Tony Pearson (bodybuilder)
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Tony Pearson grew up in St. Louis, Missouri is an American
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 champion. In 1976 at the age of nineteen he moved to California to fulfill his dream of becoming a professional bodybuilder. He headed straight to the "Mecca of Body Building" Venice Beach where he was discovered by Arnold Schwarzenegger, who became his mentor. Later Arnold featured him in his first Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding. Pearson was known to have the best shoulder to Waist ratio in bodybuilding. His Bodybuilding career began to take flight as he worked his way through the Amateur Competitive ranks in 1978 Winning the (AAU) Mr. Los Angeles, Jr. Mr. USA, Jr. Mr. America, Mr. California (short) and (AAU) Mr. America, the second youngest to win Mr. America. Other bodybuilding competitions that he has won during his career the 1979 (WBBG) Professional Mr. World, (WABBA) World Championships, the 1980 Universe
Universe Championships
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(Professional). After conquering the individual aspect of competition, the more dramatic style of couples competition appealed to his artistic side. Combining his stage charisma with the dance of two finely tuned physiques worked well to his advantage. In an unprecedented winning streak, he won six ( IFBB ) Professional World Mixed-pairs titles with four different partners in 1982 and '83 ( Shelley Gruwell ), '84 (Carla Dunlap ), ' 85 ( Tina Plakinger ), '86 ( Juliette Bergmann ) and '88 (Carla Dunlap ). In 1991-92, he competed in the (WBF) World Bodybuilding Federation shows launched by Wresting mogul Vince McMahon. They dubbed him the "JETMAN". In 2007 he was inducted into the Muscle Beach Bodybuilding Hall of Fame. In 2010 at the age of fifty-three he made a return to the Stage Guest posing with his former Mixed Pairs partner Juliette Bergmann at the "Juliette Bergmann BodyBuilding Classic" in Holland.
Competitions
Year Competition Category/Class Result
1976 AAU Gold's Classic Teen overall winner
1976 AAU Gold's Classic Teen, Short 1st
1977 AAU Junior Mr. USA Short 3rd
1977 AAU Mr. Los Angeles Junior 1st
1977 AAU Mr. Southern California Junior 1st
1978 AAU Mr. America overall winner
1978 AAU Mr. America Medium 1st
1978 AAU Mr. California Short 1st
1978 AAU Junior Mr. America Medium 1st
1978 AAU Junior Mr. America overall winner
1978 AAU Junior Mr. USA overall winner
1978 AAU Junior Mr. USA Medium 1st
1978 IFBB USA World Qualifier MiddleWeight 2nd
1979 WBBG Olympus winner
1979 NABBA Mr. Universe Medium 2nd
1979 WBBG Pro. Mr. World winner
1979 WABBA World Championships Medium 1st
1979 WABBA World Championships overall winner
1980 NABBA Universe Pro. winner
1980 WABBA World Championships Professional 3rd
1980 WABBA Pro. World Cup 5th
1981 IFBB Canada Pro. Cup 4th
1981 IFBB Grand Prix Belgium 6th
1981 IFBB Grand Prix Wales 5th
1981 IFBB Universe Pro. 3rd
1981 WABBA Pro. World Cup 7th
1981 IFBB World Grand Prix 4th
1981 IFBB World Pro. Championships 3rd
1982 IFBB Night of Champions 6th
1982 IFBB World Pro. Championships 6th
1983 IFBB Grand Prix Denver winner
1983 IFBB Grand Prix England 4th
1983 IFBB Grand Prix Las Vegas 6th
1983 IFBB Grand Prix Portland 2nd
1983 IFBB Grand Prix Sweden 6th
1983 IFBB Grand Prix Switzerland 6th
1983 IFBB World Pro. Championships 8th
1984 Canada Pro. Cup 3rd
1984 IFBB Olympia 12th
1984 IFBB World Grand Prix 3rd
1985 IFBB Night of Champions 9th
1985 IFBB Olympia 12th
1986 IFBB Los Angeles Pro. Championships 5th
1986 IFBB Night of Champions 4th
1986 IFBB World Pro. Championships 9th
1987 IFBB Night of Champions did not place
1987 IFBB World Pro. Championships 8th
1988 IFBB Grand Prix US Pro. 6th
1988 IFBB Niagara Falls Pro. Invitational 5th
1988 IFBB Night of Champions 8th
1988 IFBB World Pro. Championships 8th
1989 IFBB Grand Prix France 11th
1989 IFBB Grand Prix Germany 9th
1989 IFBB Grand Prix Spain 9th
1989 IFBB Grand Prix Spain (2) 9th
1989 IFBB Grand Prix Sweden 11th
1990 IFBB Arnold Classic 6th
1990 IFBB Houston Pro. Invitational 6th
1990 IFBB Ironman Pro. Invitational 8th
1991 WBF Grand Prix 11th
1993 IFBB Chicago Pro. Invitational 13th
1993 IFBB Night of Champions did not place
1993 IFBB Pittsburgh Pro. Invitational 16th
1994 IFBB Ironman Pro. Invitational 14th
1994 IFBB San Jose Pro. Invitational 16th

External links
  • http://www.tonypearson.net/pages/biography.php
  • http://www.criticalbench.com/Tony-Pearson.htm
  • http://www.bodybuilders.com/tonyp.htm
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm0KCHYyLKU&feature=related
  • http://www.worldart.com.au/tony-pearson-images-from-the-bodybuilding-hall-of-fame/
  • http://contest.bodybuilding.com/bio/607
  • http://www.bodybuildingfanatic.com/tony-pearson.html
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