Frank Zane

Frank Zane
Bodybuilder
Zane at the One for All Shorts program at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival
Personal info
NicknameThe Chemist
Born (1942-06-28) June 28, 1942 (age 82)
Kingston, Pennsylvania, USA[1]
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[2]
Weight
  • contest: 200 lb (91 kg) [2]
  • off season: 220 lb (100 kg) [2]
Professional career
Pro-debut
  • Mr. Pennsylvania
  • 1961
Best win
  • IFBB Mr. Olympia
  • 1977–1979
PredecessorFranco Columbu
SuccessorArnold Schwarzenegger
Active1961–1983 [3]

Frank Zane (born June 28, 1942[1]) is a retired American professional bodybuilder and author. He is a three-time Mr. Olympia, and his physique is considered one of the greatest in the history of bodybuilding due to his meticulous focus on symmetry and proportion.[4] He was inducted in the IFBB Hall of Fame in 1999.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Frank Zane". IFBB. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Frank Zane: Height, Weight, Arms, Chest, Biography – Fitness Volt". September 14, 2020. Archived from the original on July 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Frank Zane". mrofansite.com. August 16, 2017.
  4. ^ Arnold Schwarzenegger. The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding. p. 196.