Man of the Year 2022 is Dominik Chabr from Czech Republic


Dominik Chabr, representing the Czech Republic, was named Man of the Year 2022 on Sunday, August 21 in Bali, Indonesia.

The 28-year-old fitness model and hockey player bested 13 other contestants to win his title. He succeeds Korea's Lee Ho Jin who won in 2019.

Nguyen Minh Khac of Vietnam was named first runner-up while Bogdan Yusipchuk of Ukraine, Lee Joo Yong of Korea, and Pablo Fernández Gallego of Spain were the second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively.

The representatives from Chile, the Dominican Republic, and the Philippines completed the Top 8.

"It's a great experience for me because I can only experience this once in my life and I'm really happy that all the hard work paid off," the new Man of the Year wrote in a statement on social media.

This year's competition was the 5th edition of the Man of the Year pageant which is based in Indonesia.

Photos: Man of the Year, Dominik Chabr / Instagram

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