Gorgeous athlete Ben Weider

The greatest athlete of bodybuilding Ben Weider was born in 1924 on 1st of February. Father Louis and mother Anna Widera was not a rich family. Ben was the smallest child in the family. The family has been quite difficult to survive, therefore the guy left school and got a job. At least the guy and worked 12-hours s a day, he had time to play with friends, Boxing and dancing. Because the parents were immigrants, in Montreal quite often had clashes with local residents, as here, the emigrants did not like. In order to provide protection for his family, the brothers Wideri was engaged in weightlifting and Boxing. Since Ben was in very good form, he took 2nd place in the competition of Canada.

After three years in the service of the people, Ben returned to training. Brothers Wiederum managed to establish his own school of bodybuilding in 1946. Over time the Federation IFBB, created by Wideray, began to join the new Federation. At the moment, the Federation was the most influential in the world.

Already in 1975, the year Ben was awarded a high enough reward Canada. This award, the athlete received for dedication and long-lasting aid to people around the world to improve their health and sporting spirit. 1984 was a very nice Ben. He was awarded the title of Chevalier of the national order of Quebec, and also became a laureate for the assignment of the Nobel prize known throughout the world.

In 1975 the shooting of exciting film "Pumping iron". The action of this wonderful movie was filmed in the AAR. Peak Kornhof, the sports Minister, was an ardent admirer of the sport such as bodybuilding. His dream was the implementation of unforgettable competitions in the country. The main condition put forward by Ben, was that he wanted to get training and housing facilities for athletes, regardless of their racial origin! Conditions for all were supposed to be the same. In 1995 this competition was held.

An interesting fact is that bodybuilding was not the only passion of Ben. He loved the story! For several years Ben was" in the chair of the International Society for the memory of Napoleon. It was the most important community relics of that time. To use Ben were personal belongings of Napoleon and a lock of his hair.
In 2008, the year-18th Oct Ben suffered death, but he is forever inscribed in the history of sports!