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2002 Mr. Olympia
The 2002 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held October 16–20, 2002 at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Results The total prize money awarded was $381,000. A 2003 Cadillac Escalade was presented to the first-place winner by Mel Rich and Steve Stern of the Bodyonics Pinnacle company which donated the prize. The Crowd was not happy when Gunter's position was announced at 5th. Notable events *Ronnie Coleman won his fifth consecutive Mr. Olympia title See also * 2002 Ms. Olympia References External links Mr. Olympia2002 Mr. Olympia posedown (video) {{Mr. Olympia 2002 Mr. Olympia 2002 Mr. Olympia Mr. Olympia is the title awarded to the winner of the professional men's bodybuilding contest at Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend—an international bodybuilding competition that is held annually by the International Federation ... 2002 in bodybuilding Events in Paradise, Nevada October 2002 sports ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Federation Of BodyBuilders
The International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness (IFBB), headquartered in Las Rozas (Madrid), is an international professional sports governing body for bodybuilding and fitness that oversees many of the sport's major international events, notably the World and Continental Championships.IFBB.com About The IFBB"About The IFBB" Retrieved on 20 November 2015.IFBB Constitution "IFBB Constitution March 2015" Retrieved on 20 November 2015. History In 1946, the IFBB was founded by brothers Ben and Joe Weider in Montreal, Canada under the name "International Federation of Bodybuilders". The two founding countries were Canada and the United States. Ben Weider was the first IFBB President. In 1965 the first IFBB Mr. Olympia was held; the IFBB's first contest. From 1966 to 1970, the Federation experienced rapid growth as Joe and Ben Weider promoted the organization globally. By 1970, the IFBB had directors in more than 50 countries worldwide and the IFBB had its footprint in Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmad Haidar
Ahmad Ali Haidar (born April 10, 1968) is an IFBB professional bodybuilder. Ahmad is nicknamed, "Abzilla", due to his developed abdominals. He first started competing in professional bodybuilding in 1997 by competing in the World Championships, where he placed 1st. His first IFBB competition was the Mr. Olympia of 1998, where he placed 16th. In 2000, he competed in his first Arnold Classic, placing 12th. Two years later, in 2002, he competed in another Mr. Olympia, placing 13th. He took a short break in competition after 2007 and returned early 2009 and placed 5th at the Ironman Pro Invitational, which qualifies him for the 2009 Mr. Olympia. Ahmad has been featured in many fitness and bodybuilding articles, as well as being featured on the cover of Muscular Development magazine. He currently resides in Beirut, Lebanon. Competitive stats *Age: 54 *Height: 5'7" *Off Season Weight: 250 lb *Competition Weight: 220 lb Contest history Year Competition Placing *1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Youngblood
Don Youngblood (April 7, 1954 – May 8, 2005) was an American IFBB professional bodybuilder. Stats *Height: 5'9'' *Off Season Weight: 295 lb. *Competition Weight: 245 lb. Early life Youngblood started his trucking career in the mid-1970s as a driver for the Southern Pacific Railroad in Bakersfield, California. “After a year, I was able to convince the bank to loan me the money for an old Peterbilt truck. After I paid off the loan, I bought a new truck, and then had a business opportunity in Arkansas.” In Alma, Arkansas, he founded SDS Transportation Services which later had 100 trucks hauling frozen foods all over the county for companies like Wal-Mart, Tyson and Cargill. Bodybuilding In 1987, after 13 years of business building, Youngblood decided to train seriously: “Bodybuilding was something I always wanted to do and I started by first working out in my garage. My inspiration was Vince Taylor who already had about a half-dozen titles to his credit when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustavo Badell
Gustavo Badell aka "the Freakin' 'Rican", (born November 3, 1972) is an International Federation of BodyBuilders professional bodybuilder. Background Badell was born in Venezuela and moved to Puerto Rico when he was around 22 years old. He began lifting weights at the age of fifteen to increase his size for boxing. Gustavo gained muscle incredibly fast, and when he was 19 entered and won his first bodybuilding competition, the 1991 Junior Caribbean Bodybuilding Championships. After six years of weight training he was able to turn professional by winning the 1997 Caribbean Championships. His first International Federation of BodyBuilders appearance was in 1998 when he competed in the Grand Prix of Germany. He first competed in the International Federation of BodyBuilders Night of Champions (now called the New York Pro) in 1999, where he finished in 14th place. His first Ironman Pro Invitational was in 2000, where he was 18th. His first Mr. Olympia appearance was in 2002, where h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaroslav Horvath
Jaroslav (also written as Yaroslav or Jarosław in other Slavic languages) is a Czech and Slovak first name, pagan in origin. There are several possible origins of the name Jaroslav. It is very likely that originally the two elements of the name referred to ''Jarilo'' - male Proto-Slavic deity of the sun, spring, and fertility, and ''slav'' meaning glory, i.e. "glory of the sun". However, with the adoption of Christianity in the Slavic countries the name began to be commonly understood not as a reference to a pagan deity, but rather to the "fervent worship of Go1of the Bible. ;People named Jaroslav: *Jaroslav Drobný, Czech tennis player *Jaroslav Drobný (footballer), Czech footballer *Jaroslav Foglar, Czech novelist *Jaroslav Halák, Slovak ice hockey player *Jaroslav Hašek, Czech author, writer of ''The Good Soldier Švejk'' *Jaroslav Heyrovský, Czech chemist and inventor, recipient of the Nobel prize *Jaroslav Jakubovič, Czech jazz saxophonist *Jaroslav Janiš, Czech rac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommi Thorvildsen
Tommi Thorvildsen, nicknamed "Glutezilla" for his glute development, is an IFBB Pro bodybuilder from Norway. At 5'9" in height, he has a contest weight of 260 lbs (290 lbs off-season) and went on from winning his first amateur competition in 1997, the Sandefjord Open, to win the national championships in the same year. He got his pro card after two successive wins of the Norwegian championships in 1997 and 1998. His first professional competition was the Toronto Pro Invitational in 2000, where he placed 18th. His highest professional ranking so far was the 2002 IFBB Austrian Grand Prix of Bodybuilding, where he placed 3rd, (2009 BATTLE OF GIANTS UPBF, 2ND) He was born in Norway on May 30, 1974 and raised in the village of Tvedestrand in the county (''fylker'') of Aust-Agder in the country's south. He has his own supplement line, Tommi Nutrition, and owns and operates a gym in Oslo. Stats Name: Tommi Thorvildsen Location: Oslo , Norway Current residence: Norway P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Groulx , a form of brainstem stroke syndrome
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Claude may refer to: __NOTOC__ People and fictional characters * Claude (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Claude (surname), a list of people * Claude Lorrain (c. 1600–1682), French landscape painter, draughtsman and etcher traditionally called just "Claude" in English * Madame Claude, French brothel keeper Fernande Grudet (1923–2015) Places * Claude, Texas, a city * Claude, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Other uses * Allied reporting name of the Mitsubishi A5M Japanese carrier-based fighter aircraft * Claude (alligator), an albino alligator at the California Academy of Sciences See also * Claude's syndrome Claude's syndrome is a form of brainstem stroke syndrome characterized by the presence of an ipsilateral oculomotor nerve palsy, contralateral hemiparesis, contralateral ataxia, and contralateral hemiplegia of the lower face, tongue, and shoulder. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Bautista (bodybuilder)
Francisco Bautista (born September 17, 1972 in Contla de Juan Cuamatzi, Tlaxcala) is a Mexican long-distance runner. He represented his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China, where he finished in 66th place in the men's marathon event, clocking 2:29.28. Bautista set his personal best (2:11.44) in the marathon on March 7, 2004 in Torreón Torreón () is a city and seat of Torreón Municipality in the Mexican state of Coahuila. As of 2021, the city's population was 735,340. The metropolitan population as of 2015 was 1,497,734, making it the ninth-biggest metropolitan area in the .... Achievements References * * 1978 births Living people Mexican male long-distance runners Sportspeople from Tlaxcala Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Mexico Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Mexico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Farah (bodybuilder)
George Farah (born 1978) is an American author, attorney, pro-democracy activist, and political commentator. Background Farah was born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1978 and moved to the United States at the age of three. In 2000, Farah graduated from Princeton University with a B.A. in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. In 2005, he graduated from Harvard Law School with a J.D. He was the recipient of a Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans.Spring 2004 Fellows Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans Farah lives in . Career Presidential Debates ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Cicherillo
Robert Michael Cicherillo (born December 1, 1965) is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder. Biography Cicherillo's first bodybuilding competition was the 1981 Natural America, where he placed 4th in the teen tall class. His first NPC (National Physique Committee) event was the 1987 NPC Junior Nationals, where he won in the heavyweight class division. His first IFBB event was the IFBB North American championships, where he placed 4th. His first IFBB Night of Champions was in 2001, where he placed 11th. His first Mr. Olympia came the following year in 2002, where he placed 17th (equal last). Cicherillo is the co-host of the radio show and podcast Pro Bodybuilding Weekly with Dan Solomon, he recently left bodybuilding.com and joined BSN. He qualified for the 2006 Olympia by winning the 2006 Masters in New York but elected not to compete instead serving as host/emcee of the various Olympia contests. Bob Cicherillo has been featured in many fitness and magazine articles, as we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahriar Kamali
Shahriar Kamali ( fa, شهریار کمالی; born 29 March 1972 in Tehran), known as King Kamali, is a retired IFBB professional bodybuilder. Biography Nicknamed ''"The Persian Pearl"'' and ''"The Terminator"'', Kamali was born in Iran, and now lives in West New York, New Jersey and New City, New York. Kamali has a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Physiology from George Mason University King Kamali's official site], accessed November 23, 2010. The resulting knowledge about human and sport combined with his distinctive posing styles makes Kamali a sought ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
