COLOMBO biography

Today, Colombo is known as a boxing champion, a bodybuilding star, a writer, an entrepreneur, doctor of chiropractics, as well as an actor and producer, and all this turned out to be laid in him contrary to the severe Catholic education and a quiet life in Ollolai, a small modest area in Sardinia. Franco Colombo was born on August 7 in a loving but strict family, from the diapers of accustoming the boy to discipline and the idea of ​​constant self -improvement.

Since childhood, the boy began to master the profession of a farmer and shepherd, storing patience and perseverance. Perhaps it was these qualities that helped him when he began to get carried away with boxing. Soon, he won the champion of the champion in amateur competitions and switched to lifting weights, and later - bodybuilding. Here is such a modest farmer son from the southern coast no less successes in lifting weights, where Franco managed to set several records - bench press, 14 kg, squatting of pounds, 10 kg, 19 kg, 19 kg.

Many bodybuilding experts doubted the capabilities of Franco Colombo to achieve success - for a bodybuilder, the athlete has a rather low growth cm. However, a two -time victory at the competition "Mr. Olympia" in the years forced to believe in the power of Colombo even the most gained cynics. However, leading in one of the stages of the competition, the athlete seriously damaged his leg and was forced to leave the competition.

As a result, Colombo took only 5th place, but, as compensation for injury, he received $ 1 million. Even before the announcement of the athlete's results, he was taken to the hospital. The operation lasted 6 hours, and the doctor said that Colombo could never go again. However, three years later, Franco recovered so much that, repeating the triumphal return of Schwarzenegger in the year, he took first place in Mr.

Olympia, by the way, Franco Colombo and Arnold Schwarzenegger are best friends. They met in Münnya in the year at bodybuilding competitions. True, at the Mr. Olympia competitions they had to disperse - the athletes performed in different weight categories. Nevertheless, for many years, athletes were inseparable and always trained together.

In addition to bodybuilding and athletics, Colombo managed to establish himself on television. In addition, Colombo is the producer and director of the documentary "Sardinia, The Greatest Isle of the Sea" dedicated to his homeland. The story of performances.