Key facts
- Born
- ( 1987-09-26 ) September 26, 1987 (age 38) , Abnow , Fars province , Iran
- Height
- 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
- Weight
- Contest: 200 lb (91 kg), Off season: 220 lb (100 kg)
- Best win
- 2022 Mr. Olympia, 2024 Arnold Classic
- Predecessor
- Mamdouh Elssbiay
- Successor
- Derek Lunsford
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hadi
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Iran
- Place of birth
- Abnow
- Languages spoken
- Persian
- Religion
- Islam
- Sport
- bodybuilding
- Official website
- hadichoopan.pro
- Image
- Hadi Choopan.jpg
- Height
- 170
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- date of birth
- 1987-09-26
- name in native language
- هادی چوپان
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Encyclopedic overview
Hadi Choopan (Persian: هادی چوپان; also Romanized as Hādi Chupān; born September 26, 1987), known by his nickname "The Persian Wolf", is an Iranian professional bodybuilder who competes in the men's open bodybuilding division in the IFBB Pro League. Known for his legs and conditioning, Choopan is a former Mr. Olympia, having won the title in the 2022 Mr. Olympia competition.
Born in Abnow, Fars, Choopan developed an interest in bodybuilding at an early age. In 2005, he won his first national title. He won the WBPF Asia Championships in 2013 and had continued success at the IFBB World Bodybuilding Championships in 2013, 2014, and 2015. He made his Mr. Olympia debut in 2019, placing third and winning the People's Champion Award at the show for the first time. In 2022, he became the first Iranian competitor to win the Mr. Olympia contest. In 2024, he won the Arnold Classic and the Arnold Classic UK.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hadi Choopan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.