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As Arnold Schwarzenegger’s best friend, Franco Columbu learned a lot of things over the years from “the Oak.” One of those was not to wait to be contacted by photographers when in your best shape. Instead, the best idea is to reach out to photographers and set up photo shoots. This twisting...

Elisa Leonelli / Shutterstock 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...

Courtesy of Weider Health and Fitness / M+F Magazine Bodybuilding icon and two-time Mr. Olympia Franco Columbu died on Friday after apparently drowning at sea, according to multiple reports in his native Italy. Columbu was 78. La Nuova, an Italian media outlet, said Columbu drowned while...

Width usually corresponds to height— but not always. For more than four decades, there was no debate about who was the widest short bodybuilder ever. Franco Columbu held that unofficial title and without much competition. At 5'4", the 1976 and 1981 Mr. Olympia was seemingly as broad as he was...