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Two-time Mr. Olympia Franco Columbu tragically died on August 30. Columbu, 78, was vacationing in his native Sardinia, Italy when he suddenly became ill while swimming, and eventually he was pronounced dead at a local hospital. He now becomes the third Mr. Olympia to shuttle off this mortal coil, following the deaths of Sergio Oliva and Larry ...
Aug 31, 2019 · ROME (AP) — Italian bodybuilder, boxer and actor Franco Columbu, one of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s closest friends, has died in his native Sardinia. He was 78. Columbu died at John Paul II hospital in the city of Olbia after he became ill while swimming in the sea, the hospital said. He lived in Los Angeles for years but was vacationing in ...
Mar 1, 2024 · Franco Columbu was a versatile sportsman who had all the attributes necessary to be a complete athlete in terms of strength, endurance, speed, flexibility, and aesthetics. The veteran bodybuilder participated in the first-ever World’s Strongest Man competition in 1977 and achieved a fifth-place finish.
Aug 31, 2019 · Franco Columbu, a bodybuilder, boxer and actor who appeared in the films The Terminator and Conan the Barbarian alongside his close friend Arnold Schwarzenegger, has died. Columbu was 78.
Aug 31, 2019 · The Associated Press. 0:03. 0:59. ROME (AP) — Italian bodybuilder, boxer and actor Franco Columbu, one of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s closest friends, has died aged 78. Columbu died in a hospital ...
Aug 31, 2019 · ROME (AP) — Italian bodybuilder, boxer and actor Franco Columbu, one of Arnold Schwarzenegger's closest friends, has died in his native Sardinia. He was 78. Columbu died at John Paul II hospital ...
Sep 4, 2019 · Franco Columbu, who has died aged 78, was an Italian bodybuilding champion widely regarded in the 1970s as the world’s strongest man; besides helping to popularise gym culture and a certain kind ...
