Bertil Fox
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Bertil Fox on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Kitts is a British
United Kingdom
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 former IFBB
International Federation of BodyBuilders
The International Federation of BodyBuilders is a competitive bodybuilding organization founded in 1946 by brothers Ben and Joe Weider and is the highest level of competitive bodybuilding in the world. Currently, the IFBB consists of seven different sub-divisions for different competitors ,...

 professional bodybuilder
Bodybuilding
Bodybuilding is a form of body modification involving intensive muscle hypertrophy. An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. In competitive and professional bodybuilding, bodybuilders display their physiques to a panel of judges, who assign points based on their...

. Fox immigrated to London
London
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, England, with his family when he was only one year old. He then moved to Northampton
Northampton
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. He did not return to St. Kitts for more than 40 years. He once said, "I'm 100% British. I think, I act and talk like an Englishman, not like someone from the West Indies."

Encouraged by a cousin to take up bodybuilding
Bodybuilding
Bodybuilding is a form of body modification involving intensive muscle hypertrophy. An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. In competitive and professional bodybuilding, bodybuilders display their physiques to a panel of judges, who assign points based on their...

, Fox won the 1969 Junior Mr. Britain at 18. He went on to win nearly every major bodybuilding contest outside of the IFBB, including the 1976 AAU Mr. World, the amateur 1977 NABBA Mr. Universe
Universe Championships
The Universe Championships are an annual bodybuilding event organised by the National Amateur Bodybuilders Association . It has a number of competitions: NABBA Amateur Mr. Universe, Miss Figure, and Miss Toned Figure....

 and the professional NABBA Mr. Universe in 1978 and 1979. Joe Weider
Joe Weider
Josef E. "Joe" Weider is co-founder of the International Federation of BodyBuilders along with brother Ben Weider and creator of the Mr. Olympia, the Ms. Olympia, and the now-defunct Masters Olympia bodybuilding contests...

 sponsored Fox's move to Los Angeles in 1981, and he competed in IFBB contests for the next 13 years. The late Bill Reynolds, then FLEX Magazine editor-in-chief, gave Fox the nickname "Brutal" for his high-volume and extremely heavy training.

The 5'8" 230-pound Fox lacked back width and thigh sweep, but the colossal chest, delts, traps and arms he sported more than 20 years ago would hold up on any-stage today. He was touted as a future Mr. Olympia
Mr. Olympia
Mr. Olympia is the title awarded to the winner of the professional men's bodybuilding contest at Joe Weider's Olympia Weekend - an international bodybuilding competition that is held annually by the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness . Joe Weider created the contest to enable the...

, and there's no telling what he may have accomplished had he joined the IFBB five years earlier.

Fox placed second in two IFBB shows - the 1982 Night Of Champions and the 1983 Swiss Grand Prix (beating Lee Haney) and he finished fifth in the 1983 Mr. Olympia (his second of five Mr. O appearances) but by the mid-1980s he was past his prime. He competed in 12 IFBB shows from 1984 to 1994, but he was typically too smooth to make an impact.

Retiring from the stage, he returned to St. Kitts to open Fox's Gym.

Murder conviction

On May 22, 1998, bodybuilder Bertil Fox was convicted of murdering his former fiancée and her mother on the Caribbean isle of St. Kitts. He was originally sentenced to death by hanging, though on Sept 27, 2002 his sentence was changed to life in prison.

Competition Record

(As listed on http://www.musclememory.com/ )

1969
    Mr Britain - NABBA, Junior, 1st


1970
    Mr Britain - NABBA, Junior, 1st


1971

    Mr Britain - NABBA, Junior, 1st

    Mr Europe, Junior, 1st



1976

    Mr Britain - NABBA, Winner

    Mr Europe, Medium, 1st

    Mr Europe, Overall Winner

    Mr Universe - NABBA, Medium, 2nd

    Mr World - AAU, Winner

    Mr World - AAU, Most Muscular, 1st

    Mr World - AAU, Medium, 1st



1977

    Mr Universe - NABBA, Medium, 1st

    Mr Universe - NABBA, Overall Winner



1978

    Universe - Pro - NABBA, Winner



1979

    Universe - Pro - NABBA, Winner



1980

    World Championships - WABBA, Professional, 2nd



1981

    Grand Prix Belgium - IFBB
    International Federation of BodyBuilders
    The International Federation of BodyBuilders is a competitive bodybuilding organization founded in 1946 by brothers Ben and Joe Weider and is the highest level of competitive bodybuilding in the world. Currently, the IFBB consists of seven different sub-divisions for different competitors ,...

    , 5th



1982

    Night of Champions - IFBB
    International Federation of BodyBuilders
    The International Federation of BodyBuilders is a competitive bodybuilding organization founded in 1946 by brothers Ben and Joe Weider and is the highest level of competitive bodybuilding in the world. Currently, the IFBB consists of seven different sub-divisions for different competitors ,...

    , 2nd

    Olympia - IFBB, 8th



1983

    Grand Prix Sweden - IFBB
    International Federation of BodyBuilders
    The International Federation of BodyBuilders is a competitive bodybuilding organization founded in 1946 by brothers Ben and Joe Weider and is the highest level of competitive bodybuilding in the world. Currently, the IFBB consists of seven different sub-divisions for different competitors ,...

    , 4th

    Grand Prix Switzerland - IFBB
    International Federation of BodyBuilders
    The International Federation of BodyBuilders is a competitive bodybuilding organization founded in 1946 by brothers Ben and Joe Weider and is the highest level of competitive bodybuilding in the world. Currently, the IFBB consists of seven different sub-divisions for different competitors ,...

    , 2nd

    Olympia - IFBB, 5th



1984

    World Pro Championships - IFBB
    International Federation of BodyBuilders
    The International Federation of BodyBuilders is a competitive bodybuilding organization founded in 1946 by brothers Ben and Joe Weider and is the highest level of competitive bodybuilding in the world. Currently, the IFBB consists of seven different sub-divisions for different competitors ,...

    , 5th



1986

    Olympia - IFBB
    International Federation of BodyBuilders
    The International Federation of BodyBuilders is a competitive bodybuilding organization founded in 1946 by brothers Ben and Joe Weider and is the highest level of competitive bodybuilding in the world. Currently, the IFBB consists of seven different sub-divisions for different competitors ,...

    , 7th



1987

    Grand Prix Germany - IFBB
    International Federation of BodyBuilders
    The International Federation of BodyBuilders is a competitive bodybuilding organization founded in 1946 by brothers Ben and Joe Weider and is the highest level of competitive bodybuilding in the world. Currently, the IFBB consists of seven different sub-divisions for different competitors ,...

    , 9th

    Night of Champions - IFBB
    International Federation of BodyBuilders
    The International Federation of BodyBuilders is a competitive bodybuilding organization founded in 1946 by brothers Ben and Joe Weider and is the highest level of competitive bodybuilding in the world. Currently, the IFBB consists of seven different sub-divisions for different competitors ,...

    , 7th

    Olympia - IFBB
    International Federation of BodyBuilders
    The International Federation of BodyBuilders is a competitive bodybuilding organization founded in 1946 by brothers Ben and Joe Weider and is the highest level of competitive bodybuilding in the world. Currently, the IFBB consists of seven different sub-divisions for different competitors ,...

    , 12th



1989

    Arnold Classic - IFBB
    International Federation of BodyBuilders
    The International Federation of BodyBuilders is a competitive bodybuilding organization founded in 1946 by brothers Ben and Joe Weider and is the highest level of competitive bodybuilding in the world. Currently, the IFBB consists of seven different sub-divisions for different competitors ,...

    , 6th

    Grand Prix Melbourne - IFBB
    International Federation of BodyBuilders
    The International Federation of BodyBuilders is a competitive bodybuilding organization founded in 1946 by brothers Ben and Joe Weider and is the highest level of competitive bodybuilding in the world. Currently, the IFBB consists of seven different sub-divisions for different competitors ,...

    , 6th

    Olympia - IFBB, 11th

    World Pro Championships - IFBB
    International Federation of BodyBuilders
    The International Federation of BodyBuilders is a competitive bodybuilding organization founded in 1946 by brothers Ben and Joe Weider and is the highest level of competitive bodybuilding in the world. Currently, the IFBB consists of seven different sub-divisions for different competitors ,...

    , 5th



1992

    Arnold Classic - IFBB
    International Federation of BodyBuilders
    The International Federation of BodyBuilders is a competitive bodybuilding organization founded in 1946 by brothers Ben and Joe Weider and is the highest level of competitive bodybuilding in the world. Currently, the IFBB consists of seven different sub-divisions for different competitors ,...

    , 16th

    Pittsburgh Pro Invitational - IFBB
    International Federation of BodyBuilders
    The International Federation of BodyBuilders is a competitive bodybuilding organization founded in 1946 by brothers Ben and Joe Weider and is the highest level of competitive bodybuilding in the world. Currently, the IFBB consists of seven different sub-divisions for different competitors ,...

    , 9th



1994

    Ironman Pro Invitational - IFBB
    International Federation of BodyBuilders
    The International Federation of BodyBuilders is a competitive bodybuilding organization founded in 1946 by brothers Ben and Joe Weider and is the highest level of competitive bodybuilding in the world. Currently, the IFBB consists of seven different sub-divisions for different competitors ,...

    , 13th

See also

  • List of male professional bodybuilders
  • List of female professional bodybuilders
  • Mr. Olympia
    Mr. Olympia
    Mr. Olympia is the title awarded to the winner of the professional men's bodybuilding contest at Joe Weider's Olympia Weekend - an international bodybuilding competition that is held annually by the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness . Joe Weider created the contest to enable the...


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