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1979 Mr Olympia Line Up Battle

ContestsJuly 15, 2023265Views 0Likes 0Comments

Frank Zane wins the 1979 Mr Olympia. Here are some great shots from the event. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.3) Page #5 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.3) Page #6 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.3) Page #7 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.3) Page #8 - Australasian Muscle &…

1970 Mr America Report

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Great article on the 1970 Mr America title. Chris Dickerson wins the title from Ken Waller and a very young Casey Viator in third. Source: Muscular Development (Sep 1970) Page #32 - Muscular Development (Sep 1970) Page #33 - Muscular Development (Sep 1970) Page #34 - Muscular Development (Sep 1970) Page #35 - Muscular Development (Sep 1970) Page #38…

mr & miss britian contests

ContestsJuly 14, 2023191Views 0Likes 0Comments

Albert Beckles wins the 1970 Mr Britain. Newcomer Bertil Fox takes the Junior contest. Source: Muscular Development (Sep 1970) Page #42 - Muscular Development (Sep 1970) Page #43 - Muscular Development (Sep 1970)

Vancouver Comes Up Diamonds!

ContestsJuly 11, 2023256Views 0Likes 0Comments

Roy Callender scores his second pro victory by winning Warren Lanman's Diamond Cup in Vancouver Canada. The first prize being a $25,000 flawless white diamond. He would beat out a stacked field including the likes of Chris Dickerson, Boyer Coe and a returning Larry Scott who had not competed since winning the 1966 Mr Olympia.…

1979 Mr Australasia

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1979 Mr Australasia won by Richard Jonker Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.2) Page #16 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.2) Page #19 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.2)

How I Did It – 1979 pRO mR uNIVERSE

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Roy Callendar discusses his victory in the 1979 IFBB Mr Universe. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.2) Page #23 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.2) Page #24 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.2)

aUSTRALIA’S TRIUMPH 1979 pRO mR uNIVERSE

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The 1979 Pro Mr Universe was held at the Sydney Opera House. Robby Robinson was planned to compete in this show and was considered the main drawcard. Unfortunately, Robby did not make his way to Australia. Roy Callendar did and won the show from Albert Beckles and Tony Emmott. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1…

1984 Mr America & Mr Universe Report

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Mike Christian would win both the 1984 Mr America (NPC Nationals) and 1984 Mr Universe (IFBB World Amateur Championships) titles in a space of 8 days. Source: Bodybuilding Monthly (Feb 1985) Page #10 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Feb 1985) Page #11 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Feb 1985) Page #12 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Feb 1985) Page #13 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Feb…

1980 Mr Olympia for Australia

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News had just broke that the 1980 Mr Olympia would be held in Sydney Australia. Promoter, Paul Graham, place this article in the 2nd addition of his Australasian Muscle & Fitness Magazine which gave a brief outline of things to come. Source: Australasian Muscle & Fitness (Vol.1 No.2) Page #34 - Australasian Muscle & Fitness…

Duval Wins Mr Britian

ContestsJune 24, 2023279Views 0Likes 0Comments

Roy Duvel would go on to be one of the premier bodybuilders to come out of the UK. With this victory Roy would go on a run of wins (Mr Europe, Mr Universe NABBA - Medium Class, Mr World AAU) Source: IronMan (Issue Sep 1973) Page #16 - IronMan (Issue Sep 1973) Page #79 - IronMan…

The 1984 Olympia

ContestsJune 24, 2023228Views 0Likes 0Comments

1984 MR OLYMPIA RESULTS: 1 Lee Haney 2 Mohamed Makkawy 3 Josef Wilcosz 4 Al Beckles 5 Roy Callendar 6 Samir Bannout 7 Bob Paris 8 Sergio Oliva Source: Bodybuilding Monthly (Jan 1985) Page #10 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Jan 1985) Page #11 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Jan 1985) Page #12 - Bodybuilding Monthly (Jan 1985) Page #13 - Bodybuilding…

The 1984 Miss Olympia Report

ContestsJune 24, 2023352Views 0Likes 0Comments

1984 MISS OLYMPIA 24 NOVEMBER 1984 Female bodybuilding was starting to move in a different direction. Cory Everson would win the FIRST of SIX Miss Olympia crowns (1984 - 89) in an undefeated career spanning from 1981 to 1989. She had a level of combined conditioning and symmetry that outshone her competition. Rachel McLish, a former 2 time…