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  • Tommy Kono on his way to winning the silver medal in the middleweight weightlifting competition at the 1960 Olympics in Rome.
    Tommy Kono

    …also won physique (bodybuilding) titles: Mr. World in 1954 and Mr. Universe in 1955, 1957, and 1961. He served as national weightlifting coach for Mexico, West Germany, and the United States for the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Olympics, respectively, and from 1987 to 1989 he coached the U.S. Women’s World…

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    …also won physique (bodybuilding) titles: Mr. World in 1954 and Mr. Universe in 1955, 1957, and 1961. He served as national weightlifting coach for Mexico, West Germany, and the United States for the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Olympics, respectively, and from 1987 to 1989 he coached the U.S. Women’s World…

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  • Steve Reeves

    America of 1947, Mr. World of 1948, and Mr. Universe of 1950 before parlaying his spectacular physique into a bonanza at the box office.

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    America of 1947, Mr. World of 1948, and Mr. Universe of 1950 before parlaying his spectacular physique into a bonanza at the box office.

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