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Aug 31, 2019 · Italian bodybuilder, boxer and actor Franco Columbu, one of Arnold Schwarzenegger's closest friends, has died aged 78. Columbu died in a hospital in his native Sardinia on Friday, Aug. 30, 2019 ...
Nov 4, 2019 · 1. Franco Columbu (probably) competed in the 1969 Olympia. The ’69 Mr. Olympia was the first epic duel between the champ Sergio Oliva and heir apparent Arnold Schwarzenegger. In all histories, including Columbu’s, the Sardinian strongman’s Olympia debut didn’t occur until 1972. But in one contemporary account of the 1969 contest, there ...
Mar 1, 2024 · Franco Columbu was a versatile sportsman who had all the attributes necessary to be a complete athlete in terms of strength, endurance, speed, flexibility, and aesthetics. The veteran bodybuilder participated in the first-ever World’s Strongest Man competition in 1977 and achieved a fifth-place finish.
The most recent films under Franco Columbu Productions are: “Beretta’s Island,” which is a great success in many countries; “Doublecross,” which has been released in many foreign countries, and “Ancient Warriors,” a feature film that reveals historical, spiritual and contemporary places never seen before on the Island of Sardinia.
Aug 30, 2019 · Franco Columbu, a two-time Mr. Olympia bodybuilder, died on Friday in a boating incident in his native Italy. Columbu was a close friend of Arnold Schwarzenegger 's and appeared in The Terminator and Conan the Barbarian with Schwarzenegger. Columbu was 78 years old.
Mar 12, 2023 · The iconic Arnold Schwarzenegger and Italian bodybuilding prodigy, Franco Columbu shared a great bond of friendship. From moving to California together in 1968 to supporting each other through thick and thin, the Austrian and the Italian covered it all.
Active. 1961–1983 [3] Frank Zane (born June 28, 1942 [1]) is a retired American professional bodybuilder and author. He is a three-time Mr. Olympia, and his physique is considered one of the greatest in the history of bodybuilding due to his meticulous focus on symmetry and proportion. [4] He was inducted in the IFBB Hall of Fame in 1999.
