Tony Pearson (bodybuilder)
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Tony Pearson grew up in St. Louis, Missouri is an American
bodybuilding
champion. In 1976 at the age of nineteen he moved to California to fulfill his dream of becoming a professional bodybuilder. He headed straight to the "Mecca of Body Building" Venice Beach where he was discovered by Arnold Schwarzenegger, who became his mentor. Later Arnold featured him in his first Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding. Pearson was known to have the best shoulder to Waist ratio in bodybuilding. His Bodybuilding career began to take flight as he worked his way through the Amateur Competitive ranks in 1978 Winning the (AAU) Mr. Los Angeles, Jr. Mr. USA, Jr. Mr. America, Mr. California (short) and (AAU) Mr. America, the second youngest to win Mr. America. Other bodybuilding competitions that he has won during his career the 1979 (WBBG) Professional Mr. World, (WABBA) World Championships, the 1980 Universe
(Professional). After conquering the individual aspect of competition, the more dramatic style of couples competition appealed to his artistic side. Combining his stage charisma with the dance of two finely tuned physiques worked well to his advantage. In an unprecedented winning streak, he won six ( IFBB ) Professional World Mixed-pairs titles with four different partners in 1982 and '83 ( Shelley Gruwell ), '84 (Carla Dunlap ), ' 85 ( Tina Plakinger ), '86 ( Juliette Bergmann ) and '88 (Carla Dunlap ). In 1991-92, he competed in the (WBF) World Bodybuilding Federation shows launched by Wresting mogul Vince McMahon. They dubbed him the "JETMAN". In 2007 he was inducted into the Muscle Beach Bodybuilding Hall of Fame. In 2010 at the age of fifty-three he made a return to the Stage Guest posing with his former Mixed Pairs partner Juliette Bergmann at the "Juliette Bergmann BodyBuilding Classic" in Holland.
Competitions
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champion. In 1976 at the age of nineteen he moved to California to fulfill his dream of becoming a professional bodybuilder. He headed straight to the "Mecca of Body Building" Venice Beach where he was discovered by Arnold Schwarzenegger, who became his mentor. Later Arnold featured him in his first Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding. Pearson was known to have the best shoulder to Waist ratio in bodybuilding. His Bodybuilding career began to take flight as he worked his way through the Amateur Competitive ranks in 1978 Winning the (AAU) Mr. Los Angeles, Jr. Mr. USA, Jr. Mr. America, Mr. California (short) and (AAU) Mr. America, the second youngest to win Mr. America. Other bodybuilding competitions that he has won during his career the 1979 (WBBG) Professional Mr. World, (WABBA) World Championships, the 1980 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....
(Professional). After conquering the individual aspect of competition, the more dramatic style of couples competition appealed to his artistic side. Combining his stage charisma with the dance of two finely tuned physiques worked well to his advantage. In an unprecedented winning streak, he won six ( IFBB ) Professional World Mixed-pairs titles with four different partners in 1982 and '83 ( Shelley Gruwell ), '84 (Carla Dunlap ), ' 85 ( Tina Plakinger ), '86 ( Juliette Bergmann ) and '88 (Carla Dunlap ). In 1991-92, he competed in the (WBF) World Bodybuilding Federation shows launched by Wresting mogul Vince McMahon. They dubbed him the "JETMAN". In 2007 he was inducted into the Muscle Beach Bodybuilding Hall of Fame. In 2010 at the age of fifty-three he made a return to the Stage Guest posing with his former Mixed Pairs partner Juliette Bergmann at the "Juliette Bergmann BodyBuilding Classic" in Holland.
Competitions
| Year | Competition | Category/Class | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | AAU Gold's Classic | Teen | overall winner |
| 1976 | AAU Gold's Classic | Teen, Short | 1st |
| 1977 | AAU Junior Mr. USA | Short | 3rd |
| 1977 | AAU Mr. Los Angeles | Junior | 1st |
| 1977 | AAU Mr. Southern California | Junior | 1st |
| 1978 | AAU Mr. America | overall winner | |
| 1978 | AAU Mr. America | Medium | 1st |
| 1978 | AAU Mr. California | Short | 1st |
| 1978 | AAU Junior Mr. America | Medium | 1st |
| 1978 | AAU Junior Mr. America | overall winner | |
| 1978 | AAU Junior Mr. USA | overall winner | |
| 1978 | AAU Junior Mr. USA | Medium | 1st |
| 1978 | IFBB USA World Qualifier | MiddleWeight | 2nd |
| 1979 | WBBG Olympus | winner | |
| 1979 | NABBA Mr. Universe | Medium | 2nd |
| 1979 | WBBG Pro. Mr. World | winner | |
| 1979 | WABBA World Championships | Medium | 1st |
| 1979 | WABBA World Championships | overall winner | |
| 1980 | NABBA Universe Pro. | winner | |
| 1980 | WABBA World Championships | Professional | 3rd |
| 1980 | WABBA Pro. World Cup | 5th | |
| 1981 | IFBB Canada Pro. Cup | 4th | |
| 1981 | IFBB Grand Prix Belgium | 6th | |
| 1981 | IFBB Grand Prix Wales | 5th | |
| 1981 | IFBB Universe Pro. | 3rd | |
| 1981 | WABBA Pro. World Cup | 7th | |
| 1981 | IFBB World Grand Prix | 4th | |
| 1981 | IFBB World Pro. Championships | 3rd | |
| 1982 | IFBB Night of Champions | 6th | |
| 1982 | IFBB World Pro. Championships | 6th | |
| 1983 | IFBB Grand Prix Denver | winner | |
| 1983 | IFBB Grand Prix England | 4th | |
| 1983 | IFBB Grand Prix Las Vegas | 6th | |
| 1983 | IFBB Grand Prix Portland | 2nd | |
| 1983 | IFBB Grand Prix Sweden | 6th | |
| 1983 | IFBB Grand Prix Switzerland | 6th | |
| 1983 | IFBB World Pro. Championships | 8th | |
| 1984 | Canada Pro. Cup | 3rd | |
| 1984 | IFBB Olympia | 12th | |
| 1984 | IFBB World Grand Prix | 3rd | |
| 1985 | IFBB Night of Champions | 9th | |
| 1985 | IFBB Olympia | 12th | |
| 1986 | IFBB Los Angeles Pro. Championships | 5th | |
| 1986 | IFBB Night of Champions | 4th | |
| 1986 | IFBB World Pro. Championships | 9th | |
| 1987 | IFBB Night of Champions | did not place | |
| 1987 | IFBB World Pro. Championships | 8th | |
| 1988 | IFBB Grand Prix US Pro. | 6th | |
| 1988 | IFBB Niagara Falls Pro. Invitational | 5th | |
| 1988 | IFBB Night of Champions | 8th | |
| 1988 | IFBB World Pro. Championships | 8th | |
| 1989 | IFBB Grand Prix France | 11th | |
| 1989 | IFBB Grand Prix Germany | 9th | |
| 1989 | IFBB Grand Prix Spain | 9th | |
| 1989 | IFBB Grand Prix Spain (2) | 9th | |
| 1989 | IFBB Grand Prix Sweden | 11th | |
| 1990 | IFBB Arnold Classic | 6th | |
| 1990 | IFBB Houston Pro. Invitational | 6th | |
| 1990 | IFBB Ironman Pro. Invitational | 8th | |
| 1991 | WBF Grand Prix | 11th | |
| 1993 | IFBB Chicago Pro. Invitational | 13th | |
| 1993 | IFBB Night of Champions | did not place | |
| 1993 | IFBB Pittsburgh Pro. Invitational | 16th | |
| 1994 | IFBB Ironman Pro. Invitational | 14th | |
| 1994 | IFBB San Jose Pro. Invitational | 16th |
External links
- http://www.tonypearson.net/pages/biography.php
- http://www.criticalbench.com/Tony-Pearson.htm
- http://www.bodybuilders.com/tonyp.htm
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm0KCHYyLKU&feature=related
- http://www.worldart.com.au/tony-pearson-images-from-the-bodybuilding-hall-of-fame/
- http://contest.bodybuilding.com/bio/607
- http://www.bodybuildingfanatic.com/tony-pearson.html