Other favorites at the competition, including Mike Mentzer, Chris Dickerson, and Boyer Coe, were in excellent condition making the 1980 event one of the most competitive Mr. Olympia contests.
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In the aftermath of the competition, many of the competitors, including Frank Zane, Coe, Mentzer, and Walker, vowed to boycott the 1981 contest.
The children of former bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger do not have highly developed or otherwise above average musculature.
Andrew Bryniarski (born February 13, 1969) is an American actor and former bodybuilder, best known for portraying Leatherface in the remake of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, Zangief in Street Fighter, and Steve Lattimer in The Program.
Samir Bannout, former IFBB pro bodybuilder, winner of Mr Olympia
Christa Bauch (1947-) is a professional female bodybuilder from Germany.
In 2001 and 2002, Bill won England's Strongest Man, and came second to the internationally renowned world champion bodybuilder and strongman, Eddy Ellwood, in 2003.
Geir Borgan Paulsen (born 1957), Norwegian weightlifter and bodybuilder
Steve Reeves (1926–2000) class of 1944 bodybuilder, actor, horse breeder, fitness author
Cathey Palyo (born 1958), American professional female bodybuilder.
Debbie was a prominent character in the Learning Channel's documentary Supersize She, which focused on professional female bodybuilder Joanna Thomas.
Facing Goliath is a 2006 documentary film about a competitive bodybuilder (Sebastian MacLean) who assists a visually impaired friend (Ray Taylor) transform from middle aged, over weight, couch potato to natural bodybuilder.
Eugen Sandow, often considered the first modern-day bodybuilder, was an admirer of the human physique, and in addition to strongman sideshows, he performed "muscle displays" by posing in the nude — save for a fig leaf that he would don in imitation of statues he had seen in Italy as a boy.
Filippo Massaroni (born July 19, 1945 in Norcia) was an Italian bodybuilder.
Olinekova only competed once as a bodybuilder, in the Frank Zane Invitational on June 28, 1980.
Harold Poole (born December 25, 1943 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a former AAU, IFBB and WBBG professional bodybuilder.
Jeff King (bodybuilder), American bodybuilder and former title holder of the Universe Championships
His son Dale is a former professional wrestler and his daughter-in-law, Christie Wolf is a bodybuilder and former professional wrestler.
Miller, a bodybuilder and figure competitor, was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 8, 1972, and currently resides in Dallas, Texas.
Shahriar Kamali, known as King Kamali, (born March 29, 1972 in Tehran, Iran), is a retired IFBB professional bodybuilder.
The contest was won by 2008 Mr. Olympia Dexter Jackson, making him only the second bodybuilder (along with Chris Dickerson) to win titles in both the Mr. Olympia and Masters Olympia competitions.
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During its early years famous bodybuilders such as Lou Ferrigno, Robbie Robinson, Ed Corney, and Chris Dickerson competed in the Masters Olympia well into their 40's, 50's, and even 60's (there was a division for each age group).
Mboya Edwards is a Canadian bodybuilder from Scarborough, Ontario.
Michael Katz (born November 14, 1944) is a former American IFBB professional bodybuilder and former professional football player with the New York Jets, most famous for his appearance with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1977 bodybuilding documentary film Pumping Iron.
In the 1980 Mr. Olympia he placed fourth (in a tie with Boyer Coe) behind Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chris Dickerson and Frank Zane.
Andreas Münzer (1964-1994), Austrian-born heavyweight bodybuilder
Andreas Münzer (1964–1994), Austrian born Heavyweight Bodybuilder
The 2001 documentary film Highway Amazon chronicles the life of female bodybuilder Christine Fetzer and shows several of her clients engaging in muscle worship.
Saints had a majority shareholding in bodybuilder Coachmaster and from the late 1950s purchased Albion Aberdonians, Atkinson Alphas and Bedford VAM70s.
These include commentator and journalist Rex Murphy (born in Carbonear but raised in the area), poet and playwright Agnes Walsh, lyric poet and influential Confederate Greg Power, Newfoundland's first professional bodybuilder, Frank McGrath,professional wrestler and Alastair Ralphs (Total Nonstop Action Wrestling).
Salvatore Rampone (born May 1, 1962 in Benevento) is an Italian scientist and bodybuilder.
He is best known for his appearance in, and producing/co-directing of, the documentary film Facing Goliath, which both covers his natural bodybuilding career and his efforts to transform a visually impaired, middle aged, friend from couch potato to competitive bodybuilder.
At the peak of her competitive career as a professional bodybuilder, Beattie reached the top three at the Ms. International and Ms. Olympia contests, the two most prestigious shows for female professional bodybuilders.
Bentley continued with two more victories, winning the World Couples Championships (with Chris Dickerson) and the Frank Zane Invitational.
Ves and his pals, would-be artist Jim Bowers (Yale Wexler) and bodybuilder Nick Raymond (Morris Miller) find the case contains samples of women's cosmetics.
This set a new record for the world's strongest bodybuilder and beat the previous title holders (Johnnie O. Jackson) record by nearly 100 pounds.
Pulcinella was born and raised in Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania where he began strength training at his high school, Ridley High School in Folsom, with his cousin, now-bodybuilder Dave Pulcinella.
In 1983, the young powerlifter and bodybuilder, Jón Páll Sigmarsson entered the 1983 World's Strongest Man competition and was only beaten into second place by the experienced Geoff Capes.
Teagan Clive (born c. 1959), American bodybuilder, actress and journalist
The Interrogation of Muscular P.O.W. is a 2014 war drama-action film starring Belarusian bodybuilder-turned-actor Vitaly Rudakovskiy, Chong-Yu Lan, Mike Sherman, and George Cheung.
4. Bill Pearl: Bill was the greatest bodybuilder in the world during the 1950s and 1960s.
Thomas Steven Platz (born June 26, 1955 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma) is an American retired professional bodybuilder.
In 1999, local rock star and bodybuilder Jon Mikl Thor started VM Sports, a company to market a line of Millionaires apparel.
The character Doug from the TV series of the same name referenced the film in a daydream where he was a bodybuilder.
Hidetada Yamagishi, international professional bodybuilder from Japan