Paul Dillett



Paul Dillett (1965 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired Canadian IFBB professional bodybuilder and current owner and CEO of the World Beauty Fitness & Fashion Inc. He resides in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.


Biography

Paul Dillett was born in Montreal to a French father and Jamaican mother. 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.


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. 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.


Dillett founded the World Beauty Fitness & Fashion Competition (WBFF) in 2007. The competition judges one's overall beauty and marketability. This includes stage presence not just physique. 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.


Stats

Height: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)

Off Season Weight: 330 pounds (150 kg)

Competition Weight: 285 pounds (129 kg)

Contest history

1991 North American Championships, Heavyweight, 2nd

1992 North American Championships, Heavyweight, 1st and Overall

1993 Arnold Classic, 4th

1993 Ironman Pro Invitational, 4th

1993 Mr. Olympia, 6th

1994 Grand Prix England, 4th

1994 Grand Prix France (2), 2nd

1994 Grand Prix France, 1st

1994 Grand Prix Germany (2), 1st

1994 Grand Prix Germany, 3rd

1994 Grand Prix Italy, 2nd

1994 Grand Prix Spain, 3rd

1994 Mr. Olympia, 4th

1996 Arnold Classic, 3rd

1996 Grand Prix Czech Republic, 3rd

1996 Grand Prix England, 3rd

1996 Grand Prix Germany, 4th

1996 Grand Prix Russia, 4th

1996 Grand Prix Spain, 2nd

1996 Grand Prix Switzerland, 2nd

1996 Ironman Pro Invitational, 2nd

1996 Mr. Olympia, 5th

1996 San Jose Pro Invitational, 2nd

1997 Arnold Classic, 6th

1997 Grand Prix Czech Republic, 6th

1997 Grand Prix England, 4th

1997 Grand Prix Finland, 5th

1997 Grand Prix Germany, 4th

1997 Grand Prix Hungary, 4th

1997 Grand Prix Russia, 5th

1997 Grand Prix Spain, 4th

1997 Ironman Pro Invitational, 5th

1997 Mr. Olympia, 5th

1997 San Jose Pro Invitational, 5th

1998 Mr. Olympia, Did not place

1999 Night of Champions, 1st

1999 Mr. Olympia, 7th

2000 Night of Champions, 3rd

2002 Night of Champions, 6th

2002 Southwest Pro Cup, 8th

2003 Grand Prix Hungary, 14th

2006 Montreal Pro, 10th

See also

List of male professional bodybuilders

List of female professional bodybuilders

References

 Hotten, Jon (2011). Muscle: A Writer's Trip Through a Sport with No Boundaries. Random House. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-446-46615-5. Retrieved January 22, 2013.

 "Paul Dillett: Bodybuilders That Most Impressed Dillett In The 90s". Generation Iron Fitness & Bodybuilding Network. August 26, 2020. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2020.

 "Paul Dillett". bodybuildingpro.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

 "Paul Dillett Pro Bodybuilding Profile". bodybuilding.com. Retrieved December 11, 2016.

 "Paul Dillet launches The WBFF! The World Bodybuilding And Fitness Federation". www.getbig.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2013.

 "Getbig Interview: Paul Dillett". www.getbig.com. May 2, 2003. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

 "Paul Dillett - Greatest Physiques". www.greatestphysiques.com. March 29, 2017. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

 "Muscular Development Magazine August 2003 Paul Dillett w Poster No Label". Original Magazines. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

 McGough, Peter. "Paul Dillet's Collapse At The 1994 Arnold Classic". www.musculardevelopment.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.

 "Contest Posing". Muscle Insider. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

 "Home". wbffshows.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

 Fair, John D. (January 5, 2015). Mr. America: The Tragic History of a Bodybuilding Icon. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292760820.

 "Is a fitness competition, with bikinis, a sport?". Calgary Herald. January 16, 2015. Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2018.

 "2013 WBFF Worlds Comes to Las Vegas at Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino". VegasNews.com - Las Vegas News. August 28, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2018.

 

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