1982 Chris Dickerson Wins At Last

After taking the runner up position in the previous two Olympia's, two of the most controversial to date, Chris Dickerson knew he was very close to winning a title of his own, a fact verified by his victory in '82.With London, England hosting the Olympia for the first time, 16 competitors traveled to Europe, among them Frank Zane still seeking further Olympia glory after boycotting the 1981 contest in light of what occurred the previous year in Australia, and newcomer Casey Viator (the youngest AAU Mr. America ever winning the event in '71 at age 19), a heavily muscled young competitor and training partner of Mike Mentzer, who had himself left the sport, depressed over the 1980 disaster from down under.

Up against the similarly aesthetic and well-balanced Frank Zane and the diametrically opposed muscle phenomenon Viator, Dickerson had a tough battle, but his complete development, polished posing skills and crisp conditioning proved superior and he secured his first and only Mr. Olympia title (many feel it could have been his third based upon the last two contests' final results). He retired onstage in London, walking away as one of only 12 men to have won the title in its 43-year history.1982 Mr. Olympia, Chris Dickerson.Chris explains what it felt like to win his first and only Olympia, to have waited so long for it, and what the title means to him. "The moment seemed to say 'we did it,' and 'we' really had done it, because it was a joint effort. It was like, after all the controversy of 1980; things had finally come out, as they should have. The journey was a long, painstaking one, but the victory was sweeter for having had to wait."The Mr. Olympia is the apex that eclipses all other titles. When they announce me anywhere, they say, 'Chris Dickerson, Mr. Olympia!' There's just no point in quoting any other titles. I know I will be remembered for having been Mr. Olympia. It's there forever.

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