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Dorian Yates

1962 - Today

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Dorian Andrew Mientjez Yates (born 19 April 1962) is an English retired professional bodybuilder. He won the Mr. Olympia title six consecutive times from 1992 to 1997. He earned the nickname "The Shadow" for his tendency to unexpectedly appear at major bodybuilding contests and win, having neither confirmed nor denied whether he would compete beforehand, and for staying out of the public eye between contests. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dorian Yates is the 742nd most popular athlete (down from 225th in 2019), the 3,627th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,395th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Dorian Yates ranks 742 out of 6,025Before him are Ferenc Sidó, Anders Gärderud, Marlene Ahrens, Anna-Lisa Eriksson, Doina Melinte, and Eric Backman. After him are Lee Barnes, Leonid Spirin, Hal Brown, Antonio Conte, Władysław Komar, and Joseph Stadler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Dorian Yates ranks 231Before him are Talat Xhaferi, Mano Menezes, Mariela Castro, Renato Portaluppi, Nia Vardalos, and John Slattery. After him are Rita, Grigory Leps, Michael Zorc, Henny Meijer, Valérie Kaprisky, and Avi Loeb.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dorian Yates ranks 3,628 out of 8,785Before him are Mike Parkes (1931), Harold Mahony (1867), Ron Atkinson (1939), Chris Barber (1930), Winston Graham (1908), and W. D. Ross (1877). After him are Prince George of Cambridge (2013), Cherie Blair (1954), George Finlay (1799), Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne (1845), Nat Lofthouse (1925), and Jean Shrimpton (1942).

Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Dorian Yates ranks 32Before him are Eddie Owen (1886), Albert Hill (1889), George Larner (1875), Ian Stewart (1949), Tommy Hampson (1907), and Guy Butler (1899). After him are Henry Macintosh (1892), Dorothy Tyler-Odam (1920), Arthur Russell (1886), Tom Daley (1994), Tony Nash (1936), and Victor d'Arcy (1887).