Franco Columbu

Bodybuilder

Birthday August 7, 1941

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Ollolai, Italy

DEATH DATE Aug 30, 2019 (78)

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About

Five-foot-five bodybuilder who was a two-time Mr. Olympia, competed in the World's Strongest Man, and appeared in "The Terminator" as the future terminator.

Before Fame

He was an amateur boxer growing up before getting into bodybuilding.

Trivia

He was told he would never walk again after a brutal leg injury in the 1977 World's Strongest Man refrigerator race, but he came back and won Mr. Olympia in 1981.

Family Life

He was born in Ollolai, Sardinia, Italy.

Associated With

Arnold Schwarzenegger won Mr. Olympia the year before both of Columbu's victories. He also acted alongside Schwarzenegger in "Conan the Barbarian" and "The Terminator."