IFBB Hall of Fame
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The IFBB Hall of Fame was established in 1999 to honor outstanding athletes and officials in the sport of bodybuilding
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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...
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1999
- Carla DunlapCarla DunlapCarla Dunlap is a professional American female bodybuilding champion.-Early life and education:Dunlap was born in 1954 in Newark, New Jersey. She started competing in sports with gymnastics at age 10. She later competed in swimming, both speed and synchronized...
- Cory EversonCory EversonCorinna Kneuer , best known by her stage name Cory Everson, is an American female bodybuilding champion and actress. She won the Ms. Olympia contest six years in a row from 1984 to 1989.-Education:...
- John GrimekJohn GrimekJohn Carroll Grimek is recognized as one of the world's greatest bodybuilders and weight lifters of the 1930s and 1940s.Grimek was born on June 17, 1910 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, son of Slovak immigrants George and Maria Grimek.Besides his bodybuilding exploits, in which he was never defeated,...
- Lee HaneyLee HaneyLee Haney , is a former American IFBB professional bodybuilder most famous for being the current joint record holder, along with Ronnie Coleman, for winning the most Mr...
- Rachel McLishRachel McLishRachel McLish née Raquel Livia Elizondo is an American female bodybuilding champion, actress and author.-Early life and education:...
- Sergio OlivaSergio OlivaSergio Oliva is a bodybuilder known as "The Myth". This sobriquet was given to him by bodybuilder/writer Rick Wayne. Wayne had begun calling Oliva "The Myth" ""....
- Reg ParkReg ParkRoy "Reg" Park from Leeds in West Yorkshire, England, was a bodybuilder, businessman and film actor.-Biography:...
- Bill PearlBill PearlWilliam Arnold "Bill" Pearl is an American former bodybuilder during the 1950s and '60s. He won many titles and awards, including winning the Mr. Universe contest five times, and was named "World’s Best-Built Man of the Century." He became an expert trainer and author on bodybuilding.- Biography...
- Steve ReevesSteve ReevesStephen L. Reeves was an American bodybuilder and actor. At the peak of his career, he was the highest-paid actor in Europe.-Childhood:...
- Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011....
- Larry Scott
- Frank ZaneFrank ZaneFrank Zane is an American former professional bodybuilder and teacher.- Education :Zane received a B.Sc in Education from Wilkes University in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania in 1964. For 13 years, he taught mathematics and chemistry while living in Florida and California. Later he earned a B.A...
2000
- Chris Dickerson
- Dave DraperDave DraperDavid Draper bodybuilder, actor and author, nicknamed "The Blond Bomber."-Biography:Draper was born in Secaucus, New Jersey...
- George EifermanGeorge EifermanGeorge Eiferman was a notable figure in the sport of bodybuilding. Born in Philadelphia in 1925, He served in the Navy during World War II and entered into the sport of Bodybuilding afterwards. He won the Mr. America competition in 1948 and Mr. Universe in 1962-External links:*...
- Bev FrancisBev FrancisBev Francis is a retired powerlifter and female bodybuilder from Australia, where she was a national shot put champion. She is also a writer, body building judge and owns a gym in Syosset, New York, in the United States where she now lives.-Early life and education:Francis was born 15 February...
- Lisa LyonLisa LyonLisa Lyon is a female bodybuilder from the United States. Her stats as taken on October 1980: She stands at 5'3" and weighs only 105 pounds, but she can dead-lift 225 pounds, bench-press 120 pounds, and squat 265 pounds; two and a half times her own weight....
- Clarence RossClarence RossClarence Ross was a bodybuilder from the United States.Ross was born in Oakland, California on October 26, 1923, the second of the four children of Hershel Ross, a teamster, and his wife Jeannette Levi. His mother died when he was young, so he grew up in a series of foster homes...
- Abbye "Pudgy" Stockton
2001
- Kay BaxterKay BaxterKay Baxter was a pioneer female bodybuilder.Baxter competed in women's bodybuilding from 1979 to 1986, competing in four IFBB Ms. Olympia competitions between 1982 and 1985. She was inspirational for many up-and-coming female bodybuilders, especially those who desired a physique that would be...
- Albert BecklesAlbert BecklesAlbert Beckles was a three-time New York City Night of Champions Bodybuilding Contest Winner.- Bodybuilding career :Beckles was born in Barbados but emigrated to London. In the mid 1960s, he won several British regional titles before winning the 1969 and 1970 NABBA Mr. Britain titles.In 1971,...
- Franco ColumbuFranco ColumbuFranco Columbu is an Italian actor, former bodybuilder and World's Strongest Man competitor.-Bodybuilding:Columbu was born in Ollolai, Sardinia . Starting out his athletic career as a boxer, Columbu progressed into the sport of Olympic Weightlifting, powerlifting and later bodybuilding, winning...
- Jack DelingerJack DelingerJack Delinger is an American professional bodybuilder from Oakland, California. He won the 1949 AAU Mr. America and the 1956 Mr. Universe.-References:...
- Diana DennisDiana DennisDiana Dennis is a former professional female bodybuilder from the United States.-Biography:Dennis was born on July 12, 1951. She began competing in local contests in 1981. Her earliest success was in mixed pairs competition, with partner Kevin Lawrence. They won several titles, including the...
- Kike ElomaaKike ElomaaRitva Tuulikki "Kike" Elomaa is a retired professional female bodybuilding champion and pop singer from Finland....
- Eugen SandowEugen SandowEugen Sandow , born Friedrich Wilhelm Müller, was a Prussian pioneering bodybuilder in the 19th century and is often referred to as the "Father of Modern Bodybuilding".-Early life:...
2002
- Samir BannoutSamir BannoutSamir Hassan Bannout is an IFBB professional bodybuilder.-Biography:Known as "the Lion of Lebanon", Samir Bannout won the Mr. Olympia title in 1983. At that time, only 6 men had held this most prestigious title since the contest was first introduced in 1965...
- Laura CombesLaura CombesLaura Combes was a professional female bodybuilder from the United States.Born on October 19, 1953, in New York, New York, Combes moved to Tampa, Florida in 1966 at age 13. As a teenager she played many sports, including fencing, sailing, archery, canoeing, horseback riding, water skiing, and...
- Ronald Essmaker
- Barton Horvath
- Mike MentzerMike MentzerMike Mentzer was an American IFBB professional bodybuilder, businessman, and author.-Bodybuilding career:...
- Chuck Sipes
2003
- Leroy Colbert
- Lynn ConkwrightLynn ConkwrightLynn Conkwright is a former professional female bodybuilder from the United States.-Biography:Lynn was born on May 30, 1954 in Norfolk, Virginia. Conkwright trained for eight years in gymnastics, and won the Virginia State Gymnastics Championships...
- Lou FerrignoLou FerrignoLouis Jude "Lou" Ferrigno is an American actor, fitness trainer/consultant, and retired professional bodybuilder. As a bodybuilder, Ferrigno won an IFBB Mr. America title and two consecutive IFBB Mr. Universe titles, and appeared in the bodybuilding documentary Pumping Iron...
- Bert Goodrich
- Tom PlatzTom PlatzThomas Steven Platz is a retired professional bodybuilder. His nicknames are "The Golden Eagle" and "Quadzilla"....
- Dorian YatesDorian YatesDorian Andrew Mientjez Yates , is an English professional bodybuilder, winning the Mr. Olympia title six consecutive times beginning in 1992. He is fourth on the list of most Olympias won, and out of the seven in which he competed, he won six and placed second in his debut...
2004
- Ed CorneyEd CorneyEd Corney is an American former professional bodybuilder.-Bodybuilding career:Ed Corney is a legendary bodybuilder from the Golden Age of bodybuilding and is widely regarded as the greatest poser that the sport has ever known. He has won the IFBB Mr...
- Rich GaspariRich GaspariRich Gaspari is an American former professional bodybuilder from 1980s and early 1990s. Gaspari was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame in 2004....
- Lee LabradaLee LabradaLee Labrada is a former IFBB professional bodybuilder winning 22 major titles and a former Mr. Olympia competitor, published author and current CEO of Labrada Nutrition. Labrada was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame in 2004...
- Harold PooleHarold PooleHarold Poole is a former AAU, IFBB and WBBG professional bodybuilder.Poole's athleticism was apparent very early on...
- Alan Stephen
- Ellen Van MarisEllen Van MarisEllen van Maris is a former professional female bodybuilder from Holland.-Biography:Van Maris competed at the local and national level in Holland for two years, before earning her pro card by winning the lightweight class at the Women's World Amateur Championship in 1984. She then competed for...
2005
- Stacey BentleyStacey BentleyStacey Bentley is a registered nurse and former professional female bodybuilder of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Along with Claudia Wilbourn and Rachel McLish, Bentley was among the first role models of bodybuilding for women and the benefits that it can bring to them.-Biography:Bentley was...
- Mike ChristianMike ChristianMike Christian, known as Nollsy or MC, is an Australian radio announcer. He started his career in his hometown of Gilgandra in a small community station, before completing the full time Australian Film Television and Radio School radio course...
- Mohamed Makkawy
- Armand TannyArmand TannyArmand Tanny was a Muscle Beach bodybuilder. He won national titles in 1949 and 1950.After attending Rochester University, he moved to Los Angeles, transferring to UCLA. He enlisted in the Coast Guard in World War II, serving until discharge due to injury...
- Rick WayneRick WayneRick Wayne is a writer, editor, and former professional bodybuilder and pop singer.-Biography:Wayne was born Learie Carasco in St. Lucia. In the 1950s he emigrated to England, and served two years in the Royal Signals, most of the time in Yorkshire...
2006
- Jules Bacon
- Siegmund Klein
- Ron Love
- Dennis Tinerino
- Claudia WilbournClaudia WilbournClaudia Wilbourn is a former professional female bodybuilder from the United States.One of the leading figures in the early days of women's bodybuilding, Wilbourn began heavy training in 1971. She competed in the first Women’s World Bodybuilding Championships in June 1979, finishing second to...