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Gary Strydom

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Gary Strydom
Bodybuilder
Personal info
Born1960
Durban, South Africa
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight229 lb (104 kg) (Contest)
305 lb (138 kg) (Off season)
Professional career
Pro-debut
  • 1987 Night of Champions Championships
  • 1987
Best win

Gary Strydom (born 1960 in Durban, South Africa) is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder. He is notable as being the only person to win a Championship title under Vince McMahon's now defunct World Bodybuilding Federation. After the fall of the WBF, Strydom decided to take a long break from competing in the mid 1990s. Prior to the WBF, Strydom won four IFBB professional titles.

Contest history

  • 1983 NPC Florida Championships, Junior - Heavyweight, 1st and Overall
  • 1984 NPC USA Championships, HeavyWeight, 1st
  • 1986 NPC Nationals, HeavyWeight, 1st and Overall
  • 1987 Night of Champions, Winner
  • 1988 Chicago Pro Invitational, 2nd
  • 1988 Mr. Olympia, 5th
  • 1989 Arnold Classic, 3rd
  • 1989 Grand Prix France, 1st
  • 1989 Grand Prix Germany, 2nd
  • 1989 Grand Prix Melbourne, 1st
  • 1989 Grand Prix Spain (2), 2nd
  • 1989 Grand Prix Spain, 2nd
  • 1989 Grand Prix Sweden, 1st
  • 1989 World Pro Championships, 2nd
  • 1990 Grand Prix England, 2nd
  • 1990 Grand Prix Finland, 3rd
  • 1990 Grand Prix France, 2nd
  • 1990 Grand Prix Germany, 4th
  • 1990 Grand Prix Italy, 3rd
  • 1990 Houston Pro Invitational, 2nd
  • 1990 Ironman Pro Invitational, 4th
  • 1991 Night of the Champions
  • 1991 WBF Championships, 1st
  • 1992 WBF Championships, 1st
  • 1996 Night of Champions, 12th
  • 2006 Colorado Pro Championships, 7th

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