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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were chosen. Part of the compet<strong>it</strong>ion was also a power lifting<br />
triathlon.<br />
At this time, the surprise winner of the compet<strong>it</strong>ion, <strong>Arnold</strong><br />
<strong>Schwarzenegger</strong>, was relatively unknown in Germany.<br />
His upper arm had grown to a circumference of 45 cm and his<br />
defined and toned body earned him an overwhelming victory w<strong>it</strong>h<br />
263 points.<br />
• BEST BUILD Athlet 1965<br />
The success of the then 18-year-old, <strong>how</strong>ever, was accompanied<br />
by a b<strong>it</strong>ter aftertaste: Completing his mandatory mil<strong>it</strong>ary service at<br />
tht time, <strong>Arnold</strong> had to leave his troop w<strong>it</strong>hout authorization. When<br />
the news of his victory made <strong>it</strong> <strong>all</strong> the way to his barracks, he had to<br />
face the consequences.<br />
But his success could not be prevented by a punishment.<br />
The two photographs on the left s<strong>how</strong> the award ceremony for the<br />
Juniors. Left to right: Peter Wirth, Franz Dischinger, <strong>Arnold</strong> <strong>Schwarzenegger</strong>,<br />
Helmut Fluck and Harald Schm<strong>it</strong>z-Mancy.<br />
The cover on the previous page s<strong>how</strong>s the magazine "Der Muskelbilder,"<br />
number 36, published in the year 1966. f<strong>it</strong>nessfachwirt.com<br />
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