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|birth_place = [[Baltimore, Maryland]], U.S.
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|weight = 253 lb (115kg)<ref name="Bio"/>
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'''Kevin Mark Levrone''' (born July 16, 1964) is an American [[International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness|IFBB]] professional [[bodybuilder]], [[IFBB Hall of Fame]]r, musician and blogger.
Kevin Marcos Lebron nacido el 16 de julio de 1964 Durante su carrera profesional, Lebron compitió en 68 concursos de la I F B B Professional. Considerado como uno de los mejores culturistas de la década de 1990, a pesar de que nunca ganó el prestigioso título de Mister Olympia, ha ganado 23 shows profesionales, manteniendo el récord de más victorias como profesional de la I F B B. hasta que, Ronni Coleman estableció el nuevo récord, en 2004 y ese récord finalmente fue batido por Dexter Jackson en 2016 con 29 victorias.

de padre italoamericano y madre afroamericana. Perdió a ambos padres a causa del cáncer a una edad temprana Kevin fue inspirado por primera vez para dedicarse al culturismo por su primo. Después de ver el tamaño y la condición de su primo, que había regresado de servir en el ejército, Kevin se tomó más en serio el ejercicio y el culturismo Lebron comenzó su carrera profesional en la I F B B en 1991 después de terminar primero en las Finales de la N P C. Después de quedar segundo en el concurso del Mister.Olympia de 1992, en su primera participación, tuvo una lesión grave en febrero de 1993, que le desgarró por completo los pectorales mayores y menores mientras hacía press de banca con 600 libras, y necesitó cirugía para volver a unirlos. Tuvo dos cirugías, la primera duró 8 horas, luego, mientras se curaba, contrajo una infección y necesitó una segunda cirugía. En ese momento, todos pensaron que la carrera de Lebron había terminado, sin embargo, logró estar en forma para el concurso de Mister Olympia de 1994 solo ocho semanas después, y quedó quinto. Se colocó en segundo lugar en el Mister Olympia cuatro veces, en 1992 y 1995 detrás de Dorian yeid seis veces ganador en 2000 y 2002 detrás de Roni Coleman ocho veces ganador del mister olimpia
During his professional career, Levrone competed in 68 [[International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness|IFBB]] Professional contests. Considered as one of the best bodybuilders of the 1990s,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.proteinhunter.com/90s-bodybuilding|title=90's Bodybuilding... (The Golden Era?)|date=2016-04-26|website=Protein Hunter|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-29}}</ref> even though he never won the prestigious Mr. Olympia title, he has won 23 pro shows, holding the record of the most wins as an IFBB professional until [[Ronnie Coleman]] set the new record in 2004 and that record was eventually broken by Dexter Jackson in 2016 with 29 wins.
Cuando dejó de competir en 2003, Lebron anunció oficialmente su retiro; Explicó esto porque nunca pensó en la jubilación, sino que decidió hacer algo diferente, encontrar otros desafíos

A pesar de haber estado alejado de la competencia durante más de una década desde 2003, Kevin anunció oficialmente en mayo de 2016 que volvería a competir a nivel profesional en el concurso de Mister Olympia, por invitación especial hecho, participó en el concurso de mister Olympia de 2016, a los 51 años, y quedó en el puesto 17, con solo cinco meses de preparación En 2018, antes de competir en la competencia de Arnold Clasic Australia, Lebron anunció que esta sería su última competencia; se ubicó en el puesto 13 de un campo de 14. Muchos creen que había mejorado con respecto a su condición de Mister Olympia de 2016, pero aún estaba lejos de la condición que lo había convertido en un gran Lebron ha estado en 13 competiciones del Mister Olympia incluida la edición de 2016 a pesar de haber obtenido varias posiciones incluidas cuatro veces segundo Kevin nunca obtuvo el primer lugar en una competencia del Mister Olimpia lo que le valió el apodo de "El rey sin corona del Mister Olympia Lebron ha sido aplaudido por su capacidad para entrenar rápidamente para las competiciones, en lugar de entrenar todo el año. Este hecho a menudo se atribuye a la razón por la que pudo regresar para la competencia del Mister Olympia de 2016. A pesar de no estar entre los 10 primeros por primera vez, Lebron se puso en forma para competir en solo 5 meses. Después de la competencia del mister Olympia de 2016 Lebron reveló que había entrenado a pesar de las lesiones en los pectorales y la rodilla Desde que terminó su carrera como competidor, Lebron disfruta practicando otros deportes como tenis y golf. Ha actuado en varias películas y también es músico. Lanzó una plataforma de capacitación en línea a principios de 2016 y la nombró Tean Lebron.com. En 2015, lanzó una línea de suplementos llamada Kevin Lebron Signatur Series, pero siempre recordaremos a kevin lebron como uno de los grandes,y en mi opinion kevin lebron fue uno de los mas esteticos culturistas que pisaron el mister olimpia
==Early life==
{{more citations needed|section|date=October 2016}}
Levrone was born on July 16, 1964 in [[Baltimore, Maryland]] to an Italian-American father and African-American mother. He lost both parents to cancer at a young age.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1936361/bio|title=Kevin Levrone|website=IMDb|access-date=2016-06-28}}</ref> Kevin was first inspired to pursue bodybuilding by his cousin. After seeing the size and condition of his cousin, who had returned from serving in the military, Kevin became more serious about working out and bodybuilding in general.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/other30.htm|title=The Kevin Levrone Interview|date=2004-11-26|website=Bodybuilding.com|language=en-US|access-date=2016-06-29}}</ref>

==Training==
Levrone began his professional IFBB career in 1991 after finishing first in the NPC Finals. After placing 2nd at the 1992 Mr. Olympia contest, for his first participation, he had a severe injury in February 1993, completely tearing his major and minor pectorals while bench-pressing 600 pounds, and he needed surgery to reattach them.<ref name=":0" /> He had two surgeries, the first one lasted 8 hours, then while he was healing he got an infection and he needed a second surgery. At that time everyone thought that Levrone's career was over, yet he managed to be in contest shape for the 1994 Mr. Olympia only eight weeks later, and placed 5th.<ref name=":0" /> He placed 2nd at Mr. Olympia four times — in 1992 and 1995 behind [[Dorian Yates]] (six times winner), in 2000 and 2002 behind Ronnie Coleman (eight times winner).<ref> [https://www.revistasuplementacao.com.br/impresso/detalhes/2772-mitos-do-bodybuilding-kevin-levrone.html ''Mitos do Bodybuilding: Kevin Levrone''] revistasuplementacao </ref>

When he stopped competing in 2003, Levrone did not officially announce his retirement; he explained this as he never thought about retirement, but just decided to do something different, find other challenges.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/other30.htm|title=The Kevin Levrone Interview|website=Bodybuilding.com|access-date=2016-10-23}}</ref>

Despite having been away from competition for well over a decade since 2003, Kevin officially announced in May 2016 that he would return to once again compete at the professional level at the Mr. Olympia contest, by special invite;<ref>{{cite web|author=Chris Nicoll (videographer)|url=http://www.flexonline.com/videos/general-news/kevin-levrone-back|title=Kevin Levrone Is Back!|publisher=FLEX Online|access-date=2016-10-23}}</ref> he indeed entered the 2016 Mr. Olympia contest, at age 51, and placed 17th, with only five months of preparation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mrolympia.com/2016/mr-olympia |title=2016 |publisher=Mr. Olympia |access-date=2016-10-26}}</ref> In 2018, in the lead up to competing in the Arnold Classic Australia competition, Levrone announced that this would be his last competition; he placed 13th out of a field of 14. Many believe he had improved over his 2016 Mr Olympia condition, but he was still far from the condition that had made him a big name in bodybuilding in the 90s and early 2000s.

Levrone has been in 13 Mr. Olympia competitions (including the 2016 edition). Despite placing a number of times (including four times second), Kevin never took first place in a Mr. Olympia competition earning him the nickname, "The Uncrowned King of Mr. Olympia" (an honorary title he shares with [[Flex Wheeler|Kenneth “Flex” Wheeler]] and [[Shawn Ray]]). Levrone has been applauded for his ability to train quickly for competitions, rather than training year-long.<ref name=":0" /> This fact is often attributed to the reason why he was able to come back for the 2016 Mr. Olympia competition. Despite not placing in the top 10 for the first time, Levrone got himself in competition-shape in only 5 months. After the 2016 Mr. Olympia competition Levrone revealed he had trained despite injuries to his pectorals and knee.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}

===Post professional career===
Since ending his competition career, Levrone enjoys playing other sports like tennis and golf. He has acted in several films and is also a musician. He released an online training platform in early 2016 naming it TeamLevrone.com. In 2015, he released a supplement line called, "Kevin Levrone Signature Series".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://levrosupplements.com|title=Kevin Levrone: revolutionary sports supplement brand created by me, Kevin Levrone|website=levrosupplements.com|access-date=2016-06-29}}</ref>

==Stats==
*'''Height:''' 1.79 m (5&nbsp;ft 11 in)<ref name="levronereport1">{{cite web|url=http://levronereport.com/bio |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-08-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924120557/http://www.levronereport.com/bio |archive-date=2015-09-24 }}</ref>
*'''On Season Weight: '''{{convert|100|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<ref name="levronereport1"/> (post active competitive career)
*'''Off Season Weight: '''{{convert|120|kg|lb|abbr=on}}<ref name="evolution">{{cite web|url=http://www.evolutionofbodybuilding.net/kevin-levrone|title=Kevin Levrone – Evolution of Bodybuilding|website=Evolutionofbodybuilding.net|access-date=2016-10-23}}</ref> (peak during active competitive career)
*'''Competition Weight: '''{{convert|110-115|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
*'''Arm Size: '''{{convert|60|cm|in|abbr=on}}<ref name="evolution"/> (active peak)
*'''Leg Size: '''{{convert|82|cm|in|abbr=on}}<ref name="evolution"/>
*'''Waist Size: '''{{convert|73.66|cm|in|abbr=on}}
*'''Chest size: '''{{convert|145|cm|in|abbr=on}}
*'''Best Bench Press: '''{{convert|240|kg|lb|abbr=on}}(RAW, i.e. unequipped, with belt and for reps)<ref name="levronereport1"/><ref>{{cite web|author=Greg Merritt |url=http://www.flexonline.com/training/kevin-levrones-training-philosophies |title=Kevin Levrone's Training Philosophies |publisher=FLEX Online |access-date=2016-10-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.criticalbench.com/Kevin-Levrone.htm |title=Bodybuilder Kevin Levrone |website=Criticalbench.com |date=1965-07-16 |access-date=2016-10-23}}</ref>

==Competitive history==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
* 1991 Junior Nationals – NPC, HeavyWeight, 2nd
* 1991 Nationals – NPC, HeavyWeight, 1st
* 1991 Nationals – NPC, Overall Winner
* 1992 Grand Prix Germany, 1st
* 1992 Grand Prix England, 2nd
* 1992 Chicago Pro Invitational, 3rd
* 1992 Night of Champions, 1st
* [[1992 Mr. Olympia]], 2nd
* 1993 Grand Prix France, 5th
* 1993 Grand Prix Finland, 2nd
* 1993 Grand Prix Spain, 3rd
* 1993 Grand Prix Germany, 1st
* [[1993 Mr. Olympia]], 5th
* 1993 Grand Prix England, 3nd{{Clarify|date=March 2015}}
* 1994 San Jose Pro Invitational, 1st
* 1994 Grand Prix France (2), 1st
* 1994 Grand Prix Italy, 1st
* 1994 [[Arnold Classic]], 1st
* [[1994 Mr. Olympia]], 3rd
* 1994 Grand Prix Spain, 2nd
* 1994 Grand Prix Germany, 2nd
* 1994 Grand Prix England, 2nd

{{col-3}}
* [[1995 Mr. Olympia]], 2nd
* 1995 Grand Prix Spain, 1st
* 1995 Grand Prix Germany, 1st
* 1995 Grand Prix England, 2nd
* 1995 Grand Prix Russia, 1st
* 1996 San Jose Pro Invitational, 1st
* 1996 [[Arnold Classic]], 1st
* 1996 San Francisco Pro Invitational, 1st
* [[1996 Mr. Olympia]], 3rd
* 1996 Grand Prix Spain, 3rd
* 1996 Grand Prix Germany, 4th
* 1996 Grand Prix England, 4th
* 1996 Grand Prix Czech Republic, 2nd
* 1996 Grand Prix Switzerland, 3rd
* 1996 Grand Prix Russia, 5th{{Clarify|date=March 2015}}
* 1997 Arnold Classic, 8th
* [[1997 Mr. Olympia]], 4th
* 1997 Grand Prix Hungary, 1st
* 1997 Grand Prix Spain, 1st
* 1997 Grand Prix Germany, 1st
* 1997 Grand Prix England, 1st
* 1997 Grand Prix Czech Republic, 1st
* 1997 Grand Prix Finland, 1st
* 1997 Grand Prix Russia, 2nd

{{col-3}}
* 1998 San Francisco Pro Invitational, 1st
* 1998 Toronto Pro Invitational, 2nd
* 1998 Night of Champions, 2nd
* [[1998 Mr. Olympia]], 4th
* 1998 Grand Prix Germany, 2nd
* 1998 Grand Prix Finland, 2nd
* 1999 Arnold Classic, 2nd
* [[1999 Mr. Olympia]], 4th
* 1999 World Pro Championships, 3rd
* 1999 Grand Prix England, 3rd
* 2000 Arnold Classic, 3rd
* [[2000 Mr. Olympia]], 2nd
* [[2001 Mr. Olympia]], 3rd
* 2001 Grand Prix England, 1st
* 2002 Arnold Classic, 5th
* 2002 Grand Prix Australia, 4th
* [[2002 Mr. Olympia]], 2nd
* 2003 Arnold Classic, 5th
* [[2003 Mr. Olympia]], 6th
* 2003 Show of Strengths Pro Championship, 3rd
*[[2016 Mr. Olympia]], 17th
* 2018 Arnold Classic Australia, 13th
{{col-end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/kevin-levrone/id50 Levrone on iTunes]
*{{IMDb name|id=1936361|name=Kevin Levrone}}

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[[Category:Sportspeople from Baltimore]]

Revision as of 12:33, 5 March 2021

Kevin Levrone
Bodybuilder
Personal info
Born (1964-07-16) July 16, 1964 (age 60)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Weight253 lb (115kg)[1]
Professional career
Pro-debut
  • NPC Nationals
  • 1991
Best win
  • IFBB Arnold Classic 1994/1996, IFBB Mr.Olympia runner-up 1992/1995/2000/2002

Kevin Mark Levrone (born July 16, 1964) is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder, IFBB Hall of Famer, musician and blogger.

During his professional career, Levrone competed in 68 IFBB Professional contests. Considered as one of the best bodybuilders of the 1990s,[2] even though he never won the prestigious Mr. Olympia title, he has won 23 pro shows, holding the record of the most wins as an IFBB professional until Ronnie Coleman set the new record in 2004 and that record was eventually broken by Dexter Jackson in 2016 with 29 wins.

Early life

Levrone was born on July 16, 1964 in Baltimore, Maryland to an Italian-American father and African-American mother. He lost both parents to cancer at a young age.[3] Kevin was first inspired to pursue bodybuilding by his cousin. After seeing the size and condition of his cousin, who had returned from serving in the military, Kevin became more serious about working out and bodybuilding in general.[4]

Training

Levrone began his professional IFBB career in 1991 after finishing first in the NPC Finals. After placing 2nd at the 1992 Mr. Olympia contest, for his first participation, he had a severe injury in February 1993, completely tearing his major and minor pectorals while bench-pressing 600 pounds, and he needed surgery to reattach them.[2] He had two surgeries, the first one lasted 8 hours, then while he was healing he got an infection and he needed a second surgery. At that time everyone thought that Levrone's career was over, yet he managed to be in contest shape for the 1994 Mr. Olympia only eight weeks later, and placed 5th.[2] He placed 2nd at Mr. Olympia four times — in 1992 and 1995 behind Dorian Yates (six times winner), in 2000 and 2002 behind Ronnie Coleman (eight times winner).[5]

When he stopped competing in 2003, Levrone did not officially announce his retirement; he explained this as he never thought about retirement, but just decided to do something different, find other challenges.[6]

Despite having been away from competition for well over a decade since 2003, Kevin officially announced in May 2016 that he would return to once again compete at the professional level at the Mr. Olympia contest, by special invite;[7] he indeed entered the 2016 Mr. Olympia contest, at age 51, and placed 17th, with only five months of preparation.[8] In 2018, in the lead up to competing in the Arnold Classic Australia competition, Levrone announced that this would be his last competition; he placed 13th out of a field of 14. Many believe he had improved over his 2016 Mr Olympia condition, but he was still far from the condition that had made him a big name in bodybuilding in the 90s and early 2000s.

Levrone has been in 13 Mr. Olympia competitions (including the 2016 edition). Despite placing a number of times (including four times second), Kevin never took first place in a Mr. Olympia competition earning him the nickname, "The Uncrowned King of Mr. Olympia" (an honorary title he shares with Kenneth “Flex” Wheeler and Shawn Ray). Levrone has been applauded for his ability to train quickly for competitions, rather than training year-long.[2] This fact is often attributed to the reason why he was able to come back for the 2016 Mr. Olympia competition. Despite not placing in the top 10 for the first time, Levrone got himself in competition-shape in only 5 months. After the 2016 Mr. Olympia competition Levrone revealed he had trained despite injuries to his pectorals and knee.[citation needed]

Post professional career

Since ending his competition career, Levrone enjoys playing other sports like tennis and golf. He has acted in several films and is also a musician. He released an online training platform in early 2016 naming it TeamLevrone.com. In 2015, he released a supplement line called, "Kevin Levrone Signature Series".[9]

Stats

  • Height: 1.79 m (5 ft 11 in)[10]
  • On Season Weight: 100 kg (220 lb)[10] (post active competitive career)
  • Off Season Weight: 120 kg (260 lb)[11] (peak during active competitive career)
  • Competition Weight: 110–115 kg (243–254 lb)
  • Arm Size: 60 cm (24 in)[11] (active peak)
  • Leg Size: 82 cm (32 in)[11]
  • Waist Size: 73.66 cm (29.00 in)
  • Chest size: 145 cm (57 in)
  • Best Bench Press: 240 kg (530 lb)(RAW, i.e. unequipped, with belt and for reps)[10][12][13]

Competitive history

References

  1. ^ a b Pro Profiles. "Kevin Levrone Pro Bodybuilding Profile". Bodybuilding.com. Bodybuilding.com, LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "90's Bodybuilding... (The Golden Era?)". Protein Hunter. 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  3. ^ "Kevin Levrone". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  4. ^ "The Kevin Levrone Interview". Bodybuilding.com. 2004-11-26. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  5. ^ Mitos do Bodybuilding: Kevin Levrone revistasuplementacao
  6. ^ "The Kevin Levrone Interview". Bodybuilding.com. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  7. ^ Chris Nicoll (videographer). "Kevin Levrone Is Back!". FLEX Online. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  8. ^ "2016". Mr. Olympia. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  9. ^ "Kevin Levrone: revolutionary sports supplement brand created by me, Kevin Levrone". levrosupplements.com. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  10. ^ a b c "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ a b c "Kevin Levrone – Evolution of Bodybuilding". Evolutionofbodybuilding.net. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  12. ^ Greg Merritt. "Kevin Levrone's Training Philosophies". FLEX Online. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  13. ^ "Bodybuilder Kevin Levrone". Criticalbench.com. 1965-07-16. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
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