- Ed Corney
Ed Corney (born
November 9 ,1933 inHawaii ) is an American former professional bodybuilder.Bodybuilding career
Ed Corney is a legendary
bodybuilder from the Golden Age of bodybuilding and is widely regarded as the greatest poser that the sport has ever known. He has won theIFBB Mr. America, IFBB Universe, IFBBMasters Olympia 60+ (twice) and is a member of the IFBB Hall of Fame.In 1950, he enlisted in the
United States Coast Guard and, after serving in New York City, moved out to California. It was there that he met bodybuilder Millard Williamson, who encouraged him to begin weight training.At 160 pounds and age 33, Corney entered and won his first contest in 1967, the Mr. Fremont, held in Northern California. His wins the following year included Mr. Heart of California, Mr. Northern California and Mr. Golden West.
He continued to climb the bodybuilding ladder with impressive wins at the 1970 Iron Man, the 1971 AAU Mr. California, the 1971 IFBB Mr. USA, the 1972 IFBB Mr. America and the 1972 IFBB
Mr. Universe that was held inBaghdad, Iraq .Corney achieved even broader public recognition as a result of his appearance in both the book and movie versions of "
Pumping Iron ." He was pictured on the cover of the book and on the posters for the movie. In the film we see him not only training alongsideArnold Schwarzenegger with an absolutely mind-numbing intensity, but also flowing flawlessly from one of his classic and unique poses to the next as Arnold comments, "Now that's what I call posing."Corney's pioneering posing transitions distinguished him from his peers at the time, and his incredible stage performances are still revered and imitated to this day.
In 1994 Corney returned to competition. He won the 60+ division of the
Masters Olympia in both 1994 and 1995, placed 11th overall in 1996 and took second in the 60+ division in 1997. He also competed in 1998 in the only Masters event ever to be held at the Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic.Corney remains very active in the sport to this day. In 1999 he suffered a heart attack while undergoing shoulder replacement surgery. A blood thinning medication that was given to him to treat the heart attack caused him to suffer two strokes. After a short period in a coma and some time confined to a wheelchair, Corney fought his way back to health. The wheelchair is now gone, donated to a worthy local charity, and Corney is back at the gym seven days a week. He is a fixture at various annual bodybuilding events like the Mr. Olympia Expo and the Arnold Classic Expo, and he continues to counsel young athletes through personal training sessions near his Central California home and public lectures.
tats
* Height: 5' 7"
* Weight: 195 lbsHistory of Competition Titles Won
1968
Mr California - AAU, 5thMr Northern California - AAU, Winner
1969
Mr Western America - AAU, Winner
1970
Mr America - AAU, 11thMr California - AAU, Most Muscular, 2ndMr California - AAU, Did not placeIron Man, Winner
1971
Mr America - AAU, 4thMr America - IFBB, Short, 1stMr California - AAU, Most Muscular, 1stMr California - AAU, WinnerMr USA - IFBB, Short, 1stMr USA - IFBB, Overall WinnerUniverse - IFBB, Medium, 3rd
1972
Mr America - IFBB, Short, 1stMr America - IFBB, Overall WinnerMr International - IFBB, Short, 1stUniverse - IFBB, Medium, 1stUniverse - IFBB, Overall Winner
1973
Mr World - IFBB, Medium, 1st
1974
Mr International - IFBB, Short, 1stMr World - IFBB, Short, 1st
1975
Olympia - IFBB, LightWeight, 2ndUniverse - Pro - IFBB, 2ndWorld Pro Championships - IFBB, LightWeight, 2nd
1976
Olympia - IFBB, LightWeight, 3rd
1977
Olympia - IFBB, LightWeight, 2ndOlympia - IFBB, 3rd
1978
Night of Champions - IFBB, 4thOlympia - IFBB, LightWeight, 4thOlympia - IFBB, 7th
1979
Canada Pro Cup - IFBB, Did not placeFlorida Pro Invitational - IFBB, 7thGrand Prix Pennsylvania - IFBB, Did not placeNight of Champions - IFBB, 8thOlympia - IFBB, LightWeight, 9thPittsburgh Pro Invitational - IFBB, 8thUniverse - Pro - IFBB, 5thWorld Pro Championships - IFBB, 5th
1980
Grand Prix Miami - IFBB, 6thGrand Prix Pennsylvania - IFBB, 6thNight of Champions - IFBB, 4thOlympia - IFBB, 11thPittsburgh Pro Invitational - IFBB, 6thUniverse - Pro - IFBB, Did not placeWorld Pro Championships - IFBB, Did not place
1981
Olympia - IFBB, 13th
1983
Olympia - IFBB, 14th
1989
Super Bowl of Bodybuilding - PBA, 4th
1994
Olympia - Masters - IFBB, Masters 60+, 1stOlympia - Masters - IFBB, 10th
1995
Olympia - Masters - IFBB, Masters 60+, 1stOlympia - Masters - IFBB, 11th
1996
Olympia - Masters - IFBB, 11th
1997
Olympia - Masters - IFBB, Masters 60+, 2nd
1998
Arnold Classic - IFBB, Masters, 10th
2004
IFBB Hall Of Fame
See also
*
List of professional bodybuilders
*List of people from Hawaii External links
* [http://www.EdCorney.net/ Ed Corney Official Website]
* [http://www.olympiawinners.com/masters.html photographic listing of Masters Olympia winners]
* [http://www.builtreport.com/pumping_iron_gallery07.html Ed Corney's Scenes in Pumping Iron]Further reading
*Gaines, Charles. "Pumping iron: the art and sport of bodybuilding". Photos by George Butler. Designed by Martin Stephen Moskof. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974. ISBN 0-671-21922-7.
*Kight, Pete. (1978, February/March). Ed Corney. "Muscle Digest. 2"(1), pp. 50-52, 54.
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