- Kris Dim
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name = Kris Dim
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birthdate =May 7 ,1973
birthplace =Cambodia
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firstproshow = California Bodybuilding Championships
firstproshowyear = 1996
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yesorretiredyear =Krisna "Kris" Dim (born
May 7 ,1973 ) is anIFBB 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 IFBBMr. Olympia competition in 2004, where he placed 12th--a milestone for an Asian bodybuilder. His firstArnold Classic was in 2006, where he placed 14th, followed by his firstIronman 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.Early life
Dim was born in
Cambodia . When he was four years old, him and his family moved toArlington ,Virginia . They moved again toSacramento ,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. [ [http://www.mesomorphosis.com/store/videos/kris-dim-dimvasion.html Kris Dim - Dimvasion (DVD) ] ]tats
*Height: 5 ft 6 inch
*Competition weight: 185 lb.Heart Attack
Kris suffered a heart attack on
June 8 ,2007 . Muscular Development magazine's editor David Palumbo reported 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." [ [http://www.musculardevelopment.com/content/view/860/ Breaking news report on Kris Dim's heart attack] ]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, 6thee also
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Arnold Classic
*Ironman Pro Invitational
*List of male professional bodybuilders
*Mr. Olympia
*San Francisco Pro Invitational References
External links
* [http://www.musculardevelopment.com/content/view/860/ Breaking news report on Kris Dim's heart attack] (Muscular Development Magazine)
* [http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/radioarchive.htm Interview with Kris Dim six weeks after emergency heart surgery] (Pro Bodybuilding Weekly)
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