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Franco Columbu

Italy · Men's Open
In Memoriam
6Results on file 2Contest wins+ 2 class wins 1stBest placing 26–6Record vs all opponents
In Memoriam
Franco Columbu
1941 – 2019
1981 Men's Open Olympia champion
Remembered by the bodybuilding community.

Career History

Career placements 6 results for Franco Columbu from 1972 to 1981, each plotted as their finishing position within the field at that contest. 6 of them are Olympia appearances, marked with a diamond, of which 2 were won. 1st917 5th (field size not on file) — Men's Open, Mr. Olympia (1972) 2nd (field size not on file) — Men's Open, Mr. Olympia (1973) 1st of 4 in the Under 200 lb class — Men's Open, Mr. Olympia (1974) 1st of 9 in the Under 200 lb class — Men's Open, Mr. Olympia (1975) 1st of 7 in the Under 200 lb class — Men's Open, Mr. Olympia (1976) 1st of 17 — Men's Open, Mr. Olympia (1981) 197219731974197519761981
Each mark is one contest: the faint bar is the whole field on that show's card, top to bottom, and the dot is where Franco Columbu finished in it — so a dot near the top of a long bar beat a deep field. Wins are gold (2). Diamonds on a gold bar are the Olympia — 6 appearances, 2 won. 2 results have no field size on the card, so those dots carry no bar. Every value is in the table below.
1981 Mr. OlympiaOlympiaMen's Open · source: Wikipedia ↗ 1st — Won
1972–1976 5 earlier results
1976 Mr. OlympiaOlympiaMen's Open · source: thebarbell.com ↗ 1st — Won 1st Under 200 lb
1975 Mr. OlympiaOlympiaMen's Open · source: thebarbell.com ↗ 2nd overall 1st Under 200 lb
1974 Mr. OlympiaOlympiaMen's Open · source: thebarbell.com ↗ 1st Under 200 lb
1973 Mr. OlympiaOlympiaMen's Open · source: Wikipedia ↗ 2nd
1972 Mr. OlympiaOlympiaMen's Open · source: Wikipedia ↗ 5th

Head-to-Head

Frank Zane* Olympia4 meetings 3–1 Compare →
Franco Frank
1976 Mr. OlympiaMen's Open 1st 2nd
1975 Mr. OlympiaMen's Open 1st 4th
1974 Mr. OlympiaMen's Open 1st 2nd
1972 Mr. OlympiaMen's Open 5th 4th
Ed Corney Olympia3 meetings 3–0 Compare →
Franco Ed
1981 Mr. OlympiaMen's Open 1st 13th
1976 Mr. OlympiaMen's Open 1st 4th
1975 Mr. OlympiaMen's Open 1st 2nd
Arnold Schwarzenegger* Olympia3 meetings 0–3 Compare →
Franco Arnold
1975 Mr. OlympiaMen's Open 2nd 1st
1973 Mr. OlympiaMen's Open 2nd 1st
1972 Mr. OlympiaMen's Open 5th 1st
Serge Nubret Olympia2 meetings 1–1 Compare →
Franco Serge
1973 Mr. OlympiaMen's Open 2nd 3rd
1972 Mr. OlympiaMen's Open 5th 3rd
Jorma Raty Olympia1 meeting 1–0 Compare →
Franco Jorma
1981 Mr. OlympiaMen's Open 1st 17th
Ken Waller Olympia1 meeting 1–0 Compare →
Franco Ken
1981 Mr. OlympiaMen's Open 1st 16th
Mike Katz Olympia1 meeting 1–0 Compare →
Steve Davis Olympia1 meeting 1–0 Compare →
Carlos Rodriguez Olympia1 meeting 1–0 Compare →
Hubert Metz Olympia1 meeting 1–0 Compare →
Roger Walker Olympia1 meeting 1–0 Compare →
Samir Bannout* Olympia1 meeting 1–0 Compare →
Johnny Fuller Olympia1 meeting 1–0 Compare →
Dennis Tinerino Olympia1 meeting 1–0 Compare →
Jusup Wilkosz Olympia1 meeting 1–0 Compare →
Danny Padilla Olympia1 meeting 1–0 Compare →
Roy Callender Olympia1 meeting 1–0 Compare →
Tom Platz Olympia1 meeting 1–0 Compare →
Chris Dickerson* Olympia1 meeting 1–0 Compare →
Bill Grant Olympia1 meeting 1–0 Compare →
Boyer Coe Olympia1 meeting 1–0 Compare →
Albert Beckles Olympia1 meeting 1–0 Compare →
Edmund Karolewicz Olympia1 meeting 1–0 Compare →
Sergio Oliva* Olympia1 meeting 0–1 Compare →

Past the top 6 rivals, each opponent's meetings open in the Matchup Lab — use Compare.

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