Hidetada Yamagishi

Hidetada Yamagishi, known as Hide, is a Japanese professional bodybuilder of the IFBB, born on 30 June 1973 and raised in Obihiro on the island of Hokkaido. He played rugby and began lifting weights at Hokkaido Sapporo Asahigaoka High School, then trained more seriously at Waseda University. In 2007 he became the first Japanese bodybuilder to compete in the Mr. Olympia contest, and he was also the first Japanese bodybuilder invited to the Arnold Classic. His professional record begins in 2005 and runs through 2023, with a Mr. Olympia finish as high as third in the 212 category in 2015, and wins at shows such as the Europa Show of Champions in 2010 and the Masters Olympia 212 category in 2023. He has appeared in Japanese magazines, released training videos and spent time living in both the United States and Japan.