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Ken Waller. Kenny Waller (born March 20, 1942) is an American former bodybuilder featured in the 1977 movie Pumping Iron, which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. Waller also won the 1975 International Federation of Bodybuilders (IFBB) Mr. Universe contest in Pretoria, South Africa. He was known for his curly red hair, freckles and his graceful ...
Tony Pearson. Danny Padilla, "The Giant Killer"; Ben Pakulski; Bob Paris; Reg Park; David Paul (of the Barbarian Twins); Peter Paul (of the Barbarian Twins); Bill Pearl; Tony Pearson; Rich Piana
The Universe Championships are annual worldwide bodybuilding events organised by the British National Amateur Body-Builders' Association (NABBA). Originally promoted as the Mr. Universe contest, the event was expanded to include women's classes in 1968. Notable previous winners include bodybuilder, actor, and former governor of California ...
Ronnie Coleman (2001) Kenneth " Flex " Wheeler (born August 23, 1965) is an American retired IFBB professional bodybuilder. He won the Arnold Classic a then-record four times and was once described by Arnold Schwarzenegger as one of the greatest bodybuilders he had ever seen. [2] Ronnie Coleman has stated that Wheeler was the best bodybuilder ...
Pumping Iron is a 1977 American docudrama about the world of professional bodybuilding, with a focus on the 1975 IFBB Mr. Universe and 1975 Mr. Olympia competitions. Directed by George Butler and Robert Fiore and edited by Geof Bartz and Larry Silk, it is inspired by the 1974 book of the same name by photographer Butler and writer Charles Gaines [2] and nominally centers on the competition ...
Mr. Olympia. Mr. Olympia is the title awarded to the winner of the professional men's bodybuilding contest in the open division at Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend —an international bodybuilding competition that is held annually and is sanctioned by the IFBB Professional League. [1] Joe Weider created the contest to enable the amateur Mr ...
Ronnie Coleman. Ronald Dean Coleman (born May 13, 1964) is an American retired professional bodybuilder. Known as " The King ", [4] Coleman shares the all-time record for most Mr. Olympia titles at eight with Lee Haney. [5] The winner of the Mr. Olympia title for eight consecutive years, he is generally regarded as the greatest professional ...
Edward Charles Corney (November 9, 1933 – January 1, 2019) [ 1 ] was an American professional bodybuilder. He won many prizes in his 30s, including Mr. Universe in 1972, and was featured in the 1977 bodybuilding docudrama Pumping Iron. Known for his excellent posing routines, he continued competitive bodybuilding into his 60s, winning the 60 ...