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- Josef Weider (/ ˈwiːdər /; November 29, 1919 – March 23, 2013) was a Canadian bodybuilder and entrepreneur who co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) alongside his brother Ben Weider.
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Josef Weider (/ ˈ w iː d ər /; November 29, 1919 – March 23, 2013) was a Canadian bodybuilder and entrepreneur who co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) alongside his brother Ben Weider. He was also the creator of Mr. Olympia, Ms. Olympia, and the Masters Olympia bodybuilding contests.
Born in 1920, Joe Weider grew up in a tough neighborhood in Montreal, Canada during the hard times of the Great Depression. When young Joe left public school at age 12 to pull a small wagon 10 hours a day delivering fruit and groceries for a market, it was an act of survival for both him and his family.
Apr 3, 2023 · Born in 1919 in Montreal, Canada, Joe Weider grew up with a passion for fitness and bodybuilding. In 1940, at the age of 21, he founded “Your Physique” magazine, which later evolved into “Muscle & Fitness.”
May 31, 2021 · Joe Weider was born on November 29, 1919 in Canada, in a poor neighbourhood of Montreal. Born into a Polish immigrant family, he was one of four children. Young Joe was soon forced to drop out of school in order to feed his family.
Joe celebrated his birthday on November 29, and for most of his life 1922 was declared his first year, but, void of records, neither the day nor the year is certain. (Later records choose either 1920 or 1922.)
Mar 23, 2013 · Joe Weider, a scrawny youngster who sculptured himself with bodybuilding during the Great Depression and created an empire of muscle magazines, fitness equipment, doubtful dietary supplements...
Aug 31, 2013 · Josef Weider was born in Montreal, Canada some time between 1919-1922 (no-one really knows), to a Jewish family of Polish Emigrants. He grew up in the Plateau District, one of the poorest and roughest areas of the city, which was essentially a transplanted European ghetto infested with gangs, troublemakers and right knobheads.
