Serge Nubret
Intro
Born: 6th October, 1938
Died: 19th April, 2011
Nick name: Black Panther
Height: 5' 11.5''
Weight: 99 kg
About Serge Nubret
Serge Nubret was the French professional bodybuilder, actor and author. He got very impressive physique. His popularity mostly came after the movie 'Pumping Iron' 1975 when he finishes 2nd after Arnold Schwarzenegger. He won many awards but his most popular ones are Mr Europe (1970), Mr Universe (1976) and Mr World (1977). He was born in Guadeloupe in 1938 and after a happy childhood he moved to France in 1950 along with his family. He realizes that he got some athletic potential in 1958 then he decided to built a career in bodybuilding as he quoted that this is his 'reason for being'. After only 2 years of training he said that he will be the world champion soon and living up to his word in 1960 he became World's Most Muscular Man in Montreal. After that he improve with every competition and also wins different prestigious titles but not able to win Mr Olympia.
His best performance in Mr Olympia was back in 1975 where he came to 2nd place. At the age of 65 he became the World Champion in Rome which is a great motivation for today's youngster. He not only show his talent on stage but also do his duty back stage as well. He was the head of France and Europe IFBB bodybuilding federation from 1970 to 1975. As he was the popular character among fans so cinema try not to miss a hit on him. He was featured in 25 movies and did a good job as an actor. He fell to coma in 2009 and died in 2011.
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