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Aussie BodyBuilding Icon – Roger Walker



In the heyday of modern bodybuilding when Arnold Schwarzenegger was at his best – and worst – we had one of our own mixing it with the big boys.
Strangely, there’s very little to be found about Roger Walker on the internet apart from a 2002 interview with James Sadek at BB.com.
Researching the Australian ‘Mr Universe’ isn’t made any easier by the fact that up until 1976 there were 3 ‘Mr Universe’ contests. There was the NABBA Amateur ‘Mr Universe’, the NABBA Pro ‘Mr Universe’ and the IFBB ‘Mr Universe’.
Roger Walker’s triumph came in 1976 when he won the IFBB World Bodybuilding Championships Heavyweight division to become the IFBB Heavy Weight World Champion. WTF! I thought this was the Mr Universe contest?
Confused? I know I am. It appears that the IFBB decided to change some of the rules and the title bestowed on the winner. From 1976 onwards there would be no overall winner and the winners of each division would be know as ‘World Champion’ not ‘Mr Universe’. You can read about at IFBB web pages here and here.

Walker doesn’t mention any of this in his interview with Sadek so maybe the trophies still had ‘Mr Universe’ on them.
In any case, Roger would have been well versed in how IFBB contests were run when he turned up at the Opera House in Sydney for the 1980 Olympia – since dubbed the most controversial Mr O ever. Roger Walker placed 6th but things got ugly when the favorite, Mike Menzter placed 5th. One gets the feeling Walker’s still pretty pissed about the whole affair but then so is everyone else who placed between 15th and 2nd.

Aussie BodyBuilding Icon – Roger Walker : Bodybuilding News

Boyer Coe, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Roger Walker

Mr. Olympia - 1965

The first tournament Mr. Olympia, has passed on September, 18th, 1965 in New York (USA).
three athletes participated in it. Places were distributed as follows:
1 - Larry Scott (USA)
2 - Harold Poole (USA)
3 - Earl Maynard (Barbados) The first Mr. Olympia competition was held September 18, 1965 in New York (USA). It was attended by three athletes . Place as follows: 1 - Larry Scott (USA) 2 - Harold Poole (USA) 3 - Earl Maynard (Barbados) 1 - Larry Scott 2 - Harold Poole 3 - Earl Maynard



Harold Poole


Earl Maynard

Mr. Olympia - 1966

Mr. Olympia - 1966, has passed in New York. 4 athletes participated. Places:
1 - Larry Scott
2 - Harold Poole
3 - Chuck Sipes
4 - Sergio Oliva Olympia - 1966, held in New York. Attended four athletes. Places: 1 - Larry Scott 2 - Harold Poole 3 - Chuck Sayps 4 - Sergio Oliva 1 - Larry Scott 2 - Harold Poole 3 - Chuck Sipes 4 - Sergio Oliva

Larry Scott


Harold Poole


Chuck Sipes


Sergio Oliva

Mr. Olympia - 1967

Mr. Olympia in 1967, has passed as in New York. As, four athletes participated. The winner, has won a monetary prize - $ 1000. Places:
1 - Sergio Oliva
2 - Chuck Sipes
3 - Harold Poole
4 - Dave Draper Mr. Olympia 1967, was also in New York. Also, part 4 athlete. The winner received a cash prize - $ 1000. 1 - Sergio Oliva 2 - Chuck Sayps 3 - Harold Poole 4 - Dave Draper 1 - Sergio Oliva two - Chak Sajps 3 - Harold Poole 4 - Dave Draper

Sergio Oliva


Chuck Sipes


Harold Poole


Dave Draper

Mr. Olympia - 1968

Tournament "Mr. Olympia 1968", is brought in "Book records of Ginesa", as "the smallest competitions in the World". It is no wonder: only one participant and it, the champion - Sergio Oliva. Tournament "Olympia 1968", listed in the "Book of Records Giuness," as "the most numerically smaller competitions in the world." It is not surprising: only a member and he, the champion - Sergio Oliva. Sergio Oliva

Mr. Olympia - 1969

On Mr. Olympia in 1969, two athletes competed:
1 - Sergio Oliva
2 - Arnold Schwarzenegger

Sergio Oliva




Arnold Schwarzenegger

Mr. Olympia - 1970

Mr. Olympia in 1970, three competed. Places:
1 - Arnold Schwarzenegger
2 - Sergio Oliva
3 - Reg Lewis
The Mr. Olympia competition in 1970, competed three.
Places: 1 - Arnold Schwarzenegger (Austria) 2 - Sergio Oliva (Cuba) 3 - Reg Lewis (USA) Arnold Schwarzenegger

I remember when he tore the bicep. he should not have won the Olympia that year. Shawn Ray got dudded.

Looks painful.

Shrek said:

I remember when he tore the bicep. he should not have won the Olympia that year. Shawn Ray got dudded.

Looks painful.

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i would like to know how went about training with the torn bicep in the weeks before the olympia?

I don't think he did.
If you YouTube videos of the Olympia that year you can clearly see the bicep was not right.

It was a courageous effort to make the stage so my full admiration goes to Yates but he was gifted the Olympia.

Shawn Ray, Kevin Levrone or even Flex Wheeler could have won that year or should've.

from bodybuilding.com article and interview with dorian yates

"In '94, a few weeks out from his third Mr. Olympia win, Dorian, in performing the exercise credited with building much of his unmatched back thickness, reverse grip bent over rows, discovered he had torn his left bicep. Still able to train over the remaining weeks before the show, the damage being more psychological than physical at that point, Dorian prevailed over Shawn Ray at that year's Olympia to take yet another crown"...

any mention of that exercise is always followed by comments about it causing torn biceps.

<ULTRA-MEGA> said:

from bodybuilding.com article and interview with dorian yates

"In '94, a few weeks out from his third Mr. Olympia win, Dorian, in performing the exercise credited with building much of his unmatched back thickness, reverse grip bent over rows, discovered he had torn his left bicep. Still able to train over the remaining weeks before the show, the damage being more psychological than physical at that point, Dorian prevailed over Shawn Ray at that year's Olympia to take yet another crown"...

any mention of that exercise is always followed by comments about it causing torn biceps.

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The fist and only time I tried alternate grip deadlifts I yanked hard on my bicep, it was sore for days...
Straps for me.. I haven't tried heavy reverse grip rows, reading that, I don't think I ever will. I always assumed he tore that with a bicep exercise.

Mr. Olympia - 1971

Olympia - 1971, has passed in Paris (France). Truth was called it, as however and all previous Olympia - Universe.
Workmate Weider of that time (later left from them and created alternative the federation WABBA) - Serge Nubret has spent it.
About Olympia 1971, the data disperses: under the version "Book of records of Ginesa", it were, as well as 1968 - "the smallest sports competitions only one sportsman participated in the World" and in them - Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Well and Weider asserted, later, that at them was two participants: still there there was Frank Kolombo.
Anyway, Schwarzenegger, was in the excellent sports form and in white swimming trunks "a la the Oliva".

Arnold Schwarzenegger

I think the synthol got to his head too.

ROFL.

He looks like he NEEDS synthol in his head too! Geeez

Bloody awful!

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