Kris Dim

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Kris Dim
Personal Info
Birth May 7, 1973, Cambodia
Professional Career
Pro-debut California Bodybuilding Championships, 1996
Best win ,
Kris Dim on the cover of DVD
Kris Dim on the cover of DVD

Krisna "Kris" Dim (born May 7, 1973) is an IFBB professional bodybuilder.

Kris Dim is among the few professional Asian bodybuilders in the industry. His first national bodybuilding competition was the NPC (National Physique Committee) USA Championships, where he took 6th. After many years of hard work, he finally got his "ProCard" after winning the overall light-heavyweight division in the NPC USA 2003. From there, he began his career as a professional bodybuilder and competed in his first IFBB Mr. Olympia competition in 2004, where he placed 12th--a milestone for an Asian bodybuilder. His first Arnold Classic was in 2006, where he placed 14th, followed by his first Ironman Pro Invitational in the same year, where he placed 10th.

Kris has been featured in many fitness and bodybuilding articles, the cover of FLEX magazine and Muscular Development.

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[edit] Early life

Dim was born in Cambodia. When he was four years old, him and his family moved to Arlington, Virginia. They moved again to Sacramento, California when he was twelve years old. He joined a professional gym at the age of fifteen. Two years later, he entered and won his first contest, the teenage division of the North Bay Bodybuilding Championships. He married, dropped out of college, and since then, his career has taken off.[1]

[edit] Stats

  • Height: 5 ft 6 inch
  • Competition weight: 185 lb.

[edit] Heart Attack

Kris suffered a heart attack on June 8, 2007 - as reported by Muscular Development magazine's editor David Palumbo the following day "Kris collapsed yesterday and had emergency heart surgery to repair a split in his aortic valve. The split in his valve caused a significant stroke that could have caused significant damage or death." [2]

[edit] Contest history

  • 1997 NPC USA Championships, Middleweight, 6th
  • 1998 NPC Nationals, Middleweight, 10th
  • 1998 NPC USA Championships, Middleweight, 10th
  • 1999 NPC USA Championships, Middleweight, 3rd
  • 2000 NPC USA Championships, Light-Heavyweight, 4th
  • 2001 NPC Nationals, Light-Heavyweight, 7th
  • 2001 NPC USA Championships, Light-Heavyweight, 7th
  • 2002 NPC Nationals, Light-Heavyweight, 2nd
  • 2002 NPC USA Championships, Light-Heavyweight, 1st
  • 2003 NPC Nationals, Light-Heavyweight, 1st
  • 2003 NPC USA Championships, Light-Heavyweight, 2nd
  • 2004 Grand Prix England, 3rd
  • 2004 Grand Prix Holland, 4th
  • 2004 Grand Prix Russia, 5th
  • 2004 Mr. Olympia, 12th
  • 2004 San Francisco Pro Invitational, 3rd
  • 2005 Mr. Olympia, Did not place
  • 2006 Arnold Classic, 14th
  • 2006 Grand Prix Australia, 7th
  • 2006 Ironman Pro Invitational, 4th
  • 2006 San Francisco Pro Invitational, 10th
  • 2007 Ironman Pro Invitational, 11th
  • 2007 Sacramento Pro Championships, 6th

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kris Dim - Dimvasion (DVD)
  2. ^ Breaking news report on Kris Dim's heart attack

[edit] External links

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