Arnold Schwarzenegger - how it all began
The greatest son of Thal near Graz and one of the greatest Austrians, Arnold Schwarzenegger, was born on July 30, 1947 in Graz. Today, his childhood home houses the Arnold Schwarzenegger Museum. This eBook provides many photographs and stories covering Arnolds beginnings in Graz, Munich, Stuttgart and London. It’s the time before he became the world famous movie star and politician. Also included the great paintings of the well-known "Arnie-Painter" Helmut Gombocz.
The greatest son of Thal near Graz and one of the greatest Austrians, Arnold Schwarzenegger, was born on July 30, 1947 in Graz. Today, his childhood home houses the Arnold Schwarzenegger Museum. This eBook provides many photographs and stories covering Arnolds beginnings in Graz, Munich, Stuttgart and London. It’s the time before he became the world famous movie star and politician. Also included the great paintings of the well-known "Arnie-Painter" Helmut Gombocz.
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At the compet<strong>it</strong>ion, which was held in the<br />
"Spiegelsaal" of the famous Hotel Steirerhof<br />
in Graz, <strong>Arnold</strong> reached considerable honours<br />
in various categories:<br />
! Forth - Mr. Styria<br />
! Third - Mr. Hercules<br />
! Third - Mr. Austria<br />
<strong>Arnold</strong> <strong>Schwarzenegger</strong> was only 17 years<br />
of age. All newspapers commented his<br />
achievement above average.<br />
At that time, some bodybuilders used dark<br />
paint, which was spread <strong>all</strong> over the entire<br />
body. This had the purpose to reveal the<br />
muscle contours better. Some of the participants<br />
overdid <strong>it</strong> w<strong>it</strong>h the "coloring."<br />
The press and vis<strong>it</strong>ors responded rather<br />
negatively.<br />
• Left Top: Mr. Styria - left to right: Gobetz,<br />
Maurer, <strong>Schwarzenegger</strong>, Tauchner, Horvath<br />
and more.<br />
• Right Top: Mr. Austria - left to right: Helmut<br />
Cerncic (second), Kurt Marnul (Mr. Austria<br />
1964) and <strong>Arnold</strong> <strong>Schwarzenegger</strong> (third).<br />
• Left bottom: Mr. Hercules - left to right: <strong>Arnold</strong><br />
<strong>Schwarzenegger</strong> (third), Helmut Cerncic<br />
(Mr. Hercules 1964) and Adolf Ziegner (second).<br />
The cover on the previous page s<strong>how</strong>s the<br />
magazine "Der Muskelbilder," number 21,<br />
published in the year 1966.<br />
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