Paul Dillett | |
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Bodybuilder | |
Personal info | |
Nickname | "Freak-einstein"[1][2] "Jurassic Paul" |
Born | 1965[3] Montreal, Quebec[4] |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[3] |
Weight | Contest: 290 lb (132 kg) Off-season: 320 lb (145 kg) to 330 lb (150 kg)[3][4] |
Professional career | |
Pro-debut |
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Best win |
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Active | 1991–2012 |
Competition record | ||
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Men's Bodybuilding | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
NPC North American Championships | ||
2nd | 1991 | |
1st | 1992 | |
Mr. Olympia | ||
6th | 1993 | |
4th | 1994 | |
5th | 1996 | |
5th | 1997 | |
7th | 1999 | |
Arnold Classic | ||
4th | 1993 | |
3rd | 1996 | |
5th | 1996 | |
6th | 1997 | |
Night of Champions | ||
1st | 1999 | |
3rd | 2000 | |
6th | 2002 | |
Ironman Pro Invitational | ||
4th | 1993 | |
2nd | 1996 | |
5th | 1997 |
Paul Dillett (1965 in Montreal, Quebec)[3][4] is a retired Canadian IFBB professional bodybuilder and current owner and CEO of the World Beauty Fitness & Fashion Inc.[1][5] He resides in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Paul Dillett was born in Montreal to a French father and Jamaican mother.[6][7] Before bodybuilding, Dillett played in the Canadian Football League. Dillett first competed in professional bodybuilding when he took second place in the heavyweight division of the 1991 North American Championships. His first Mr. Olympia was in 1993, where he placed 6th. In 1993, he competed in his first Ironman Pro Invitational, where he took fourth place.
Later that year, he competed in his first Arnold Classic, placing fourth. In 1999, he competed in the Night of Champions competition, where he placed first. Paul has been featured in many fitness and bodybuilding articles, including being featured on the cover of Muscular Development magazine.[citation needed]
At the Arnold Classic in 1994, Dillett "froze" on stage, a result of cramping from dehydration, and four officials had to carry him off the stage.[8] He ended his professional bodybuilding career in 2012. It is conventional wisdom within the industry that while being a genetically gifted athlete of enormous size, Dillett never truly mastered his posing routines, which prevented him from placing higher in contests throughout his career.[9]
Dillett founded the World Beauty Fitness & Fashion Competition[10] (WBFF) in 2007.[11] The competition judges one's overall beauty and marketability. This includes stage presence not just physique.[12] Amateurs and professional contestants, compete in a number of different categories including men's Bodybuilding Pro, Muscle Model, Fitness Model, women's Figure Pro, Diva Fitness Model, and Diva Bikini Model.[13]