UNCROWNED GUSTAVO BADELL

Gustavo Badell

Intro

Born: 3rd November, 1972

Height: 5' 7.7''

Competition weight: 225 lbs

About Gustavo Badell

Gustavo Badell nick name of whom is 'Freakin 'Rican is a IFBB professional bodybuilder. Venezuela is the country of his birth. He starred weight lifting at the age of 15 to increase his size for boxing. He was lifting weights for boxing but he shown impressive signs of improved body. So at the age of 19 he entered and won in his first professional bodybuilding competition in 1991 at Junior Caribbean Bodybuilding Championships. His first IFBB competition was in 1998 which was IFBB Grand Prix Germany. His first IFFB Night Of Championships appearance was in 1999 where he came to 14th place. He won different competition but not Mr Olympia competition and his first Mr Olympia contest held in 2002 where he came to 24th. His first Arnold Classic appearance was in 2004 where he came to deserving 7th place.

List of Gustavo's competition:

• Junior Caribbean Championships, 1st (1991)
• Caribbean Championships, 1st (1997)
• World Amateur Championships Heavyweight, 10th (1997)
• Grand Prix Germany, 9th (1998)
• Grand Prix England, 17th (1999)
• World Pro Championships, 14th
• Ironman Pro Invitational, 18th (2000)
• World Pro Championships, 11th (2000)
• Ironman Pro Invitational, 16th (2001)
• 2001 San Francisco Pro Invitational, 11th (2001)
• Ironman Pro Invitational, 13th (2002)
• Night of Champions, 10th (2002)
• Mr. Olympia, 24th (2002)
• Southwest Pro Cup, 6th (2002)
• Toronto Pro Invitational, 3rd (2002)
• Arnold Classic, 7th (2004)
• Ironman Pro Invitational, 3rd (2004)
• San Francisco Pro Invitational, 4th (2004)
• Show of Strength Pro Championship, 3rd (2004)
• Mr. Olympia, 3rd (2004)
• Arnold Classic, 3rd (2005)
• Ironman Pro Invitational, 1st (2005)
• Mr. Olympia, 3rd (2005)
• Arnold Classic, 4th (2006)
• San Francisco Pro Invitational, 1st (2006)
• Mr. Olympia, 6th (2006)
• Arnold Classic, 4th (2007)
• Mr. Olympia 8th (2007)
• Ironman Pro Invitational, 2nd (2008)
• Arnold Classic, 6th (2008)
• Mr. Olympia, 10th (2008)
• Atlantic City Pro, 1st (2009)
• Mr. Olympia, 13th (2009)
• Arnold Classic, 13th (2012)