This article is about the former IFBB Pro bodybuilder. For the baseball player, see Tom Prince

Tom Prince

This article is about the former professional baseball player. For the bodybuilder, see Tom Prince .Thomas Albert Prince is a former Major League Baseball player...

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Tom Prince (born October 26, 1969 Virginia

Virginia

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) is a retired American professional bodybuilder.

Prince won his IFBB pro card

Professional bodybuilding

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 by winning the 1997 NPC

National Physique Committee

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 National Championships (his only overall title). His highest professional placing was the 2001 Night of Champions

Night of Champions

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, where he finished third.

Prince's kidneys failed during his preparations for the 2003 Night Of Champions, and he retired from competitive bodybuilding shortly after.

Competitive History

• 1995 NPC
  National Physique Committee
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   Nationals – Heavyweight – 2nd
• 1996 NPC Nationals – Heavyweight – 2nd
• 1996 NPC USA Championships – Heavyweight – 2nd
• 1997 NPC Nationals – Heavyweight and Overall – 1st
• 1997 NPC USA Championships – Heavyweight – 9th
• 1999 IFBB
  International Federation of BodyBuilders
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   Night of Champions – 13th
• 2000 IFBB Ironman Pro Invitational – 9th
• 2001 IFBB Grand Prix England – 8th
• 2001 IFBB Night of Champions – 3rd
• 2001 Mr Olympia – 16th
• 2002 IFBB Night of Champions – 7th
• 2002 IFBB Southwest Pro Cup – 9th

See also

• List of male professional bodybuilders
• List of female professional bodybuilders

External links

• An interview with Tom Prince (retired)