‘The
Blade' as Dexter Jackson is rightly addressed is indeed a reflection of
his passion, his grit and the fervor to stand second to nothing and no
one. This IFBB professional body builder today is an inspiration for
not only novices but his peers as well. Jackson stepped into this world
on November 25 th , 1969 and made his presence felt in his first ever
contest , National Physique Committee where he placed third in 1992.
After that, there has been no looking back for Dexter who
stood
first NPC USA National Championships, Light- Heavyweight in 1995. In
1996, he bagged the sixth place at the NPC Nationals, Light- Heavy
weight. Jackson has competed in Arnold Classic without a year's pause
from 1999 to 2008, finally standing first in the years 2006 and 2008.
He other score of awards include Night of Champions,3 rd (1999,2000),
Word Pro Championships (1999), Ironman Pro Invitational ,3 rd (2000,
2004) ,and Toronto Pro Invitational, 2 nd (2000),Maximum Pro
Invitational (2003) and San Francisco Pro Invitational (2004). The year
2008 saw him winning the IFBB Australian, New Zealand and Russian Grand
Prix followed by his winning the Mr. Olympia title. Jackson 's list of
achievement will be incomplete without mentioning his Grand Prix titles
from countries like Australia , Austria , England , Holland , New
Zealand and Russia .
Jackson 's competitive stats consists of his chest-52”,
arms-21”,
waist-28” and thigh – 30”. He is 5'6” with off season weight wavering
between 245-255 lbs. His competition weight for Arnold and Mr. Olympia
has been 233lb and 236 lb respectively.
Dexter has been broadly featured in many fitness articles, not
to
mention his picture featured on the cover page of the magazine,
Muscular Development. He is being heard of as taking a break in 2009
and is not likely to compete until 2010 Mr. Olympia Contest. He is
currently residing in Jacksonville , Florida .
Thus we see that Jackson has not only been a body builder par
excellence but has also ensured that he stays among the top brass in
all the competitions. His journey from 1992 to 2008 has been extremely
eventful and anyone aspiring to become like him must know that its
passion and passion alone that can make a person work hard reach such
echelons of achievement.
Stats
Height: 5'6"
Off Season Weight: 245-255 lb.
Competition Weight: (2008 arnold ) 233 lb.
Competition Weight: (2008 olympia ) 236 lb
chest 52"
arms 21"
waist 28"
thigh 30"
Contest history
1992 NPC Southern States, Lightweight, 3rd
1995 NPC USA Championships, Light-Heavyweight, 1st
1996 NPC Nationals, Light-Heavyweight, 6th
1998 North American Championships, Light-HeavyWeight, 1st and
Overall
1999 Arnold Classic , 7th
1999 Grand Prix England , 4th
1999 Night of Champions, 3rd
1999 Mr. Olympia , 9th
1999 World Pro Championships, 4th
2000 Arnold Classic, 5th
2000 Grand Prix Hungary , 2nd
2000 Ironman Pro Invitational, 3rd
2000 Night of Champions, 8th
2000 Mr. Olympia , 9th
2000 Toronto Pro Invitational, 2nd
2001 Arnold Classic, 5th
2001 Grand Prix Australia , 3rd
2001 Grand Prix England , 4th
2001 Grand Prix Hungary , 3rd
2001 Night of Champions, 2nd
2001 Mr. Olympia , 8th
2001 Toronto Pro Invitational, 2nd
2002 Arnold Classic, 3rd
2002 Grand Prix Australia , 2nd
2002 Grand Prix Austria , 2nd
2002 Grand Prix England , 1st
2002 Grand Prix Holland, 3rd
2002 Mr. Olympia , 4th
2002 San Francisco Pro Invitational, 3rd
2002 Show of Strength Pro Championship, 6th
2003 Arnold Classic, 4th
2003 Maximum Pro Invitational, 3rd
2003 Mr. Olympia , 3rd
2003 San Francisco Pro Invitational, 3rd
2003 Show of Strength Pro Championship, 1st
2004 Arnold Classic, 3rd
2004 Grand Prix Australia , 1st
2004 Ironman Pro Invitational, 1st
2004 Mr. Olympia , 4th
2004 San Francisco Pro Invitational, 1st
2005 Arnold Classic, 1st
2005 San Francisco Pro Invitational, 2nd
2006 Arnold Classic, 1st
2006 Mr. Olympia , 4th
2007 Arnold Classic, 2nd
2007 Mr. Olympia , 3rd
2008 Arnold Classic, 1st
2008 IFBB Australian Pro Grand Prix VIII, 1st
2008 IFBB New Zealand Grand Prix, 1st
2008 IFBB Russian Grand Prix, 1st
2008 Mr. Olympia , 1st