bodybuilding Weekly Championships- 2nd (2011)
• IFBB Mr. Olympia - 10th (2011)
• NPC Lansing Grand Prix - NP (2012)
• IFBB PBW Tampa Pro - 3rd (2012)
• IFBB Dallas Europa Supershow - 2nd (2012)
• IFBB Olympia Weekend - 15th (2012)
• IFBB Arnold Classic Europe - 12th (2012)
• IFBB British Grand Prix - 8th (2012)
• IFBB Arnold Classic - 5th (2013)
• IFBB Arnold Classic 212 category - 4th (2014)
• IFBB Arnold Classic 212 category - 2nd (2015)