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Mark Dugdale

American bodybuilder

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionOct 28, 2025
Entity authorityQ6767426
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Mark James Dugdale (born December 25, 1974) is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder. He lives in Woodinville, Washington.

His first competition in bodybuilding was in 1997 when he competed in the NPC (National Physique Committee) Emerald Cup. He placed 3rd in the middleweight class.

His first Arnold Classic was in 2005, where he placed 9th. Later that year he competed in the Ironman Pro Invitational and the San Francisco Pro Invitational, placing 8th and 6th, respectively. He recently portrayed Achilles on the album cover for Back Breaker, the third album from the Tennessee Thrash metal band The Showdown.

Profile

Family: Christina Dugdale; 3 children (Madison Dugdale

Off-Season Weight: 240 lb.

Competition Weight: 212 lb.

Training location: Gold's Gym, Kirkland, Washington

Training partner: Christina Dugdale

Contest history

1997 NPC Emerald Cup, Middleweight, 3rd

1998 NPC USA Championships, Middleweight, 12th

1999 NPC Nationals, Middleweight, 6th

2001 NPC Nationals, Light-Heavyweight, 9th

2003 NPC Los Angeles Championships, Light-Heavyweight, 1st and Overall

2003 NPC USA Championships, Light-Heavyweight, 3rd

2004 NPC USA Championships, Light-HeavyWeight, 1st and Overall

2005 Arnold Classic, 9th

2005 Ironman Pro Invitational, 8th

2005 San Francisco Pro Invitational, 6th

2006 Ironman Pro Invitational, 5th

2007 Ironman Pro Invitational, 2nd

2007 Arnold Classic, 11th

2008 IFBB Tampa Bay Pro, 13th

2008 IFBB Europa, 9th

2009 IFBB Iron Man Pro, 8th

2009 IFBB Pittsburgh Pro, 2nd

2009 IFBB New York Pro, 2nd

2009 IFBB Olympia, 4th

2009 IFBB Sacramento 6th

2010 IFBB John Simmons, 4th

2011 IFBB Pro Bodybuilding Weekly Championships, 4th

2012 IFBB FLEX Pro, 7th

2012 IFBB Desert Muscle Classic, 2nd

2013 IFBB New York Pro, 3rd

2013 IFBB Toronto Pro Supershow, 2nd

2013 IFBB Olympia Weekend, 10th

2013 IFBB Europa Phoenix, 2nd

2014 IFBB Europa Phoenix, 2nd

2014 IFBB Olympia Weekend, 12th

2014 IFBB Bodypower Pro, 3rd

2014 IFBB Toronto Pro, 2nd

2014 IFBB Europa Phoenix, 2nd

2015 IFBB Europa Phoenix, 5th

2016 IFBB Toronto Pro, Men's 212, 4th

2016 IFBB Arctic Pro, Men's 212, 1st

2016 IFBB Vancouver Pro, Men's 212, 1st

2016 IFBB Chicago Pro, Men's 212, 1st

See also

List of male professional bodybuilders

List of female professional bodybuilders

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