1965 Mr America / AAU – 4th + “Most Muscular” trophy.1965 Junior Mr America / AAU – 2nd + “Most Muscular” trophy.He was 71 years old and was the first Mr. Sergio Oliva died on November 12, 2012, in Chicago, Illinois, from apparent kidney failure. Olympia, Arnold Classic, and New York Pro stages. is an IFBB Pro bodybuilder who won the 2015 NPC Nationals bodybuilding competition and has since competed on Mr. He sustained 5 bullet wounds to his abdomen from a. In 1986, Sergio survived being shot by his then-wife Arleen Garrett.He served the city of Chicago as a police officer for more than 25 years.This is how he acquired the name of the Myth. He was so huge and extremely proportioned that he used to bring chills to his adversaries. He set a whole new standard for competitive bodybuilding loved by millions, revered by many, and feared by some. Sergio Oliva is considered by most to be the world's most genetically gifted bodybuilder. Sergio was not only the most aesthetic bodybuilder on stage but also the biggest. There is no doubt that with his wide shoulders and narrow hip structure he was superior to any other Bodybuilder of his generation. I saw him in competition many times, including his shows against Arnold. I greatly admired him and consider him to be the all-time world's greatest physique. Robert Kennedy, the publisher of the magazine MuscleMag International, wrote:Īnyone who loves the sport of bodybuilding knows the name of Sergio Oliva, known as the Myth. He could manage just an 8th-place finish, the same as the year before. In 1985, at the age of 44, Oliva returned for an attempt at the famed Mr. It was so hard to look impressive next to him with those incredible thighs, that impossibly tiny waist, those incredible triceps. I was struck by that again the minute we were onstage. Compared with all of the other Bodybuilders I've ever faced, Sergio really was in a class by himself. Sergio was back, even more impressive than I remembered. in Essen, it seemed like all the top Bodybuilders turned up at their very best except for me. Arnold beat Sergio into 2nd place and was crowned Mr. By all accounts, Sergio was in his all-time greatest shape and completely confident he would regain the Mr. In 1972, under the High-Intensity Training (HIT) system of Arthur Jones, the designer of Nautilus training equipment, Oliva challenged Schwarzenegger for the 1972 Olympia in Essen Germany. The only possible challenger had been Sergio - nobody else was in my league - and he'd been barred from the contest, along with others, because of a dispute between federations. This was extremely controversial because Schwarzenegger had competed for this very same contest the year before and without Sergio to challenge Arnold, some felt that the contest was fixed. Olympia because he competed in the 1971 NABBA Mr. Oliva was banned from competing in the 1971 IFBB Mr. Olympia title by edging the Myth the following year with a score of 4–3. However, Schwarzenegger won his first Mr. But I'd been so taken back by my first sight of Sergio Oliva that I think I settled for 2nd place before we walked out on the stage I never like to admit defeat, but I thought Sergio was better. I admitted my defeat and felt some of my pumps go away. He was so huge, he was so fantastic, there was no way I could even think of beating him. It was as jarring as if I'd walked into a wall. I understood why they called him the Myth. Then for the first time, I saw Sergio Oliva in person. In his 1977 autobiography, "Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder", Arnold tells of their first encounter: In 1969, he won his third consecutive Mr. Olympia title three years in a row, at 5 feet 10 inches and at a contest weight of 225–245 lbs. Shortly afterwards, Oliva was living in Miami, Florida, working as a TV repairman. Soon, 65 other Cuban nationals followed him, including Castro's entire weightlifting team and their security guards. Arriving breathlessly, he demanded and received political asylum. He then ran at top speed until he was safely inside the American consulate. During his time in Jamaica representing Cuba at the Games, Oliva snuck out of his quarters while the guards were distracted. These feats caught the attention of the Cuban government, who selected Sergio to represent Cuba at the upcoming 1961 Pan American Games. As a teenager, after only a year of training, Sergio was able to perform clean & jerks in excess of 400 pounds. Sergio Oliva was born on July 4, 1941, in Guantanamo, Cuba, during the presidency of Fulgencio Batista. Sergio Oliva (J– November 12, 2012), also known as The Myth, was a Cuban-American bodybuilder. Olympia 1967-1969, three consecutive times
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