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Self - Bodybuilder as Franco Columbo. Self - Contestant. Hide Show Archive footage 1 credit. Related Videos. Official Sites: Facebook Instagram See more ». Alternate Names: Dr. Height: 5' 5" 1. Spouse: Deborah his death 1 child See more ». Children: Columbu, Maria. Edit Did You Know? Trivia: Is in the Guinness Book of World Records for blowing up a hot water bottle by just blowing into it.
See more ». Nickname: The Sardinian Strongman. Schwarzenegger penned a tribute to Columbu on Medium on August But I am also so, so grateful for the 54 years of friendship and joy we shared. Read More From Heavy. Per multiple news outlets, Franco Columbu has tragically passed away.
Columbu left his hometown of Ollolai in Sardinia in the s to go and work in Munich, Germany as a bricklayer. In his later years, Columbu became a chiropractor and nutritionist in Los Angeles. In a press release, Columbu said that his approach to those suffering with injuries was to get back into training exercise quickly.
Prior to that, Columbu had been married to a fellow chiropractor named Anita Sanangelo. A little over three seconds into a race that involved carrying a refrigerator on his back, Columbu stumbled to the ground with his legs appearing to buckle under the weight. Columbu wound up placing in fifth in the competition despite the gruesome injury.
He attributed the injury from trying to run too fast. The competition was eventually won by Bruce Wilhelm. According to the Strongest Man website, Columbu took three years to fully recover from the injuries he suffered that day. Sad to hear about the death of FrancoColumbu. Unique bodybuilding figure, only Italian to ever win the MrOlympia and terrific motivational example of hard work and dedication. I am sad to get the news that my boyhood hero and bodybuilding icon francocolumbu has passed away at the age of 78 from a boating accident.
He was one of the bodybuilders to inspire me being of shorter height and Italian. Franco had one of the best lat spread and was known for his strength. Franco Columbu was born on August 7, , in the comune of Ollolai, located in the central part of the Italian island of Sardinia. He was the only son of poor parents and helped them with their work and spent a lot of time outside the house, picking fruits and driving sheep. Such a life toughened the boy, and he used to endurance and physical activity.
Therefore, at school, Franco outstripped classmates in strength and dexterity and often got involved in infighting, although his father forbade him to do it. Therefore, to release emotions, the guy pounded a heavy bag and once took part in amateur competitions that helped him to leave his village. Seizing the opportunity, Columbu started training and won ma number of professional tournaments, including the Italian national championship.
But after a fight in which Franco almost killed his rival, he decided to change his life. He gave all earned money to his parents and then went to Munich and Stuttgart in Germany. Franco was 5. Such achievements made the man think about a different kind of competitions. After meeting Arnold Schwarzenegger , he started a career in bodybuilding and began to build muscle and improve his body. Then Franco moved to California, where he reached perfection in his body and succeeded in his career thanks to a special diet and training, using modern equipment.
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